How much respect do Cobras really get??

RAPTOR5V

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just another mustang cheese is what most most corvette & high end car owners think of 03 cobras im sure. so not a lot of respect. especially if you egg them to a race.

but also a lot of times when i play around with porshes, vettes, etc i always get a big :thumbsup: from them afterall. in some ways we are different but in the end we both love our cars and a good old fashioned race win or loose :beer:
 

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I think most people who aren't into cars or Mustangs thinks it's just another Mustang. :shrug:

Most people that I meet recognize that it's a cobra, and know that it's faster than "just another mustang," but they're always surprised when they find out just how much faster.
 

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Like I said...someone who just purchased a Gt3 or a Z06 etc..etc. pulls up to a Cobra not knowing much about them and gets owned. How do you think they feel? OMG I just spent 80k + and lost to a fkn mustang. That must suck!!


same goes for a hopped up honda who has mods and smokes a cobra doesn't it?:burn:
 

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I drove my '03 Cobra for almost 6 years and got zero respect on the streets. 99.9% of the time anyone who looked at my car thought it was just another Mustang. :nonono:

As far as corner carving vs drag racing. I've always been a huge drag racing fan, but now that I have the Z I'm learning there's a hell of a lot more fun to be had pulling lateral G's! :thumbsup:

same goes for a hopped up honda who has mods and smokes a cobra doesn't it?:burn:
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Well if I was driving a GT3 and I lost to a cobra, I really wouldn't care because I know that at the first corner I would pull away from him and stay away from him.

Corner Carving > Drag Racing.

Unless it's a Griggs Cobra, and in that case it pulls you on the straights and then pulls you even more in the corners.
 

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Not all Cobra's are Terminators. With the '96-'98 cars, there is just as much potential with their power trains. Remember, the basic engine block specs are the same as the Terminator ones.
 

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There are plenty of people that drive the exotic cars that dont know jack shit about the Cobra and its potential, particularly the 03-04. But who cares. Most of those guys get the exotic car as a status symbol anyway. The guy that gets that exotic to race on weekends is usually a true car guy and has knowledge on a variety of cars. I really don't care too much. In the end I would much rather have a bone stock GT2 than a 600rwhp Cobra.
 

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Like I care...I bought the car for me...not them. Makes me smile every time I drive it. I like corner carving the back roads and for me my Cobra's perfect for it.

I note most, if not all the comparisons, are against more expen$$$ive cars...says something right there. Anybody with more bucks can always buy more performance...but do they know how to use it?
 

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