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Originally Posted by Power Surge
I agree that it should not happen, especially on a car that costs so much. But the truth is, it DOES happen. Shelby, Kirkham, ERA, SPF... all the top name, top quality brands have their share of build and design issues. These are not DOT government regulated major manufacturer assembly line built cars with years of testing before their release and strict quality control. These are low production hand build component cars. Mistakes are made. Design flaws are found and fixed. Contrary to popular belief, John's upright setup was an "improvement" over the original setup which was prone to many issues. I agree it's not the smartest design, but the point it that it was the result of a known issue.
You ask me what if it were my car... I've had my share of problems with my own car. And keep in mind that I am the third owner, the car was already on the road previously. The problems I had stemmed from a combination of parts copied off original design, and how they were put on the car. Am I mad at Shelby for it? No. It's how the car was made and this is a copy of a 40 year old car. Am I mad at the dealer how built the car? Not mad, but a little dissapointed in the poor assembly issues. I have to deal with that and fix things as they come up.
If anyone thinks they are going to own a Cobra and it's going to be trouble free from day one, they are out of their mind.
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My issue was not that I have had problems with the car. A company is composed of people and people make mistakes and poor decisions (I think that is in the definition somewhere
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My issues are with the number and severity of issues that this car has had (and please note that I purposely did not say issues that I have had with the car). I also have issues with the way these issues have been handled. The dealer screwed me (and Shelby didn't care). I greatly appreciate that some of the people at SAI were willing to stick their neck out and do me a favor and help to try and fix the car (which was ordered for a 427 and a top loader - an exotic combination for a cobra I know
) by cutting and rewelding the frame so that I would have some place to bolt the tranny (I even went out and bought the 5 speed that I was told that it had actually been built for as a solution to their screw up and it didn't fit either...), moving the motor mount and the passenger side foot box, replacing the defective uprights....., when I was told that the company's answer to my problems would be buy it back from me since they are now selling for 20-25k more and we have a waiting list a year long. I accept the limitations of the design and that a few fasteners may need to be retorqued or mild mods might have to be made, but there are MAJOR problems. Also, to imply that any of these things are my fault or responsability is ludacris.