i cant help but wonder about dry rot and deterioration anytime a car sits like that and does not get used it will cause damage
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000...196333748QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180196333748
#29 OF 300 and only 11.5 miles :bowdown: pretty nice..
Whats wrapped up in the back seat? Looks like a spare bumper.
The wind splitter that attaches to the bottom of the front facia is what is wrapped in plastic and laying in the back. These cars were not shipping with the splitter installed. Dzus fasteners hold it in place.
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I am trying to think. How would you get a systems check on that thing? You certainly could not test drive it. Of course once you bought it, you still couldnt drive it anyway.
So maybe the entire question of whether everything works or if they is dry rot or not is moot. Its not a car for running and driving anyway.
Its a static display.
I am trying to think. How would you get a systems check on that thing? You certainly could not test drive it. Of course once you bought it, you still couldnt drive it anyway.
So maybe the entire question of whether everything works or if they is dry rot or not is moot. Its not a car for running and driving anyway.
Its a static display.
Why wouldn't you drive it if you bought it? Me, I would probably pull all the plastic off and ask for a trash bag to throw it it. Then I would wait for the previous owner to wake up because I'm sure that he would have passed out watching me do that. Then, I would drive it home, and take it to the track ASAP after checking it out mechanically.
I understand it's a collectors car, but it was designed to race. It's still a car and there are many more important things in life than making sure a car is in perfect condition. It's proabaly just me, and I'll probably get flamed for saying what I did, but oh well....
I guess it all depends upon what the specific buyer/owner wants to do with his own money. Personally, I bought a 2000 Cobra R, like this, in 2003 except with a few more miles, 21.6 instead of 11.5. I have driven mine a little, it now has approx. 500 miles on it. "IF" this auction is legit, and this 11.5 mile car is in the $90K range, and since miles, or lack-of, are a very large factor/difference in money on these cars, mine could be worth $55K-$60K right now, maybe more. That means, my driving 475 or so miles in my 2000 Cobra R has possibly cost me about $25K-$35K. To a collector/investor a $25-$35 thousand dollar deduction for a few miles is a big deal. To others, $25K-$35K is chump change. Maybe this kind of money is nothing to you? If I were looking at an 00R to drive/use, even a little bit, this is not the one I would be looking at to buy.
No flaming......just reality, and that is only if this auction is/was legit, which I can't say with certainty that is was, $90K for an 8 year old 2000R is steep, IMHO.
Heck, with $35K, you could buy a 2004 Mystichrome, or an '03 10th and have some extra cash.
The seller of this 2000R would not pass out, he would watch you pull of the wrappers while he is counting the return on his investment $$$ that you have just paid to him, and see you tearing off thousands of dollars within a few short minutes, I'll bet he would even laugh with you.<<It's yours!! I'll bet he would tell his friends about it afterwards and they would all laugh too.
I do collect, but I am also an enthusiast. I can't just let the cars sit, I have to enjoy them, at least a little bit. My putting a few miles on them every year also keeps them lubricated, which is a concern to many.
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so true, i bought my 96 cobra with 14k miles, payed more, but i still use it to race, daily driver, whatever... i know its not like a cobra 4, but it is money...
I guess I just view cars a little different. I don't see them as being a "good" investment. Most, not all don't go up in value, and how much would it suck to take your car out one day to put one more mile on top of the 500 you have and have some soccer mom total it. I think I would feel at a loss because I never really enjoyed my car. I just see all these 03/04 cobras sitting and staying pretty, but not really being enjoyed. I have a friend who is so envious of me because I drive mine. She's got 2500 miles on her silver tenth with a dent in the quarter panel from the dryer in her garage....