Advice on Which make & options I should Buy?

[Slick61]

Originally Posted by Scaramanga

Hi
I am planning on buying a cobra by the end of the year & am starting to do my research & was hoping to get some advice from current owners.

currently, I am looking at the Superformance, Kirkham & Shelby continuation

I love the GT coupe & GT40 for their originality & style, but prefer convertibles & why I am looking for the more traditional models like the MkIII etc.

I will go over my "wants" & plans for use- could you please tell me what you would recommend based on your experiences.


1. style & accuracy: I want it to look as authentic as possible- especially the dashboard (detail is very important to me)
2. I will be driving this a a "light" everyday car- I work at home developing apps, so I don't leave the home much, but when I do, I would like to have fun driving.
3. I have no intention on racing- with the exception of taking on the track to experience it's full potential. But I do like to have fun on twisting roads
4. must be able to have a top (demand by wife)
5. I would like to be able to put in a stereo
6. I am 6 foot tall
7. quality & ability to service locally (I live in CA)


Previous owner of a Lotus Elise & various British 60's-70's era cars
Your advice is greatly appreciated
Thanks!

These are questions that you alone are going to have to answer. Every manufacturer has their own set of fanboys whom can sway you one way or the other. You have to decide what is important to you, and what compromises you are willing to make. The manufacturers you're considering are pretty much high-end, so quality issues should be few. That said, if you have a car built, you should expect a few niggling issues as the car gets sorted out. Mine has been trouble-free for the past 4 years... oil changes, plug changes, occasional dyno-tuning... that's about it, tho mine tends to me more of a garage queen as of late. But once you start looking, you should figure out pretty quickly what you really want out of the car.