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James Stern 08-13-2010 10:55 AM
X's 3 Doug

patrickt 08-13-2010 11:03 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blittleton (Post 1071161)
turn in your man card and buy a Prius. She'll love you more for helping the environment.:rolleyes:
I kind of thought he was a puss when he bought a Shelby. Real men buy Cobras built by three letter companies....:cool: Yes, KMS is included....

RodKnock 08-13-2010 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by rokndad (Post 1071158)
She doesn't enjoy going to car shows where she sits in her folding USC chair after a casual stroll to look at the other cars.
Tom,

Are you sure she doesn't enjoy the car shows because of that USC folding chair? I bet everyone that goes by her must "BOO" her incessantly. :LOL:

I know I would. :LOL:

patrickt 08-13-2010 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1071170)
Are you sure she doesn't enjoy the car shows because of that USC folding chair? I bet everyone that goes by her must "BOO" her incessantly. :LOL:

I know I would. :LOL:
Perhaps something more along these lines?

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/chair.jpg

Dwight 08-13-2010 12:40 PM
My wife hates yellow. I did not know this till after I painted my Cobra Yellow.

She hates riding in the Cobra.

I've had the Cobra for 10 years and the wife for 40.

I'm keep'in both.

See ya on the road.

Dwight

P.S. she is letting me keep the Cobra, but she does not want to ride in it.:LOL:

RodKnock 08-13-2010 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1071173)
Perhaps something more along these lines?

http://208.255.159.239/chair.jpg
Nah, they've literally done nothing (at least to be hated) since 1981. ;) :p %/

dont 08-13-2010 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1071167)
I kind of thought he was a puss when he bought a Shelby. Real men buy Cobras built by three letter companies....:cool: Yes, KMS is included....

So this means that SPF, BDR, & FFR owners are real men also?:LOL:

dcdoug 08-13-2010 01:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dont (Post 1071201)
So this means that SPF, BDR, & FFR owners are real men also?:LOL:
And what about CSX owners? :D

FIA-ERA 08-13-2010 02:12 PM
Where's the Popcorn!:rolleyes: Maybe PatrickT meant to say real cobra owners only have one roll bar?:LOL:

FIA-ERA 08-13-2010 02:18 PM
Hey twobjshelbys's , just buy a FIA Cobra and all your problems are solved! Under car exhaust (no snake bites), little cooler temp wise, still pretty darn fast, better handling, etc. My wife actually wants me to keep my car now, she loves riding in it!

patrickt 08-13-2010 02:19 PM
"Three letters" was meant to be quite inclusive....

cobrarob 08-13-2010 05:17 PM
I have had 2 dream cars in my life , the cobra and the FORD GT , I now have both of them and consider myself spoiled

They are both very different machines as I am sure you know , my wife loves to go for drives in the GT , not as much in the cobra

With the exception of a few very hardy women I find most can take or leave the cobra ( mostly leave it ) , but that does not bother me as I bought the car for me as there is no other car on the road anywhere in my opinuon that excerts the presence of raw power like the cobra does , old school all the way . you either love it or you hate it

If you can swing both cars that will give you the ultimate choice when its time to go for a drive , I would just hate to not have the cobra when making that choice

Either way good luck on your decision

patrickt 08-13-2010 06:59 PM
Hmmm......
 
I think RodKnock believes that the original poster has determined that the Cobra is really just not to his liking, and he is using the ol' wifey excuse to save face. We've seen that before, but this is indeed a new twist on it.%/

dcdoug 08-13-2010 07:07 PM
Although after all the sh!it he went through getting that engine sorted out, I can't believe he's selling it now.

RodKnock 08-13-2010 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1071265)
I think RodKnock believes that the original poster has determined that the Cobra is really just not to his liking, and he is using the ol' wifey excuse to save face. We've seen that before, but this is indeed a new twist on it.%/
I think a psychologist would call what said above a "projection" of one's own thoughts. Did you like your mother? :LOL:

Actually, this thread, while not nearly in the same realm, has the distinct flavor of rsimones. :eek:

YerDugliness 08-13-2010 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dcdoug (Post 1071147)
I drive my cobra quite differently with my wife in the car than when she is not in the car. Otherwise she'd never ride in it. %/
I prefer driving my Cobra without anyone in the passenger seat.

I just find it more enjoyable without all the crying and empassioned pleas eminating from the passenger's seat.

