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[RENNugade]

Originally Posted by patrickt

...under no circumstances, buy a car sight unseen.

I'll keep that in mind. Next time.

[123redtail]

have backdraft . size 11 shoes . first drove in tennis shoes because everybody scared me. then I tried my construction boots ,no problem . offset yes ,but don't think about once driving. definitely go to VMS, that's would be the yes or no for you, your price you can get a show quality backdraft .

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

OK, sit in a Kirkham, an ERA, and an SPF. A "butt-in-seat" test is absolutely mandatory and, under no circumstances, buy a car sight unseen. You should also start letting in to your head the notion that a Cobra just might not be the car for you.

I can't remember the last time a Cobra buyer cross-shopped between a BDR and a KMP. Can you? My memory says NEVER.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I can't remember the last time a Cobra buyer cross-shopped between a BDR and a KMP. Can you? My memory says NEVER.

He needs to get an appreciation for the alignment of the seat to pedals and, I thought, the configuration of having the MCs above your feet, or below. I think that KMS, ERA, and CSX cars are the only ones with the MCs below the foot box... but I may be wrong on that. All in all, I don't think a Cobra is right for him anyway....

[RENNugade]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I can't remember the last time a Cobra buyer cross-shopped between a BDR and a KMP. Can you? My memory says NEVER.

I had an interested buyer who talked for an hour about wanting a super-original... and after a few days silence, let me know he bought a BDR. I'm not quite into KMP territory but it was... puzzling.

I think a lot of first-time buyers are deeply confused about the differences. It just doesn't make sense until you've swum in the pond for a while.

[7173TA]

Already have that it might not be...may go to Backdraft VMS in Ct. this week to test drive.

[RENNugade]

My pedal configuration is similar to Patrick's, and I wear 11 EEEEEEEEEE's. I only have trouble snagging a wrong pedal if I wear spread-base athletic shoes, so I learned to drive with only rounded-sole shoes and sandals.

Cobras without extended wheelbase or highly customized footboxes have an offset pedal location. You just have to live with it; it's part of what makes a Cobra a Cobra, IMO.

[BDR_Boy]

Like RENNugade... I can't wear "spread-base athletic shoes" while driving either... I WILL hit the wrong pedal. I had some decent driving shoes but they're getting a bit worn... so lately I've taken to wearing some Sperry Topsiders... and they seem to work just as well.

It's funny... but when you're driving... you don't notice that your seating position isn't exactly in line with the car... it feels completely natural.

[RENNugade]

Just a (last) bump on this... 707 is listed on the other CC as of this weekend, so if you're one of the interested hits on the ad here... it's time to get in touch.

But no more $400 discount for you!