Turnkey Cobra on a budget?

[sporqster]

Hey all, I've been away for a while and just now checking back in on this thread...

Just a point of clarity... my WIFE wants the Miata... and I think it's alright for what it is- a drop-top grocery getter. I apologize for having used the word Miata and Cobra in the same post!

Thing is, we both already have reasonbly powerful (for ricemobiles) sedans (I drive a EJ20 WRX mostly stock save for suspension work and aesthetic things, wife drives a D16Y8 T3/T4 powered Civic.) They get us both to work. We're both pretty handy under the hood- Carrie actually did most of the research and much of the work on her on Civic motor swap herself.

The convertible is for the weekend (or for when the sedans are undergoing home upgrades) It is clearly to be the 3rd car. I do care about comfort to some degree- but the farthest I would expect the Cobra to travel would be up and down the strip at the beach, and maybe up the Atlanta once in a blue moon. Ain't driving the Miata or the Cobra to Alaska...

And while this is a Cobra site, I thought I would talk about Cobras, but I'd be interested in finding a well built 7-car in that price range too... Co-drove a friend's CB1000 powered Locost at SCCA nationals year fore last, and it was pretty fun too... it just feels only slightly bigger than a go-cart though!

Thanks for the input, all. I'm in no hurry, so I can just work on projects I've already got, and when the opportunity arrises "I'll know". Meanwhile I've got to just not buy a miata ;-)