Do Cobra owners worry about gas prices?

[347stroker]

Fifty bucks in the Cobra is painless compared to the six or seven hundred bucks I used to spend filling up the Peterbilt. Tom

[itstock]

I run AV fuel at (currently) just below $6/gallon, which is down from a couple weeks ago. I don't find the price to be the problem, it's going up there, filling up the jugs, then filling the car up.

[Archrms]

If you have to worry about the price of gas or what kind of gas mileage you get, then a Cobra is not the car for you.

[WardL]

Pretty funny. Pretty sure your Sunoco racing fuel is 20% ethanol. You won't find a racing fuel without any ethanol or methanol in it. The only fuel without alcohol will be Avgas..... Planes, water and ethanol fall out of the sky....

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

Just checking if owners budget gas costs in ownership or it is simply part of the Cobra experience to spend big $$$ at every gas stop?

So what's life like in an electric car?

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by Jamo

So what's life like in an electric car?

incredible! You drive different, think different, smile more, laugh more, worry less. I'd imagine just like owning a Cobra.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

incredible! You drive different, think different, smile more, laugh more, worry less. I'd imagine just like owning a Cobra.

Reminds of an old 2007 episode of South Park called "Smug Alert."

A new "Pius" (Prius) owner becomes so smug about his new hybrid car that he moves to San Francisco and learns to enjoy the smell of his farts from other like-minded smug Pius owners:

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

incredible! You drive different, think different, smile more, laugh more, worry less. I'd imagine just like owning a Cobra.

Only experience I've had is to ride along in a Tesla Roadster and it was a damn nice experience other than being a bit tight for yours truly. Several years ago, during one of PCH drives for the Western States Bash group, a few of us came across one as he headed south out of Half Moon Bay. Seemed to do just fine on the moderately curving road and didn't dwaddle taking off from a stop. Perked my interest, so I begged a ride from a gent that brought one to our local car show. You don't notice the difference in quiet much in an open car...just wind rushing at speed as in anything quieter than a Cobra. I guess if I lived in London or NYC, it makes sense....just need a couple of more generations of battery technology to get the weight down.

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Only experience I've had is to ride along in a Tesla Roadster and it was a damn nice experience other than being a bit tight for yours truly. Several years ago, during one of PCH drives for the Western States Bash group, a few of us came across one as he headed south out of Half Moon Bay. Seemed to do just fine on the moderately curving road and didn't dwaddle taking off from a stop. Perked my interest, so I begged a ride from a gent that brought one to our local car show. You don't notice the difference in quiet much in an open car...just wind rushing at speed as in anything quieter than a Cobra. I guess if I lived in London or NYC, it makes sense....just need a couple of more generations of battery technology to get the weight down.

I wish someone would design a cool looking body shape.

For us commuter peeps, our electric cars look like eggshells.

[kevins2]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

I wish someone would design a cool looking body shape.

For us commuter peeps, our electric cars look like eggshells.

Well, here's an electric car that doesn't look too bad... Edit, for some reason the video starts in the middle, so "rewind".

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnGWZQrsVoc#t=227[/ame]

[Mother]

Originally Posted by NewYorkGuy

I wish someone would design a cool looking body shape.

For us commuter peeps, our electric cars look like eggshells.

And a Tesla is not cool, and looks like and eggshell?

Have you driven a Tesla? You should test drive one. But watch out for cops. The damn things are fast, and handel like it is on rails. The lack of sound is un-nerving.

[Clayboy]

Let me quote Northern California's famous Rick Parker..."NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses"
Need I say more...?
Bob

[Snake2998]

I worry about gas prices in the Cobra like I worry about getting Cancer - there's nothing i can do about either except get out there and enjoy life - and the Cobra is big on making life enjoyable.

[frdfver]

NewYorkGuy, Just wondering ...How long are those duracells suppose to last and what is the replacement cost? With all that smiling and laughing you could get you a electric powered Cobra and have the best off both worlds.

Paul T.

[NewYorkGuy]

Originally Posted by frdfver

NewYorkGuy, Just wondering ...How long are those duracells suppose to last and what is the replacement cost? With all that smiling and laughing you could get you a electric powered Cobra and have the best off both worlds.

Paul T.

Dealers will tell you about 10 years for battery life. I dont want to find out

I have 4 year lease on my electric car. I got mine in 2012 when all electric cars were still unknown and untested.

I would tell any future electric car buyers to lease, dont buy. Technology is changing so fast that your present day gizmo will be "old" by the time you finish your coffee. Just compare it to the Apple Iphone. There is a new improved Iphone every 6 months and these electric cars are as addictive as Cobras.

Dont get me started on electric car forums. They are worse than Cobra owners :P)

best,
nyg

[Tommy]

What follows is from a retired guy on a budget.
1. "If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
2. As toys go, my Cobra is cheap on gas compared to my pontoon boat.

[Clois Harlan]

I just now saw your post and for me the answer is no! Mostly because I mix 5 gals of 110 Leaded with my 91 octane ALL Gasoline. My 110 octane has been $8.75 gal for several years now and the 91 octane here in Tulsa usually sells between $2.75 and $3.50 gal.

My original 427 Iron block side oiler with solid lifters really likes leaded gasoline. Smells good too! Leaded gas solves a lot of problems.



Clois

[4pipes]

I agree Clois, I used to fill my car at the race track with 110 leaded race gas (legal in CA. Only at the track). Car never ran or smelled better and loved the light tan color at the side pipe outlets. I'd fill'er up when I left for home but it doesn't last long in a big block.

[itstock]

The Model S not only looks good, but it's damn comfortable to drive in. And it's FUN to drive. Yes, it's heavy, but driving it, you really don't know it's as heavy as it is (I'm guessing low center of gravity helps achieve the excellent driving characteristics). It's well made, luxurious, for the most part reliable, comfortable ride, and like I said, fun.

As far as comparing the Model S to the Roadster, it's not even in the same 10 generations of cars. It is so far improved that you would never know that they were made in the same century.

Anyway, despite being a pain in the butt to get, I suggest you Cobra owners start going to your local airport and filling up some tanks with AV. It's smells like, well, I don't know. It smells great.

[289fia_cobra]

When I was building FFR 4883, I thought about the ramifications of building something as basic as a carb'd V8, and knew the mileage wasn't going to be terrific.

My previous V8 carb'd vehicle was my 65' Mustang with a 600CFM Carter that I would take up to Lake Tahoe along with my needles and jets. Best I could ever achieve was 14mpg so I took that and figured 12mpg on my 347 motor.

Fast forward to last month and my 886 mile trip to Huntington Beach and back to Sunnyvale, averaged 16.9mpg with a best of 19+mpg going down (headwind was brutal coming home, averaging 15-16 northbound). This from a 400+HP motor.

So my answer is actually NO; cost is nothing; I only track mileage on long trips so I know when I need to fill up. Otherwise, I'm good with paying whatever for the pleasure to drive my machine.