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Looking to buy 1998 Cobra Convertible - opinions
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Fluffy Nuggies" data-source="post: 16637833" data-attributes="member: 197447"><p>Driving a convertible is definitely different than a hard top. Great for cruising and enjoying a nice day/night out.</p><p></p><p>As far as differences between Fox and SN, it's pretty substantial. I would personally recommend the SN over the Fox, because Fox body convertibles were never produced from the factory, Ford literally had to take a notchback coupe and cut the roof off to make it into a convertible and i've always personally considered them to be a little hacked together with things never fitting right and leaks and so on. </p><p></p><p>SN-95's are a love/hate kinda thing for me at least. Compared to brand new S550's, it's night and day. I love the swoopy cockpit, hate the cheap plastic creaking sometimes. Love the sound of the 4.6. Hate how slow it is from the factory and how much of a journey it is to make very fast.</p><p></p><p>However, with it being a 98, if you plan on loudening up the exhaust (which I highly recommend), trying to find exhaust that will fit a 98 is becoming harder and harder to find. Never knew why 98's were so difficult, but the majority of exhaust systems i've seen for sale out there always went either 94-97 or 96-97 and 98's were always their own special needs case. I know Ford was switching everything over for the 99+ models at the time, but I've always heard that 98's can be a pain to modify, especially when it comes to convertibles. Again, just what i've heard, whether or not there's any validity to that claim, I dunno? But as far as exhaust systems go, you will be fighting an uphill battle all the way. Plus with it being a convertible, it is I believe 400 lbs heavier than a coupe. 26k is great for mileage, and should be in pretty good shape from the sounds of it. Also have to watch out for the clear coat to fail. Fox bodies all the way up to some S197's were all painted with a very stupid paint method from Ford (mix-matching base coat and clear coat manufacturers, which is why the paint may fail sometimes depending on how long it sees the sun everyday).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Fluffy Nuggies, post: 16637833, member: 197447"] Driving a convertible is definitely different than a hard top. Great for cruising and enjoying a nice day/night out. As far as differences between Fox and SN, it's pretty substantial. I would personally recommend the SN over the Fox, because Fox body convertibles were never produced from the factory, Ford literally had to take a notchback coupe and cut the roof off to make it into a convertible and i've always personally considered them to be a little hacked together with things never fitting right and leaks and so on. SN-95's are a love/hate kinda thing for me at least. Compared to brand new S550's, it's night and day. I love the swoopy cockpit, hate the cheap plastic creaking sometimes. Love the sound of the 4.6. Hate how slow it is from the factory and how much of a journey it is to make very fast. However, with it being a 98, if you plan on loudening up the exhaust (which I highly recommend), trying to find exhaust that will fit a 98 is becoming harder and harder to find. Never knew why 98's were so difficult, but the majority of exhaust systems i've seen for sale out there always went either 94-97 or 96-97 and 98's were always their own special needs case. I know Ford was switching everything over for the 99+ models at the time, but I've always heard that 98's can be a pain to modify, especially when it comes to convertibles. Again, just what i've heard, whether or not there's any validity to that claim, I dunno? But as far as exhaust systems go, you will be fighting an uphill battle all the way. Plus with it being a convertible, it is I believe 400 lbs heavier than a coupe. 26k is great for mileage, and should be in pretty good shape from the sounds of it. Also have to watch out for the clear coat to fail. Fox bodies all the way up to some S197's were all painted with a very stupid paint method from Ford (mix-matching base coat and clear coat manufacturers, which is why the paint may fail sometimes depending on how long it sees the sun everyday). Good luck, and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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