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Old 08-29-2002, 10:40 AM
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Hello Alan,

I bought SPF #343 used and the car is superb. I bought it with 2200 miles on the odometer and it sits in the garage with 11,300 miles on the odometer, my gas gauge in non linear there are two gallons of gas in the tank when it is at 1/2 and the parking brake will not hold the car on a hill........live with it. The SPF is a 10+ , the dealer support, SCOF owners support and quality are difficult to reproduce.

I have built and sold an older Shell Valley and a Unique before and during the ownership of the SPF. A Cobra requires your adjusting to their personality and the reward is the raw performance you get in any gear, on any road or track, anywhere you want to take the car. The same stands for the original Cobras and their owners.

I have sold SPF #343 keeping my Unique and the process of building a FFR Daytona Coupe is underway. It was a very difficult decision to sell the SPF and the factors to keep the Unique have more to do with the sweat equity and personal pride/investment I have in my Unique Cobra.

I built a car that has the same dependability, fit and finish of the SPF and in some ways exceeds the SPF but, it was difficult, expensive and time consuming.

The best aspect of the Cobra is the friends and extended family you will gain through this forum and the people in your area that are Cobra owners. Cruising, meeting to work through details of performance and appearance enhancements, driving on ther track etc. etc. with the other guys and their significant others is the aspect that I never expected and has become the most important factor of owning a Cobra.


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