I want to get an 03 04 cobra but i dont know if it would be practical as a DD. Im in NY. Ive also been looking into STi's. Two totally diff cars but i like them both a lot. You guys think it would be a mistake to DD a cobra in new york? Anyone here DD a cobra where it snows during the winter? Thanks
Termi DD?
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since it a dd in new york i'd have to say STi, are you looking for just a stock dd? or your looking to mod it eventually? i'd go with a evo over the sti jmo
If it weren't for the winter snow, I'd have absolutely no problem with daily driving a Terminator. I wouldn't be able to drive it enough. Back when I had my '03, from April through November it was my daily driver. I personally could easily sacrifice quiet/smooth/automatic for the thrill of the Terminator experience......daily. ;-) :rockon:
For our neck of the woods, though, a Terminator isn't at all practical during the winter months. So you might either want to consider another car with AWD for year round use, or buy a Terminator for most of the year and a beater for the winter.
For our neck of the woods, though, a Terminator isn't at all practical during the winter months. So you might either want to consider another car with AWD for year round use, or buy a Terminator for most of the year and a beater for the winter.
Drove an 03 Cobra daily for 5 years, loved it, however that time was spent in Hwaii and Florida, so no white stuff. I can see the 03/04 not doing very well in that stuff.
If traffic sucks, don't do it.
STi for DD
Im in the same boat man. I want to buy a 2011 GT so bad but it will hurt alot to have it sit for 6 months without driving it. I have also considered a STI its really the only other car I would like to own that doesnt have a V8.
Whatever I get, I don't plan on modding too much. Probably just exhaust and that's about it, maybe a few small bolt-ons, I don't know. But yeah, I don't really want to chance a cobra in the snow, if I even have to go out in the snow. I have a beater right now, so idk if I can afford to keep both insured and registered and maintained.
If you get the cobra, make sure to have a beater for the winter. Dont even chance the car in the snow, not worth it, with the chance of sliding and faster chance to rust. my bf loves subaru's in the snow lol
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Yeah, I guess a cobra is not practical right now. I don't even have a garage that I would be able to keep it in for the winter.
+1 Im starting to hate driving my loud ass 5 speed GT in traffic.
And I'm sure the cars around me are sick of smelling my catless exhaust fumes, while im in my car with the windows up with A/C blowing ice cold.:burnout:
Good tires & you'd be fine, but I got sick of DDing a manual so I got my GC in auto.
Consider an MS6? AWD turbo like an STi, but you get all the bells & whistles along with a more comfy ride. I got mine new & have loved every minute of owning it.
Consider an MS6? AWD turbo like an STi, but you get all the bells & whistles along with a more comfy ride. I got mine new & have loved every minute of owning it.
when i did dd my termi, it wasnt too bad, but when random things would hit my car, it was depressing.
i dd my car for two years in the ny/nj area and never had one problem, even drove in the snow a couple times really really slow. if you take care of these cars they take care of you. and being in long island isn't really bad at all
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What he said. On a side note, termi is not........... forget it.
DD'd mine but not as bad as weather here as NY. I hate having a slow, quiet daily driver, makes me want to gouge out my eyes when i know i cant pass a big-rig in less than 2 seconds. Hell even my GST makes me angry at life somedays when im stuck behind a line of bigrigs doing 35 in a 55 two lane highway and peeking over the oncoming going "if i had 450whp, id pass all these bitches in the quickness.....but nooo, im stuck with 200hp and would end up a smear on that oncoming bigrigs grille thats still 2mi away!"
Id get an Evo if i needed awd. STi are nice but a pita to mod and insanely expensive mods to boot; Evo is rather cheap, 4g63 is tried and true and aftermarket support and knowledge is plentiful.
Id get an Evo if i needed awd. STi are nice but a pita to mod and insanely expensive mods to boot; Evo is rather cheap, 4g63 is tried and true and aftermarket support and knowledge is plentiful.
Well whatever I wind up getting will DEFINITELY be manual, because I hate driving automatic! I am rarely stuck in traffic so I don't really have to worry about that. It is really just the weather. Which I barely even go out in the snow anyway.
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