Longest Period Of Time Not Driving Your Cobra...

[Marc]

Whether its "down time" for maintenance or upgrades, storing it for the winter, etc...what is the longest time you were NOT behind the wheel?

I am going on 4 1/2 years without being behind the wheel, without seeing the car period.

 

[Jack Burton]

Man...that's brutal.

sent from a van down by the river

 

[joeg215]

Mine is an '01 DD, and not much of a winter here so havent gone a day w/out it lol.

 

[DevilSun]

Marc, I envy you for not seeing it as I think that's easier. Mine sat in my garage for 3.5 years with a blown engine...about to fire it up within the next week or so. Seeing it got to the point where I almost considered getting rid of it.

 

[RAPTOR5V]

god damn almost 5 years. has anybody ever started it up for you or drove it at all??

hope you see her soon

 

[97desertCobra]

I'm right at 1.5 years since I melted the engine. My budget says it will have an engine this year, hopefully in and running.

 

[jrandy]

two or so days. DD here

 

[RIO RED SNAKE]

DD it now...but over the winter about a month tops..i always had to start it up and take it around the block after a winter mod..snow or not..cant help it

 

[da2k17]

going on 8 months since i pulled the motor for a rebuild, woulda been done today if i had the right bearings:fm:. next week it should be on the road.:rockon:

 

[Marc]

god damn almost 5 years. has anybody ever started it up for you or drove it at all??

hope you see her soon

The car is in a climate control gov't storage facility in CA. I have been overseas for over 4 years now. They do start the car up once a month, get the fluids hot, run all the electrical stuff, then move it to a different spot. Cover it up and repeat the process in a month.

Currently, I have $7K in parts sitting in my Father's garage in support of my 2.9 Whipple upgrade. I still have to purchase the blower, that will be in June. This car will not be only fast, but show quality as well.

 

[Gallows]

I go six - seven months a year without driving mine.

 

[MissGT23]

I think I quit driving mine in August last year. Battery is dead too, of course.

 

[VirtualSVT]

Mine was down for 9 months before I had the little stuff done and then I sold it..lol

 

[mooch29]

I just went 5 months without seeing mine or starting it. Winter storage in my aunts garage about an hour away. It sucked!

 

[Wishing4Cobra]

Maybe 2 months... tops.

 

[Zimm11]

the first 24 1/2 years of my life. but this next winter will be its first hibernation (mid November-late March/April)

 

[MissGT23]

I can't decide if I should sell mine or if it's worth keeping it.

 

[sunburned]

My GT was a DD and the longest I went without driving in 3 years was one week. Was taking my time installing meth injection and had just bought a Jeep for a beater.


The cobra I had was down for 7 months while I had a new motor built and installed. It was hell because the engine blew right at the beginning of summer and I didn't get to drive it until December. Then it snows 2+ feet just after I get it back. Then it snowed almost 3 feet a few months later. It was hell.

 

[BreBar21]

Probably a few months or so. I use to DD it a few years ago, but ever since buying a daily, I seem to drive it less and less. In fact, now is one of those periods where I haven't even touched the car in a while. Probably time to beat on her soon.

 

[Chris _Scott]

In a week it will be 10 months :/

Car is down to swap a carburetor on top of it [and some other things] ...should have it back up and running in the next week or so though!!

She'll be down for another few months this summer to get the F2 on.