Driving a low mileage, unmodified '97 Cobra

[dlefever]

Last week I was on a business trip to LA. A local Ford dealer had an unusual find in his lot. It was a '97 Rio Red Cobra coupe...bone stock...with less than 25K miles on the clock. I could not resist the temptation to drive the car.

Although the car was probably the nicest low mileage Cobra I had ever driven, the driving experience was less than thrilling. It's amazing how different these cars become with a supercharger, gears, exhaust and suspension work!

The dealer was asking under 14 and they REALLY wanted to deal. I resisted for fear of my wife chopping off my head with another car purchase. Now if the car was a Mystic...well that would have been a different outcome!

 

[CzchMex]

That's a find. But isn't that a little high?

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

why drive with no intention to buy

 

[Evil Mach]

What dealership?

 

[TBCobra]

why drive with no intention to buy

You wouldnt drive a Ferrari if you had the chance even if you werent going to drive it?

 

[dlefever]

The dealership is Pacific Ford, 3600 Cherry Ave in Long Beach, CA 90807. I'm certain that you could really negotiate on this one since the dealer told me "we've been sitting on this car for quite some time".

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

You wouldnt drive a Ferrari if you had the chance even if you werent going to drive it?

I sell cars, im not a big enough douche' to just walk in and waste someones time. I value other peoples times and my own time.
Also how are we comparing a 300k Ferrari to a 14k sn95 cobra?

 

[SpittingCobra]

I sell cars, im not a big enough douche' to just walk in and waste someones time. I value other peoples times and my own time.
Also how are we comparing a 300k Ferrari to a 14k sn95 cobra?

Yeah I've sold too. So he stroked him. Whatever it's better than getting stroked by some soccer mom and dad on a f**king minivan or something. Or a diesel truck etc. etc.

You're in car sales right? So you know that getting someone to become emotional about the car is the best way to close them. You're not gonna close anybody without demoing them. Joe Verde closing 101. Maybe if he was a better salesman he would have closed him, or maybe if the management didn't own the car for too much ($14k lmao) they could have made a deal. You never know

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

fear of the wife is always king

 

[SpittingCobra]

fear of the wife is always king

Yeah he was a one legged up!! But we still woulda went for it wouldn't we!!

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

i guess when the up bus comes it comes...

 

[Bright Blue Cob]

Its part of being a real salesman, its staggering how many test drives are not fait accompli for a sale.

 

[1989Gt.]

I sell cars, im not a big enough douche' to just walk in and waste someones time. I value other peoples times and my own time.
Also how are we comparing a 300k Ferrari to a 14k sn95 cobra?

Yea cause salesman are so busy on car lots these days lol.

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

Yea cause salesman are so busy on car lots these days lol.

I do stay pretty busy my man, between working full time and finishing my masters my days stay full. What do you do for a living that is so much better than my job?

 

[MKSVT]

You wouldnt drive a Ferrari if you had the chance even if you werent going to drive it?

 

[scottg]

That's a find. But isn't that a little high?

I bought my all bone stock 96 cw convertible last year for $12,500 with 43,900 miles. It's not stock anymore but they were asking $14,500. It's a covertible too so that adds some to the price but I don't think I paid THAT much. :shrug:

 

[MKSVT]

I bought my all bone stock 96 cw convertible last year for $12,500 with 43,900 miles. It's not stock anymore but they were asking $14,500. It's a covertible too so that adds some to the price but I don't think I paid THAT much. :shrug:

I paid 12.5k for mine when the market was decent in 06 with 12k miles,Flowmaster catback and shifter.

 

[scottg]

I paid 12.5k for mine when the market was decent in 06 with 12k miles,Flowmaster catback and shifter.

drop top? Either way, that's pretty damn good, imo.

 

[Tabres]

14k for one of these cars these days is a complete screwjob, low mileage virgin or not.

 

[BAD351W]

I paid 8300 for my 60k Black on Black Coupe with catback/intake/fr500's. I thought that was a fair price. Car is pretty cherry.