so how much do you really drive your cobra

double ugly · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:25 AM

I only average about 1,600 miles a year. I have two other cars but use the cobra for cruise nights and as a grocery getter. Others will drive them far more of course. Build it and find out which category you fit into.

John

Ron61 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 05:23 AM

I have driven mine as much as 2200 miles in a year and other years less than 300 miles. The weather here is so hot all summer that it really takes a younger guy to be able to take all that heat, so I have to wait for the few days we have when the weather is cooler. This Winter was the worst one in many years as we had hardly no rain but it was continuously cold and windy so I got in about 200 miles at most.

Ron

Tommy · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 05:34 AM

My Cobra is about as practical for driving as a big motorcycle. I view it as a hobby that I can sell for cash if I tire of it. In that sense, it's cheaper than golf. I've driven it about 10,000 miles over the past five years. ... I encountered the same dilemma you have about 30 years ago. I ended up buying a 1963 Corvette that wasn't good for taking the kids along. The kids grew up and I'm no longer married. I still own the Corvette. Draw your own conclusions.

SKINNEDR · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 05:57 AM

If the Cobra is really your true dream, you would not have to rationalize the purchase. Accomplishing your dream is a great satisfaction in life. If that car is your real dream it is your dream and not a family dream. If you have that much money LIKE YOU SAY, purchase a nice car for your wife she would not care if you took her for a ride in the Cobra. A cobra is a street legal race car, not a family car.
You should be the main focus for that car, and the day you have someone to take care of the little one, invite your wife along for a ride..
A cobra has been my dream for 28 years. In the past 28 years I have been through at least 40 cars and finally me and the wife decided to split after we put one kid through college and the second one left for Engineering school. On March 15, 2007 she moved into her new Condo, and that afternoon I went and picked up my BDR. I have five cars including a BDR, but the BDR is my dream not my family dream, however the family knew that was always my dream... Today the wife is a good friend of mine, and I have invited her out for a ride once and she love it..
In 4.5 months I have put 800 miles on my car, only driving it on Saturdays.
If your Cobra is your dream, purchase an SL500 for your wife/Kid and she would not care about your Cobra......

Good luck
Dex..