 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
 9Likes
02-15-2014, 08:54 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
|
Better have lots of money for repairs! LOL |
02-15-2014, 01:06 PM
|
 |
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by buddyg
Better have lots of money for repairs! LOL
|
Have you owned one or are you assuming? |
02-15-2014, 02:53 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by buddyg
Better have lots of money for repairs! LOL
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Have you owned one or are you assuming?
|
Pretty common knowledge all the car mags have reported this. |
02-15-2014, 04:18 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by buddyg
Pretty common knowledge all the car mags have reported this.
|
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).
Last edited by RodKnock; 02-15-2014 at 04:27 PM..
|
02-15-2014, 06:59 PM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by buddyg
|
Year 2003 and 2005. Next. What else you got? |
02-15-2014, 07:30 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Year 2003 and 2005. Next. What else you got?
|
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?
|
02-16-2014, 08:17 AM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Ellington,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster 351W, T5, Red & White
Posts: 3,478
|
|
Not Ranked
From a previous post:
" if you are thinking about a Porsche and you don't need a back seat to torture your children, take a look at a Cayman. "
The Cayman S I purchased is far beyond my expectations . However, it serves an entirely different personal desire, enjoyment and purpose than the Cobra which overall still receives far greater attention and recognition from the public . Yes, I do enjoy either locally or a week end drive the A/C, cup holder, PDK, navigation, FM, etc., etc. the Cayman S provides.
__________________
2014 Porsche Cayman S, 2014 M-B CLA 45 AMG,
Unkown:"Their sweet lines all but take my breath away, and I desire them as much for their beauty as for their use "
|
02-16-2014, 09:24 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
From a previous post:
" if you are thinking about a Porsche and you don't need a back seat to torture your children, take a look at a Cayman. "
The Cayman S I purchased is far beyond my expectations . However, it serves an entirely different personal desire, enjoyment and purpose than the Cobra which overall still receives far greater attention and recognition from the public . Yes, I do enjoy either locally or a week end drive the A/C, cup holder, PDK, navigation, FM, etc., etc. the Cayman S provides.
|
Exactly totally different but both serve a purpose. The Cobra isn't a daily driver it's something you drive occasional but it's much more of an event when you do drive it.
My 911 is a phenomenal car but not that "Event" type of driving experience. |
02-16-2014, 09:56 AM
|
 |
Senior CC Premier Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
Posts: 3,574
|
|
Not Ranked
I agree with the "bang for the buck" you get with the Cobra on many levels. Just polish yours up and take it to a nice hotel like the W or the Ritz Carlton and see where the valet has you park it. Right in front with the Aston and Bentley, the Rolls, the Lambo and the Ferrari (maybe a nice Porsche). Then watch the gawkers walk past all those other cars to get a look at the Cobra. 
__________________
All that's stopping you now Son, is blind-raging fear.......
|
02-15-2014, 03:04 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by buddyg
Better have lots of money for repairs! LOL
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Have you owned one or are you assuming?
|
Pretty common knowledge all the car mags have reported this. |
02-15-2014, 03:19 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Livonia,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 25
|
|
Not Ranked
Looking for my 3rd Cobra. This will sit next to it in the garage. Very fun but in a more civilized way.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:37 AM.
Links monetized by VigLink
|
Hybrid Mode
