Buying my first Cobra

Tommy · #1 (**permalink**) 10-19-2014, 03:19 PM

Kip,
Most standard mechanics today rely on the computer to tell them what's wrong, and they then remove and replace the faulty part. Carburetors, cars without computer systems and especially cars with parts from unknown sources are not what they do. There are people who can maintain hot rods like a Cobra, but the good ones tend to be uncommon and expensive. Imagine if you'd taken this car in for a new throwout bearing and the mechanic asked you what it came from. If you can't answer, do you want to pay him $100/hour to research it before he even orders the part?

I'd like to reemphasize something that was mentioned earlier. The original Cobras were pure race cars of 1960's technology, and the street versions were made only civil enough to meet the manufacturer's requirement to make street cars for that racing class. Many Cobra replicas are closer to 1960s race cars than they are to a 2014 Honda Civic. If you can't or don't want to maintain a Cobra yourself, I suspect you'll tire of it quickly. If that's the case, be sure to get a good enough bargain that you can resell if without taking a huge loss.

Kip Steed · #2 (**permalink**) 10-20-2014, 08:46 PM

Tommy, thanks for your input. I offered this guy $30K for he agreed to take that as well as replace the throw out bearing before I took possession. Is that a good enough deal on one of these so like you said, If I don't like it I wouldn't loose very much?

mrmustang · #3 (**permalink**) 10-20-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kip Steed

Tommy, thanks for your input. I offered this guy $30K for he agreed to take that as well as replace the throw out bearing before I took possession. Is that a good enough deal on one of these so like you said, If I don't like it I wouldn't loose very much?

I'd walk away from this one.

Enough said.

Bill S.