Cobras and reliability

[Bill Wells]

I think Hal Copple has overf 85,000 miles on his SPF now, quite an accomplishment and that includes hundreds of miles of track time and strip time in addition to daily driver usage and 1,000 + one way mile trips.

any car can break down, but hopefully it is during the debugging process when new. carry a AAA PLUS RV card ( 100 miles of flatbed towing included) and a cell phone, just in case. basic tools and selected spare parts helps too...

I have had many several hundred mile treks in my car , rain and shine , and always made it home. My occasional break downs were early on ...and were near my home...and were attributed to a gremlin ground issue once, a bad electric fuel pump once , a carb that went bad once and a distributer problem once. NO biggie, just a frustration at the time. I could limp home on two of these occasions, and was towed the other 2 times.

I recently returned from a Cobra outing in the Ozarks in southern MO and northern AR, 40 cars with only one mishap- a u-joint problem on one car. Many drove 1000 +/- one way to get there with NO mishaps. Then they slithered the back roads of the Ozarks for 3 days and drove home, no mishaps or breakdowns. Once you get it sorted out, and the build was a quality build for the car ( if not a roller ) with quality new components...and the engine /driveline was of qualitiy parts and assembly , you should be ok. Most of the breakdowns I have heard about were engine/trans issues,not car issues..again,the quality of the build/install is the key.

Rain or shine ? hey, a top and side curtains saves the day many times. they still leak in places, but keep you on the road if you have no other choice.
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Yep, any car, new or old, can break down- same with these toy cars. It is part of the ownership experience... just like 1000 hour rated light bulbs, some fail at 100 hr and some last 1200 hours, go figure.....these are the same at times. but, for the smiles to the miles, GO4IT ...get your car and enjoy it. Bill.