Era/spf/csx

[somedayaurora]

ITS funny we've all heard of SPF and CSX cutting prices and dealing But it seems as ERA is raising them , must mean something
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[patrickt]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

ITS funny we've all heard of SPF and CSX cutting prices and dealing But it seems as ERA is raising them , must mean something

Originally Posted by kgs365

and people put up with a waiting list....that speaks volumes!...

Obviously ERA owners are stupider than the average bear. We pay more, wait longer, and buy something that most people have never even heard of. And we do this in spite of the fact that it would be much easier to buy something from one of the other manufacturers. Some of us are even extra-stupid. When I was up in New Britain I was so overcome with dumbness that I even offered to pay Peter if he would just let me come work for him. Now come on, you gotta admit that's pretty dumb. Peter probably should have just stopped me right there and said "Sorry Pat, you're just too dumb to own a Cobra -- I won't build you one."

[somedayaurora]

True story !
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[patrickt]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

True story !
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It really is a true story. I did indeed offer to pay him to let me come work there. I also tried to bribe him to move me up in the wait list -- and failed miserably. I later learned from Jim H. that I was using the wrong bait. I dangled money instead of spicy Italian food.

[somedayaurora]

mmmmmm Pizza auauau (homer j simpson)
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[Silverback51]

The only issue I have with an owner built ERA is the possiblitiy of quality issues.

The first ERA I looked at was in 1999 and it was used. It was without a doubt one of the biggest POS I have ever seen. A blind man could have done a better job. The body was offset on the frame by over 3/4 of an inch. The wiring looked like a rats nest. I lost all interest in the car at that point, so I did not inspect if further, but I'm willing to bet that the rest of the car was no better.

And before I pi$$ off a lot of people, I realize this was probably a extreme case. Most people that would buy an ERA are paying a premium price, and are the types of individuals that do a good job.

However, the possibility still exists.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Silverback51

The first ERA I looked at was in 1999 and it was used. It was without a doubt one of the biggest POS I have ever seen. A blind man could have done a better job. The body was offset on the frame by over 3/4 of an inch. The wiring looked like a rats nest. I lost all interest in the car at that point, so I did not inspect if further, but I'm willing to bet that the rest of the car was no better.

John's point is a good one. Just because it's an ERA, doesn't mean it was put together right. If it was a turnkey then it was built right. Anything less than that requires personally eyeballing the car. But that's pretty much true of any of these cars. Pick any manufacturer and, if you try hard enough, you can find a piece of crap that bears their name.

[Stentor]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

ITS funny we've all heard of SPF and CSX cutting prices and dealing But it seems as ERA is raising them , must mean something
SDR

Yep, it's supply and demand--basic economics. The supply of ERAs is constrained and demand is solid--so they don't discount because they can sell everything they produce. If they started producing cars beyond the actual demand for them then things would change.

[somedayaurora]

like ferrari
funny thing is back in the day ol' shel didn't have that business model , they sat , sometimes for a long time on dealers' lots'...... and forty years later ERA , a replica, Has strong demand even in a Economic down turn ,
happy holidays
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[somedayaurora]

With prices now haha Its still that way , CSX4xxx , CSX3xxx and CSX2xxx , the market has softened ,ERA waiting list and raising prices
that's
too funny
happy holidays
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