Enthusiastic Novice Needs Help

[Want1Bad]

Well, while not a young man, nor new to computers, this is my first posting to a "forum," so patience for the new guy would be most appreciated.

Here's my issue/question for those of you with the time and inclination to respond:

"Should I buy a Cobra replica (of any kind) as an everyday car?"

I am not fiscally fortunate enough to afford even a $30K toy. My wife and I each work and need our cars to be practical (on some level). My office is 60 miles from my house (each way) and I go to the office an average of 3 times a week. This means 18K to 20K miles per year.

I have read many, many threads on this site and find lots of references to low miles due to "overheating" or other engineering aspects of the car. I also find many references to the short distance ability of the car and trips to the "track." I find nothing indicating that someone drives their car to work.

I will cut across four lanes of freeway traffic and miss my exit to be able to get a closer look at a Cobra. If I could have one car the rest of my life, the Cobra would be it. Not BMW, Mercedes, Porsche -- COBRA. I am not into it for "authenticity." It is the absolute aesthetic sexuality of the car that is the draw -- that and the rumble it makes at idle. I have made numerous trips to the SPF store that is around the corner from my office. I have been to the Shelby facility in Vegas. My son wears a Cobra shirt and hat on a regular basis.

All this from a guy who has never sat in one with the engine running!! I have most definitely been "bitten."

I don't care about re-sale value. I just want a car that I can get into, start reliably everyday and make the trek to work (IN EXTRAORDINARY STYLE)! I won't go to the "track" or try to find the car's top end. At the same time, I don't want to put the car in the shop for one month out of every year.

So, to all of you Cobra Clubbers, can I buy a Cobra and put in on the freeway at 85 mph for an hour everyday (like I do now with my BMW) and not develop a love/hate relationship because I "love" the car but "hate" the upkeep and inconvenience.

Thank you, in advance, for the reality check I'm looking for.
Gregg