Buying my 1st Cobra?!

[Andy Smith]

Hi All,

Only joined the forUm on Tuesday with my question about buying my first Cobra, and I just want to say a big thank you to all of you who have replied with such helpful advice, and locally, offers of newsletters and meeting up for a good chat.

Just shows whAt a fantastic community Cobra owners are, and I look forward to becoming one once I have found the right car, which should be a little easier now, although may have to find a way of upping the budget!

Once again, thanks for all your help.


Andy.

[coilybap]

Originally Posted by slogger

Your having a laugh! You drive a Cob, forget about fuel consumption.

Anything from 20 to gallons per mile!

All down to engine size, tune and size of your boots. I've seen Rover V8s as low as 8 mpg and big blocks as high as 18 but that can drop to, well, a few!

Why not post in the Newbies and pose your question.
Welcome to the forum.

well then, what does yours get and how big are your feet?!

[slogger]

Originally Posted by coilybap

well then, what does yours get and how big are your feet?!

Don't even go there. Still haven't got the thing running after a long layup. Should get into double figures with carpet slippers.

Unfortunately I do have big boots!

As I said, start a thread and see what the guys are getting with their various motors. Quite topical at this time of forecourt robbery.

[Neil O]

Less than 1100 miles on my FE427 (stroked to 462cu) and it was giving 14 mpg.
With tuning and a bit of losening up, I won't be far of 16/18 mpg I reckon.
This was measured over 700+ miles of mainly town driving with some open road stuff.

My Chevy 350 HO in the Dax I had, consistantly 19 mpg as an average.

Snakebite's LS1 powered Chevy will do 28 mpg...........b'stard.

[Neil O]

Look at it another way.......you don't use the Cobra that much, most are on limited mileage Insurance of 3000.
The 3000 miles will cost you no more than £1000 in fuel. Even if you cost in the Tax and Insurance and servicing, it's still not an over the top spend for a hobby/lifestyle.
The cost of the car is largely recovered on resale, unlike production cars.

It's certainly cheaper than erm, oh I know, anything equestrian!

[James Stern]

Andy,

I thought I would throw in my 2 pence worth from this side of the pond. I waited 46 years (from 1962) to get my Cobra. Listen to these people they have been there/done that. When you first start off you will be sorely tempted to get the first one you see. You may even get lucky and it will be a great car for you but be careful at this point.

I used to have a friend by the name of Regler that lived in Grimsby some years back. He drove a Stag and I had my Pagoda roof. We used to take part in the Coventry-Stratford run. About the most fun you can have in a car with your clothes on.

Good luck to you Andy. Patience will win out.

Jim Stern
(currently in Wilmington, DE)

[RCCob]

Originally Posted by Neil O

Look at it another way.......you don't use the Cobra that much, most are on limited mileage insurance of 3000.
The 3000 miles will cost you no more than £1000 in fuel. Even if you cost in the Tax and insurance and servicing, it's still not an over the top spend for a hobby/lifestyle.
The cost of the car is largely recovered on resale, unlike production cars.

It's certainly cheaper than erm, oh I know, anything equestrian!

Shush!! now you don't want to get my missus on here again stirring things up and talking about horses

Andy welcome to the club. I bought a SRV8 almost six months ago and have had a few jobs to do, so far nothing to taxing although I have had some advice off of the club members to get things sorted for which I am very great full I have a 3.5 RV8 in mine and can get 30-35 mpg depends on how you drive. Hope this helps

Regards Russ

[James Stern]

Horses are like boats in that they are a bottomless pit to throw money into. Although the more money my wife throws at her horse the less she objects to the money I throw at the Cobra. We all have to have our toys.

Jim (ex Warwick now Wilmington, DE)