Era/spf/csx

[Bill Bess]

Anybody with a buck can order a complete car, or a roller ( of course have a local shop put the motor in it). Some folks are not great mechanics, or maybe don't have the time or space to do a build, or whatever reason, so a factory built is by far the best method for them.

Perhaps the most fun of all, is driving a quality cobra that you put together, with the mods. you wanted and all the personal touches. When folks see your ride and love it, their compliments mean more because you did it.
Just my opinion.

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

Anybody with a buck can order a complete car, or a roller ( of course have a local shop put the motor in it). Some folks are not great mechanics, or maybe don't have the time or space to do a build, or whatever reason, so a factory built is by far the best method for them.

Perhaps the most fun of all, is driving a quality cobra that you put together, with the mods. you wanted and all the personal touches. When folks see your ride and love it, their compliments mean more because you did it.
Just my opinion.

My dream was to build an ERA, as after considerable research, I felt they were the best kit available. Still feel that way to this day.

I have the mechanical ability, tools and resources to do it. What I lacked was time. A normal work week ranges from 50 to 70+ hours. I just would not have had the time, and I know I could not have taken years to build it. I would have lost interest.

So for me a ready built and sorted out car was the answer. And I have never regretted my decision. I do have enough time to tinker with it when I need to relax, and that is almost as much fun as driving it.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Silverback51

And I have never regretted my decision. I do have enough time to tinker with it when I need to relax, and that is almost as much fun as driving it.

Custom turnkey ERAs still break down from time to time, but that adds to the pleasure of owning one. After all...

No one appreciates

A sky that is always blue.

And no one congratulates

A moon that is always new.

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by patrickt

No one appreciates

A sky that is always blue.

And no one congratulates

A moon that is always new.

Early pre-storm cocktails tonight bringing out the poetry?

[ZOERA-SC7XX]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

Anybody with a buck can order a complete car, or a roller ( of course have a local shop put the motor in it). Some folks are not great mechanics, or maybe don't have the time or space to do a build, or whatever reason, so a factory built is by far the best method for them.

Perhaps the most fun of all, is driving a quality cobra that you put together, with the mods. you wanted and all the personal touches. When folks see your ride and love it, their compliments mean more because you did it.
Just my opinion.

Couldn't have said it any better. It was almost as rewarding to build it as it is to drive it. I took my time (2 1/2 years) to complete my car, including the Jag rear. Most people who see my car in person love it, and even owners of originals have complimented it.
Back in the nineties, I checked out the CSX kits being offered by Shelby, and they needed way more work than anything ERA produces (for example, the carpet was just a roll, and the body was not fitted). Maybe that's different now, but at least everyone here knows the quality of both the ERA and SPF cars, while Shelby cars are (were) a crapshoot, being dependent on whoever built the car. For me, the Shelby name was not enough for the extra dough, quality issues notwithstanding. To each his own.

[REAL 1]

Somedayaurora: Wow, then you better put your money down now on an ERA before the line gets too long and the price goes beyond reach. Yeah, I agree I wouldn't jump on a CSX, kinda like jumping on a sinking ship with those prices dropping and all haha