| buddyg |
02-15-2014 03:04 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285647)
Better have lots of money for repairs! LOL
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
(Post 1285672)
Have you owned one or are you assuming?
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Pretty common knowledge all the car mags have reported this. |
| fordracing65 |
02-15-2014 03:18 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285677)
Not nearly as good looking as a Cobra and definitely not as fast.
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Agreed 100%, not even close to as cool, great car but the Cobra is King when it comes to 1960's muscle sports cars, you can't argue with power to weight ratio... |
| sierramadre |
02-15-2014 03:19 PM |
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Looking for my 3rd Cobra. This will sit next to it in the garage. Very fun but in a more civilized way.
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| buddyg |
02-15-2014 04:03 PM |
For new cars the C7 is a lot of car for the money!
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| RodKnock |
02-15-2014 04:18 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285676)
Pretty common knowledge all the car mags have reported this.
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Please cite/post links with the reviews from "all the car mags", not suppositions and generalizations. Otherwise, your comment is more Internet nonsense (aka BS). |
| RodKnock |
02-15-2014 04:26 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285677)
Not nearly as good looking as a Cobra and definitely not as fast.
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"Not nearly as good looking" is obviously subjective. Tiger owners feel that Tigers are a better looking car. They're fanatical about their cars. As for faster, I suppose that depends on the individual driver, Tiger and/or Cobra.
And they're real production cars, appreciating quickly, not replicas of originals. |
| buddyg |
02-15-2014 06:46 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285482)
I have had 2 911 turbos a 993 and a 996 and they are awesome cars. Funny I'm selling my 996 turbo to buy my Cobra. I haven't been driving my 911 that much and putting the two next to each other no one would notice the 911.
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Buddy,
I looked at your car on 6speed. If it wasn't red, I might have flown out to take a look. I'm thinking of moving away from the cobra and into a 996TT (prefer a cabriolet)
I love the cobra, but there are only so many days that are not too hot, not too cold, not raining...and my wife wont drive the cobra (I bought her a 66 mustang convertible, she barely drives that too. )
I'm thinking I'd get more use out of a 996 or 997 |
| RodKnock |
02-15-2014 06:59 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
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Year 2003 and 2005. Next. What else you got? |
| Mother |
02-15-2014 07:02 PM |
I owned a 1966 Tiger, with the 289. They were harder to work on than my existing 460 in my Cobra. My last work truck had a 650 hp diesel by Caterpiller. More get up and go than I needed pulling 80,000 pound payloads. I get the same thrill driving my Cobra, but the Cobra is much faster. The car gets to legal speed faster than I can think about. And, the sound of the big block rumbling at 1800 rpm doing 100 klms is like listening to a love song. It has the only stereo I will ever need. The pipes! :3DSMILE:
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| Bartruff1 |
02-15-2014 07:13 PM |
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
(Post 1285687)
"Not nearly as good looking" is obviously subjective. Tiger owners feel that Tigers are a better looking car. They're fanatical about their cars. As for faster, I suppose that depends on the individual driver, Tiger and/or Cobra.
And they're real production cars, appreciating quickly, not replicas of originals.
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I would like to have Shelby's Tiger...or even Maxwell Smart's... Tigers will be big dollar cars... |
| madmaxx |
02-15-2014 07:14 PM |
Bottle of Jim Beam and a whore. Enough said.
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| buddyg |
02-15-2014 07:30 PM |
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
(Post 1285696)
Year 2003 and 2005. Next. What else you got?
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Not a reliability issue but a drivability issue with a 2015
2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S First Drive - Motor Trend
My co-driver and I laughed more than a few times at how the new transmission works in daily driving conditions. Pulling away from a stop, the clutch is slow to fully engage. You can hear and feel it slipping, and when the shifts happen, your head and body bob forward and back with each subsequent shift, unless you pin yourself to the seat back. It would be funny if it weren't such an incredibly annoying characteristic. Since this is how the car will be driven at least 95 percent of the time, for me, it's a deal-breaker. Give me an auto, or that manual used in the first V12 Vantage. Aston says it can't fit a dual-clutch in this car.
Look I have nothing against Aston Martins they make some of the most beautiful cars around. But there's no way your going to buy a used Aston and not pay a lot for parts and service vs a Cobra.
Do you even like Cobra's? |
| Bernica |
02-15-2014 09:29 PM |
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Originally Posted by Bartruff1
(Post 1285700)
I would like to have Shelby's Tiger...or even Maxwell Smart's... Tigers will be big dollar cars...
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Yup. I agree. They are not going to go down!;) |
| RodKnock |
02-15-2014 09:47 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285703)
Not a reliability issue but a drivability issue with a 2015
2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S First Drive - Motor Trend
My co-driver and I laughed more than a few times at how the new transmission works in daily driving conditions. Pulling away from a stop, the clutch is slow to fully engage. You can hear and feel it slipping, and when the shifts happen, your head and body bob forward and back with each subsequent shift, unless you pin yourself to the seat back. It would be funny if it weren't such an incredibly annoying characteristic. Since this is how the car will be driven at least 95 percent of the time, for me, it's a deal-breaker. Give me an auto, or that manual used in the first V12 Vantage. Aston says it can't fit a dual-clutch in this car.
Look I have nothing against Aston Martins they make some of the most beautiful cars around. But there's no way your going to buy a used Aston and not pay a lot for parts and service vs a Cobra.
Do you even like Cobra's?
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When did a $185,000+ new car fit the parameters of this "dollar for dollar" discussion? :confused:
But beautiful car.
Do I even like Cobras? Uh, I own one. ;) |
| buddyg |
02-15-2014 10:50 PM |
Well you should sell it and buy a used Aston and let us know how it all works out for you!
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| fordracing65 |
02-15-2014 11:29 PM |
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Originally Posted by Bartruff1
(Post 1285700)
I would like to have Shelby's Tiger...or even Maxwell Smart's... Tigers will be big dollar cars...
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I'll give you a Tiger and raise you a Cobra...kids today don't even know what a Sunbeam is, Cobra a different story, Honda Civics will probably be worth more than a Tiger one day when all these rice burners grow up and make some money. Those will be the cars that remind them of their youth, lol lol...not a Tiger... |
| RodKnock |
02-15-2014 11:48 PM |
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Originally Posted by buddyg
(Post 1285723)
Well you should sell it and buy a used Aston and let us know how it all works out for you!
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"Dollar for dollar nothing can compete with a Cobra." That was the premise of this thread. Of course, you should have expected some dissent right, especially when you use an absolute term like "nothing."
As for selling my Cobra, why? Because I like more than one car? Most of us do. And most of us own multiple cars, as I do. No need to sell, buying cars is not a zero sum game. |
| buddyg |
02-16-2014 05:24 AM |
For ME there is nothing that gives me everything I'm looking for at that price. And yes I own multiple cars and for ME dollar for dollar nothing compares to my CTS-V for a four door luxury sedan. Go ahead and let's hear about your Mercedes or BMW. LOL
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| mdross1 |
02-16-2014 05:43 AM |
Agree 100%,over the years have owned a lot of muscle cars none have done it all for me like the big block Cobra. To top it off it will never rust can do almost anything I want to it without hurting value. It is easy to work on somewhat now that all the special tools and equipment are here in the shop.
Just knowing it is out in the shop makes me feel good inside and the wife loves the car.
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