Used Superformance or New Backdraft from Vintage

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Originally Posted by madmaxx

Ace, How dare you!!!!!!!!!! How dare you considering a Cobra purchase looking at the "return on investment", how rude and inconsiderate that this is not your only dream in life to own a plastic replica, how dare you that you do not splurge wildly and excuse it as a dream. You my friend are an asssssshole!!!! just like me than again neither of us had to wait until we were well past 50 to buy one, maybe because we look at the economics. I bought my first Cobra to make money, which i did $10K in 8 months and got to drive it just for grins. My streak continues.

Anyone that pays $5k to maintain one of these painfully simple cars should not be driving or owning one. I have not spent $3K over 7 years on 4 different Cobra's including three sets of tires, ceramic coating headers and side pipes, a multitude of gaskets, an oil pump, brake shoes, one wooden steering wheel, one steering wheel emblem, but i have spent well over $3k in fuel.

$5k to cover maintenance AND parts that might have been abused and/or neglected in 10k miles at time of purchase, not simple annual maintenance budget. It's part of the gamble when buying a used car, especially one that likes spirited driving.

Do you have ADD?

And what tires are you buying? 3 sets of any decent tire should hit or be right at your $3k mark.