If I ever get a GT40, I'll take the passenger's seat out......storage issue solved! The SO can fly to Vegas while I drive the GT40 and we'll both be happier!

Cheers!

Dugly :cool:

patrickt 08-13-2010 07:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1071274)
Actually, this thread, while not nearly in the same realm, has the distinct flavor of rsimones. :eek:
Hmmm, you have now clearly "upped the ante" by uttering the name of the one of whom we do not speak.... Unfortunately, I was thinking the exact same thing.%/

twobjshelbys 08-13-2010 08:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1071265)
I think RodKnock believes that the original poster has determined that the Cobra is really just not to his liking, and he is using the ol' wifey excuse to save face. We've seen that before, but this is indeed a new twist on it.%/
This is very much not the case. In fact, I'm getting up at 4:00 tomorrow morning to go to Red Rocks to take pictures, then to Cars-n-Coffee, and then on a little spin. I'll be out most of the day. I offered shopping while I hung around the cars (the Cars-n-Coffee is at a big mall with lots of stores) but she wouldn't go in the Cobra. Mustang would be OK. Oh Well. I'll be going to Vegas with it in September (coincident with, but not part of, the auction) and play around there for a week. Unfortunately I'm not up to driving it straight through 800+ miles so I'll tow it. In summary, it's the car I've always wanted, but it's just not right for "the family". She's OK with something "brutal and demonic" but it needs a few creature comforts. She even asked about the Ferrari and Aston Martin we saw at the Gateway museum, but those are too tame for me plus have their own problems. I'll stick with Ford.

There's some interesting (and funny!) observations here. But sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Noone suggested venting the footboxes. I've seen a few with what look like brake vent hoses cut into the top of the foot boxes. Looks practical. Drivers side might not work well because of all the clutter. Her snakebite was her first in almost two years; "just forgot".

Regarding all the suggestions of alternate Roush/DFI: None of them would have been able to do anything. All of them are at or only slightly above sea level, and with the revelation from Roush yesterday, would have said NTF. The work had to be done at altitude (or in an altitude chamber).

In any case, ain't anything happening real soon, so I'm going to enjoy it the rest of the season.

twobjshelbys 08-13-2010 08:32 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dcdoug (Post 1071147)
I drive my cobra quite differently with my wife in the car than when she is not in the car. Otherwise she'd never ride in it. %/
This is also a fact. I'm quite spirited but never "out of bounds" when I'm alone, but she's not into fast acceleration and all that stuff. The FGT won't change that either.

ratsnst1 08-13-2010 08:40 PM
so in a nut shell
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by twobjshelbys (Post 1071058)
I've gotten a handful of queries about "why" so I thought I'd give a little bit of an explanation.

I love myobra. It is "all the fun you can have, legally, in public, with your clothes on". Now that the engine really is running, I have been driving it more, and my wife and I went for a few drives. Well, she doesn't like it. Not at all. Her feet get too hot, she got a snake bite, the shoulder harness issue on the passenger side has got her twitterpated, and basically, if she's not happy, I'm not happy. I can drive it all day long (figure of speech) but she can only stand it for short drives. I wanted to take it to Glenwood Springs and the answer was no.

I had never intended the Cobra to be anything other than a local "touring" car - not for cross country trips - but even locally it's only working for me, and I guess that's not as much fun as it could be.

So it looks like I'm reverting to original Plan B which is a Ford GT. A FGT was in the running before I got the Cobra, but I'd always wanted the Cobra, so I got a Mustang and a Cobra. The FGT has Air Conditioning (no whining about hot feet), a radio (no whining about noise) and no side pipes (no whining about snake bites). I haven't told her that she'll bump her head on the door but that's kind of like snake bites, it'll only happen a few times before she figures it out. :)

And she gets her garage space back. I think this should help restore Peace in the Valley. Plus we can drive it to Vegas.

The "fun factor" of the Cobra is still bigger than the FGT, but it'll do as the consolation prize.

By the way, I seriously considered a SPF/CSX9000 Daytona Coupe (remember, it has Air Conditioning, and electric windows :) ) but it was a lot out of my price range and I don't want the wait.

So that's the nutshell version right now. I hate to let it go, especially now that it's got all the kinks out. Removing the spinners with the lead mallet was so much fun!


Car Nut and Chip can pipe in now. :)

I'll continue to hang out here. I can't preclude the possibility of a nice 289 FIA car at some point in time.
so in other words your wife holds the pants in the family, and you lose your garage space on top of it all.


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