kit car ratings

[TButtrick]

Originally Posted by patrickt

No, some of us won't be satisfied until we have pulled the intellectual level of this debate so far down in to the gutter that Jamo is forced to step in and lock the thread forever.

And you're leading the pack.

[pcoghlan]

Trying to answer which kit is best is a bit like answering 'whose wife is best?'. The fact that we chose our wives means they ARE the best in OUR eyes. If anyone would like to nominate a different wife then my argument has a flaw!

When someone tries to tell you why their wife is better than yours it is obviously to going to raise blood pressures and raise what we would quickly see as a totally pointless, subjective discussion. Why we cant see this is the same here leaves me a little bewildered. I used to hear this back in the UK, which is better, Gardner Douglas, Dax, Crendon etc. Same discussion here just different manufacturers.

The fact is that all the kits and manufacturers mentioned are trying to create emulations/replicas of a car that hasn't been built for 40+ years. So, removing the emotion and subjectivity from the question unless there is an EXACT replica, which I am not aware of, then ALL fall short to some degree and what is left is prioritizing one shortfall over another. i.e. do you prioritize exact dimensions and body style over interior quality over track performance...and so on.

There was only one source for the real thing, it is gone. All we are arguing over is which copy is better than another copy. Lets forget that and enjoy them for what they are...copies!

I know I enjoy my copy!

Paul

[SP01715]

Go to shows, go to the dealers, go anywhere you can look at the different cars and make your decision. I spent 4 years doing this once I decided I was really serious about buying a replica (I really always wanted one). I bought the car that fit my needs the best. I could have bought any replica, and intended initially to buy a CSX car. After really thinking about how I was going to use the car, and what I wanted in a car, the SPF was the best for me.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by SP01715

Go to shows, go to the dealers, go anywhere you can look at the different cars and make your decision. I spent 4 years doing this once I decided I was really serious about buying a replica (I really always wanted one). I bought the car that fit my needs the best. I could have bought any replica, and intended initially to buy a CSX car. After really thinking about how I was going to use the car, and what I wanted in a car, the SPF was the best for me.

I would add one more thing and that is to use the search function here on the Club Cobra Forum and sort and read through the many threads that address the advantages, disadvantages, positives and negatives of each Cobra manufacturer. It's all here.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by pcoghlan

Trying to answer which kit is best is a bit like answering 'whose wife is best?'.Paul

That's easy: Like my Cobra, my current wife is better than my last wife, but probably not as good as my next wife.

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I would add one more thing and that is to use the search function here on the Club Cobra Forum and sort and read through the many threads that address the advantages, disadvantages, positives and negatives of each Cobra manufacturer. It's all here.

And THAT, in my opinion, is worth more than any comparison or spreadsheet.