stangbear427 said:As far as I'm concerned $5K was an insane steal for that car.
I'm sure we can all agree on that! I wouldn't have been able to write the check fast enough for that price.:lol1:
stangbear427 said:As far as I'm concerned $5K was an insane steal for that car.
stangbear427 said:Woah... I think you misinterpreted that- that isn't what I was trying to say at all. What I meant was more along the lines of: if you DID pawn it off, to the editor of said 1331 mile Cobra, he could put it in the car and no sane person would care that it wasn't the original, nor would most even be able to tell, if it was done right. Therefore, it's lack of the original drivetrain doesn't diminish it's value as a collector.
stangbear427 said:So... you don't think anyone but a "collector" would be interested in a bone stock 1331 mile Cobra? Interesting.
I think it's important to clarify "collector", since WE aren't all the same. Some sip Krytal... some Beringer. Some only sip beer. To let the the richest person in the group speak for everyone even when they are the extreme minority is the most ignorant view of this hobby- and I've said till I'm blue that I'm not trying to argue the dollars and cents of this situation. Purchase price is not the only measure of value here, and it's only an unstable indicator of value at best. Browsing through just the cars we have tabs on in the registry, almost none of them have under 5000 miles. Most, by far, have over 50,000- many have well over. Sure, it may not be worth as much as it's 5,000 mile matching# twin, but it might. And how about a 10,000 mile one? It would be worth more to me- a good chunk more. There is only a finite number of '93 Cobras, what percentage of them- relatively speaking- have under 10,000 bone stock miles? Under 5,000? A car doesn't have to be a Barrett Jackson specimen to still be a collector, far more aren't than are. Saying it isn't a collector worthy car because the numbers don't match is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It's assinine, and that elitist perspective of the market fails to see that there are hundreds of levels between the top and the bottom, and that's where most of the people who make this market function are living.
LEE93COBRA said:Hell, my car is around 184k miles now. Would I trade my body for this low mile one. No? There is absolutely no reason to.
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19COBRA93 said:My oppinion is the opposite of yours. I think miles are more important on the body. Engines are very easily and cheaply rebuilt back to new. body's are very expensive and time consuming to restore. I'd trade my car in a heartbeat for that low mileage one. With 1300 miles on it it's not going to have the road grime, scrapes, scuffs, chips, and everyother thing that comes from a 86k mile car. I consider my car to be super clean, but compared with say my '03 cobra with 4k on it.... It's not even close. To have a '93 as clean on the bottom side as my '03 would be awesome. You won't get that with a 50k mile or higher car, period. If you think there's no difference, you've never seen a low mile car. In 30 minutes I could make my '03 look like it rolled off the assembly line, and it has 4,000 miles on it, not 1,300. You'd be insane if you didn't think a 1300 mile roller wasn't better than any other higher mile car.
19COBRA93 said:For some reason I have a problem with repainted cars. If properly taken care of, original paint will last decades and still look new (refering to clearcoat paint).
Simply having a car painted is just a cover up for poor maintanence, or accident, but having it painted as nice or better than OEM, is a restoration IMO, and having a car restored is the only thing that will place it even close to the cleanliness of a 1300 mile original. I personally would much rather have a 1300 mile original unrestored body than a restored numbers matching car.
19COBRA93 said:For some reason I have a problem with repainted cars. If properly taken care of, original paint will last decades and still look new (refering to clearcoat paint).
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cobr96 said:I dont know why everyone makes a big deal out the missing "original engine" I t wouldnt cost that mouch to put it back . It is a typical mustang 5.0 and brakets and there are plenty of Cobra GT 40 heads, cams, and intakes on ebay, also you can still buy the trans new. And about it being "matching" or "original" How many of you actually verified the engine /trans VIN number stamping on your cobra before you bought it? probably very few if any. You might want to check yours , cause you really never know whats been done, unless you bought it new. I also dont think exhaust will hurt these cars either, Unless it is a musem piece or supposed to be 100% orig. show car. Because Half of the cobras got a new exhaust system in the first week if not on the way home frome the dealer.