BDR vs Superperformance

[mattr762]

Originally Posted by jeffko

The stainless steel in the engine compartment looks cheap? I have shown my car many times and gotten countless compliments on the stainless in the engine compartment. You are the very first to say anything other than it looks great and shows off the engine.

Let me explain...
In my eyes the stainless steel panels are there for only 2 reasons:
1. Reduce heat (around the foot wells)
2. To add some bling bling (to give the illusion of an all aluminum engine bay)

I think it falls short on the bling factor, because only portions of the engine bay are covered. There are gaps that let you see the painted black fiberglass in between the panels. My view is if you're going to do something right don't half a$$ it. They should have had the entire engine bay covered, not just protions of it. On 3 BDR engine bays I've seen, they've got what looks like black tar (silicon) oozing out from behind the SS panels. Hopefully they have perfected that process.

I have never heard of anyone calling a BMW suspension cheap. In fact BDR has won several road racing events in which most all other replicas where represented with their cheap suspension.

Sorry, I ran 2 thoughts together in one sentence. The "feels cheaper" refers to the car over all, not the suspension. I know the BMW suspension on a Cobra creates winning results.

When I consider this statement along with your comment on the cheap suspension I start to realize that you really don't know what you are talking about and have no business commenting on any of this.

Sorry you feel this way. To you, it must feel like a personal attack because you own the same kind of car. From the research I've done over the past 4 years and countless Cobras I've seen the Superformance just "Feels" more solid to me. But on the same token I think the Premier Motorsports Cobra feels more solid than a Superformance. So, it's all relative. I am a designer by trade, so I notice the fine details more than most people.