which one to buy

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Sinclair Snake

I am new here and just now starting research on which car to buy. I THINK I want either a Superformance or a BDR. I really want a CSX but dont think I will be able to swing it. Any input on future values of these three cars and quality etc. would be great. I am leaning towards the Superformance at this time and I am unsure about the rearends in the BDR since I want a TRUE 500+ hp car.
Thanks in advance.

You state you want a true 500+HP car, I have to ask every time I read something like this, "have you ever driven in a cobra (weighing less than 3,000lbs) with that much HP"? . Forget about future values as the only one that will hold any type of value is a CSX2000 or CSX3000 series car, the rest will lose value as soon as you take it from the showroom floor, just like any other used car. Take a look around at cobra country, take a look around on this forums classified section (marked "for sale" at the top of your screen). Do you really think you could build a new car for what people are asking for their "slightly used" cars? Then ask yourself which one is more desirable, the one where there are a ton of them for sale, or the ones where the owner holds on to them and does not want to sell it (unless he has good reason)? Plenty of Superformance cars on the market, plenty of BDR's as well, you can pick and choose which one you want based on what your budget is, what colors you like, or just about any other factor you want to throw in. However, before you throw numbers like 500+HP around, you better make sure you can handle that in a lightweight, short wheelbase automobile like a Cobra.


Just being a bit on a realist this afternoon.


I do hope you find it eye opening and helpful, as that is exactly how it is meant to be read.


Bill S.

PS: Regardless of whatever other car you might have owned and driven, none of them are like a Cobra, better get someone to take you out for a ride before you jump in and kill yourself.