Does your heart still race?

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Originally Posted by SKINNEDR

Guys, I have had my BDR over 8 years and every time I decide to drive it, I have to think about it in advance and prepare myself mentally, and my heart begins to race. I have had many cars however this car has gain my full respect.
I don't abuse it, because I know that in a second with all that power I can loose control and be taken out....
Also, being challenged by other motorist, with their fast cars, and not so fast cars.. Everyone ones to race me.
I did that the first month when I had it, and I found out quick how easy it is to loose control with that much power.
What a waste it was being challenged by a mustang.. Never again...

Am I the only one with such respect for these cars?

One items comes into the equation, if I know that I will parked somewhere for a while, I realize there will be lots of looks and lots of questions, so that issue also gets my heart going.
Is it real?
is it Bugatti?
What kind of car is it?
How much did you pay?
Does it have a 427 motor?
Etc, etc, etc,.....

Let me have your opinions.
Dex.....

Hey Dex, I've owned my Cobra for 4 years and have had 2 issues which makes me feel a bit uneasy when it's time to ride.

When I bought the car it was great… always starts, gets me from A to B, etc but then I didn't realize that the fuel gauge sender was broken so the tank read 1/4 tank and had it stop on the road which I thought it was the fuel pump or something more serious… turns out the sender was broken and I had it repaired… but then a week later it stopped working again. Since I own a fuel cell I now measure the gas with a clean stick before I go out (at least until I get that fixed again)… so this is a big concern for me each time I feel like going out for a drive.

The 2nd problem I had was a bit more serious… It started fine, let her warm up for 10 minutes and took off to a secluded beach (nice roads, etc) about 15 minutes into the drive it started to putter and thought it was the gas again but this time it wasn't the gas it was the freaking Fuel PUMP that went kaput! and I was stranded like the first time for about an hour until I started to walk near the beach and a couple of kids were hanging out so I borrowed their phone and got it towed.

So while these situations are straight forward I'm left thinking what's next? I understand it's not a modern auto but the 2nd situation left me feeling helpless because we don't usually have extra fuel pumps hanging out in the trunk but I do have a 5 GAL can of gas in the trunk due to the 1st issue.

I think situations like this can really take a toll on how you feel about your car… I get the car inspected locally each year there is always the possibility of something else going on:

- Brakes
- Gas pedal getting stuck on a drive (can't stop)
- etc.

So now I don't leave home without a cell phone. What else can I do??

… It only really takes one issue to feel this way and while I still love my cobra it does affect how I prepare myself mentally for each drive. Those two situations cost me at least $300 each time (tow, expenses, fixes, etc) I don't work on this car myself as I'm a computer guy I leave that to expert mechanics (whom which haven't had success with this fuel cell and a proper freaking sender switch)!! it seems it works for a little while then fails again or getting stuck in the foam mesh, etc..

To top it off I'm wondering if the new pump they put into the car to replace the broken one if it's the same or better.. and how much time I have before it goes again.

It is what it is…

BTW I have never put myself in the situation of stopping away from home, getting out of the car and having the car out of my sight. That's something that will take time I'm sure but like others have said on this forum it would take less then 60 seconds to steal these cars unless a proper (hidden) security system is in place (battery cut-off, etc). I even thought of putting a GPS system / sender/receiver in the car so I could track it if it got stolen… but that's overkill and I just need to get over that and have fun with it.

Cheers