Why your cobra over another?

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So, been contemplating the idea about getting rid of my '01 cobra and looking for an '03/04 .. And in doing so, couple questions popped into my small head lol..

Why do you own your '99/01 over any other year cobra?? I'm sure a lot of it has to do with finances, but any other reason?

My '01 is my first cobra and I sold my '99 gt for it, and to this day I still miss my gt. Yes, it is just a car but it is what it is ...

Just looking for peoples' reason and such.. :beer:

 

[99COBRA2881]

I've owned my '99 Cobra since Sept of '03. It's done about everything I asked of it and come back for more. I put enough dings and dents in it pursuing an open track/auto-x habit, its now mostly retired to weekend duty when Im not road racing my DOHC IRS'd 2900# '00 Mustang GT.

In open tracking/road racing the risks of going home without a car are much higher. I was told years ago that "the only car that can be turned into a race car, is one you can push off a cliff without a care."

 

[TitanSvt]

besides finances, thought it would be fun to see how much can be had out of the NA cobra motor

 

[dumbstixlars]

Was finances for me totally. 03/04's in the condition my 99 is in were twice the price or more. I could have afforded it, but I wanted to build a 347/TKO setup for my 91 LX. So I got the 99 and built my Fox, as opposed to just getting an 03/04.

 

[Cobrababymilk]

for me it was the n/a aspect. I wanted to boost and build something om my own that wasnt already crazy fast from the factory. I guess a sense of pride know that i built it, not the factory. Plus i wasnt a huge fan of the older cobras except the 93.

 

[soccerman002]

I stumbled upon mine by accident to be honest. After I sold my '02 RSX Type-S I wanted to find a gently used, mostly stock, new edge GT. I was in line to buy an '04 GT from a guy a few hours north of me, but he ended up selling to a buyer that made him a higher cash offer and was closer to him. Same thing happened to a 40th anniversary GT that a friend of mine found for me.

After those two close calls, I saw a guy selling a '99 Cobra w/83k miles on autotrader for $9,500, completely stock except for a BBK intake. I originally didn't know much nor had any interest in a Cobra, but my wife said I should at least go take a look, so I did. $9,000 and 48 hours later I was driving home with it.

Since then I've become a junkie for anything SVT and plan on keeping this car for a long time.

Finances played a part, I made a deal with my wife that I wouldn't buy anything that cost more than the selling price of my RSX ($12k). If I were still single, I'd probably have used that money as a down payment on a Terminator, but such is life. Didn't help that we had just bought a new truck 6 months prior.

 

[cobraetti]

I bought mine on 2006 stumbled upon it as well wasn;t really looking for a cobra but saw it and loved it. As far as a 03/04 would be great but what I have done to my 01 i am better off keeping it. I am starting to like the 96-98 cobras as well so tastes do change I think for the money these days an 01 is a great value or even a 03/04 mach 1. For some reason the 03/04 cobra values are way off at this time

 

[01yellercobra]

I stopped to look at an 04 on the lot. The price was way out of my range. So I came home with this one instead. I've thought about selling it many time, but I wouldn't even get half of what I have in it back. Plus it's nice being different. When I go to shows the amount of new edges can usually be counted on one hand.

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[AntiHeightPunk]

i knew i was going to build a monster and starting with the 03 would have just cost more to end up replacing it all

 

[3B99SVT]

It's mainly the cost for me. I like the way that my '99 handles and I think that it, in part, is due to the F/R weight distribution. If I had more disposable cash, I'd really like to have an '04 w/an aluminum block and our rear tail lights. The F/R weight distribution wouldn't be as good as a '99/'01 but it would be close enough for me. Oh, and I know a coupe can handle better than a vert, but I'm just a vert kind of guy. Top down makes me smile!

 

[Viking42]

I traded my turbocharged 306 fox body for my Cobra. I wasn't looking to get back into a car payment and I was hoping to find an IRS Mustang. So I guess, you could say it came down to finances.

I was looking into an '03-'04 Cobra back in late 2005 as well, when I ended up buying a 2005 GT. At the time the Mustang was going to be my daily driver, so the looks, comfort, and updated chassis won out over the higher horsepower (and higher price).

 

[birdman941]

Although I literally built mine from scratch,
I wanted to see what a mild NA 5.4 combo could do.
I am not looking back.
NA is easier to mod, usually less costly also.
Never wanted an SC car.

 

[Double"O"]

becaue the new edges are the coolest ones! duh

i was looking for an 01 when the 03s were just hitting the lot and i found my zy 01 in the showroom at a local ford dealer...it had 2020 miles on it. An older gent bought it and didn't like it

i saw it on a thursday and drove it home on a saturday...traded my 97 GT in on it
oddly i miss my Moonlight blue 97

 

[SlowSVT]

Would I sell a NE Cobra for a Terminator? Probably not. They are so closely related and the cost of selling the NE Cobra then buying an 03/04 and then start modding that is expensive.

A NE Cobra can easily be everything a Terminator is and more :rockon:

 

[pbeechner]

The termi's tend to be more high maintenance. I bought my '99 because it was in really great shape, especially considering it had 175,000 miles on the clock. I guarantee that you won't find a 175,000 mile termi that is in as good shape. I think people tend to beat on them a little more. I spent a year looking with my friend for a terminator and almost every one we drove was in deplorable shape even at 30,000 miles....

There's also the fact that if you want to mod a cobra to silly hp numbers, its cheaper to start from a NE....

just my 2 cents.

 

[P49Y-CY]

i have read several places that the 99/01's are the most well balanced, and provide the best handling of all the svt cobras

 

[SlowSVT]

The termi's tend to be more high maintenance. I bought my '99 because it was in really great shape, especially considering it had 175,000 miles on the clock. I guarantee that you won't find a 175,000 mile termi that is in as good shape. I think people tend to beat on them a little more. I spent a year looking with my friend for a terminator and almost every one we drove was in deplorable shape even at 30,000 miles....

There's also the fact that if you want to mod a cobra to silly hp numbers, its cheaper to start from a NE....

just my 2 cents.

Agree

The torque loads of the FI engine pays havoc with the integrity of the chassis with cars that are drag raced being to worst :nonono:

..........beware of the SRA equipped Terminator :uh oh:

 

[shurur]

I wanted NA, that first year mustang with IRS..with the best F/R balance of any mustang until the recent 5.0L... ...and that green color coup with dark charcoal interior..I spent 3 years looking for that year, that green with that interior...

I took Kelly sight unseen over the internet and beat out a guy in WA by 15 minutes..three of us were waitng on pics to be posted to the ad in the AM...luckily I didn't wait....I flew down to AL and drove her up to NH...I love my Kelly.


There's help for my problem...but I don't want it;-)

 

[zPipes]

I didnt know much about them when I first bought it. I was actually looking at mustang GT's, and was going to cut a sunroof in. Then I found this Cobra, and it was on like donkey kong. I bought mine in 2005 with 17k miles on it. I couldnt have afforded a 03/04 at that time I dont think, they would have been much more. I think I got mine for 21 if I recall.

 

[Darkc0bra]

I wanted something different and build the car myself. I know for convenience purposes the 03/04 Cobra's are better all around, but I will enjoy building the car from the ground up. Already boosted is no fun :rockon: