How many people don't drive their cobras enough

BlckBox04

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They’re pretty good. USAA recommended them. I went with Grundy because Grundy’s price was a hair lower so I went with price.


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Yes they came highly recommended by my insurance broker. I don't have any issues so far(knock on wood). I've had them about three years now.
 

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Bought the '03 Cobra in SEP 2014 at 24.8k. It just clicked over 28k. So maybe just shy of 800 miles/ year average in almost 4 years. Bought the '04 Cobra JUN 2016 at 27.6 and have maybe 28.6. So, 500 miles/ year on that one.

For me and as others have said, pride of ownership goes a long way despite not driving them as much. High miles or not, they are still bad-ass cars. However you decide to own them... enjoy.
 

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Haha, you know you don't drive your car enough when you pull the battery out in the winter and put it back in. Then comes summer, and you drive it 20 miles to get it smogged. And it fails smog because you didn't drive it enough for the computer to go through its thing after being disconnected. Happened to me last week.
 

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I drive my car 1-2times per week on good nights for car meets/drive out to watch the races....y'all are making me think I drive mine too often lol


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I drive my car 1-2times per week on good nights for car meets/drive out to watch the races....y'all are making me think I drive mine too often lol


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I've gone as long as 3 weeks without driving mine. I used to drive it once a week to work. But I got a new job and the commute isn't as friendly to manual transmissions. I still drive it occasionally to break up the monotony. But anymore it's a Friday night/weekend car. Although I have taken it to the local track more than once.
 

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I've gone as long as 3 weeks without driving mine. I used to drive it once a week to work. But I got a new job and the commute isn't as friendly to manual transmissions. I still drive it occasionally to break up the monotony. But anymore it's a Friday night/weekend car. Although I have taken it to the local track more than once.

For me it's mainly a weekend car with the occasional drag strip visit. Going tomorrow actually


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Same. Put about 700 on mine last year and about 4500 in the last 3.5 years of ownership. Probably selling it. With two kids under 2 it just sits. Took it on a mini vaca with the wife this weekend and did about 500 miles round trip. Forgot how uncomfortable these cars are compared to my ‘14 F150. Probably wait a few years and get into an s550 car.
 

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barley been driving mine as well. havent put more than 2k miles on it in the last 5 years.
i did a bunch of upgrades this year and now its just sitting as im paranoid, lol.
 

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My car is super modified that's why I drive it more. Get that thing out of the garage!

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Yeah, Im getting used to having it on the street. Im more paranoid about other drivers. On the track however, Im fine. Trailer it there and dont have to worry about anyone as most car guys are contentious at the track.
 

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I don't feel so bad after reading some of these posts. I haven't driven mine much lately and have only put about 2k miles since I bought it 4 years ago. It's an 04 with about 34k on it. I don't drive it much in the summer, mostly on nice cool winter days.
 

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I put 60 miles on mine this year. It's for sale now for this reason. Some one come get it.
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Wow, after reading this I feel like I'm definitely in the minority. I daily my '03 vert.....It'll be down for a couple of weeks over the holidays while I put a bunch of mods on it, but after that it'll be back to being my daily again.

It might be a different story if I had a super low mileage car, but I bought this one last Feb with ~87k on it and it just rolled over 100k on Saturday.
 

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It seems like it wasnt too long ago everyone was daily driving these cars. Interesting to see the shift to "collector car" status.
 

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First three owners put 17.5k over 11 years. I put 26k in 3 plus years. The car was highly modded by the original owners. Can't thank the previous NDMF enough, the car never has given
me a problem.


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