Old Vette or New Cobra

[chuckscurr]

Ok how about this side of the story a new C6 Z-51 about same $$ as mid level Cobra Replica or the Z06 for about 20/k more??
PS this will be a Phoenix,Arizona car/"Toy"?????????
chuck

[five pt oh]

I've always wanted a Cobra, and my wife has always wanted a classic Vette. So she said I can get my Cobra so long as she can get a 63-67 Vette to go with it. Works for me. Now I just need to find one of each.

From what I'm reading in this thread though, it sounds like she may want to trade her vette in for a 2nd Cobra after she sees how much more fun mine is

[streetrod1927]

I owned my '65 Corvette roadster for 40 years 327/365. No frills car, radio delete, no P/S or P/B's. factory off the road exhaust and a 4-speed. If it could only talk.!!! I missed my chance in early '68 to buy a '67 real, dual quad 427 Cobra. I never forgot how the Cobra jumped when you dumped the clutch and the fun I had driving it even for a short while. The Corvette was a great car to drive and I enjoyed taking care of it for many years. Do I regret selling it 2 years ago... and purchasing my Contemporary Cobra built in '89......Hard to say! The answer appears when I light up that big block Cobra.....The Corvette then becomes a mere memory.....

[JiminVirginia]

Originally Posted by chuckscurr

Ok how about this side of the story a new C6 Z-51 about same $$ as mid level Cobra Replica or the Z06 for about 20/k more??
PS this will be a Phoenix,Arizona car/"Toy"?????????
chuck

Great question. I've always wanted a Cobra but in recent years have owned a couple of Corvette Z06s--a 2004 C5 and a 2008 C6. I simply found it easier and less risky to acquire new Corvettes than to find just the right Cobra to my tastes. I bought both Corvettes at deep discounts, which made them hard to resist. Still have the C5 Z06, though it is up for sale.

I would replace the C5 Z06 with a Cobra if I found the right one, no question. (Which is why I read these boards.)

I'm keeping the 2008 C6 Z06 for sure, though. It's the other end of the spectrum from the Cobra in terms of refinement--a complement to a Cobra rather than a substitute. The C5 Z06 is arguably closer to the Cobra in rawness.

[Stentor]

Originally Posted by JiminVirginia

Great question. I've always wanted a Cobra but in recent years have owned a couple of Corvette Z06s--a 2004 C5 and a 2008 C6. I simply found it easier and less risky to acquire new Corvettes than to find just the right Cobra to my tastes. I bought both Corvettes at deep discounts, which made them hard to resist. Still have the C5 Z06, though it is up for sale.

I would replace the C5 Z06 with a Cobra if I found the right one, no question. (Which is why I read these boards.)

I'm keeping the 2008 C6 Z06 for sure, though. It's the other end of the spectrum from the Cobra in terms of refinement--a complement to a Cobra rather than a substitute. The C5 Z06 is arguably closer to the Cobra in rawness.

A C5 Z06 Corvette may be "closer" in rawness to a Cobra than a C6 Z06 Corvette. However, a Cobra and a modern-day Corvette (including the C5) are miles apart in terms of rawness. There's really not much comparison--they are dramatically different cars.