Is a cobra right for me?

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Originally Posted by hey,littlecobra

it's not a good 'date' car.....

it's a lot of fun, and wild and daring, but not what most girls would call a date car. It's hot. yes, you can get a LSC with a hard top and AC I think, but I'd guess the AC is probably pretty ineffective due to the high heat from the engine compartment, etc.
If i go somewhere 'nice' in the Cobra, you can bet i'm going to get there with a sweaty back, wild hair, and have to swap out my driving tennies for pretty shoes. Clothes are wrinkly and mussed. Just not a good date car.

now for a fun night out... sure! Cruise with your girl to a hamburger joint like Keller's, hang out.... or... drive around. She'll need a ponytail or headband or cap or something. Also... watch those pipes! Girls/passengers don't THINK about the hot pipes, even when you're sitting there or standing there TELLING them to watch the pipes. It just doesn't compute all the time.

I live East of Dallas, so i know the heat you're talking about. The DFW group gets together monthly, and typically July, August, September are breakfast meets, because by the time we finish up by 10 or so, it's already 100* and you get really hot and grimy driving home.

I would never count on my car as a daily driver. I have to THINK before i cruise to the mall, i have to THINK before i just zip to Target, etc. Packages are not very secure, Parking lots can be treacherous.... I tend to take the car for fun times when i can keep a pretty good eye on it.
I have taken it to the movies once, but that was dumb as i worried about it in a huge movie complex parking lot the whole time. Out to dinner?? sure... patio seating where you can watch it. They are great for fun and cruising, but just not for a daily driver imho.

Cold in the winter (except your feet!) hot in the summer, dangerous on the wet, slippery roads, loud, rarely with CD/music components. Just not a typical dd.
I'm sure tho' that many people do use them as a daily driver, but no one i know of; the Dallas group keeps them as toys!!!
kristen
but... you oughta get one if you want fun and have a regular dd anyway.
a basic FFR with a 5.0 would give you lots of fun and low maintenance.

Thats pretty sound advice. The image im getting is that it will make a great weekend/evening toy for cruising/playing, but not so much a car you would take on a nice comfortable date or go to the club in. Based on what everyone here says a/c will probably be a waste/ineffecient. My two best friends own a 750 hp Viper and a Ferrari 360, both convertables. Id like something that gets similar stares around town and has the perfomance to back it up. But im starting to come to terms with the fact that the cobra is more raw, less refined.

The car in my price range i was considering before i stumbled across the idea of a cobra is the new twin turbo BMW 135i comming out early next year. I no longer think you can even compare the two cars. Guess i need to decide what exactly it is i want out of my next car. The BWM will obviously be more of a dd/weekend track warrior.....seems like the Cobra will pretty much be all warrior all the time.

I think a ride in one will make my decision.