[Tommy]

Marco,
At the risk of inadvertently hurting someone's feelings, I'll take a shot at answering your question. I'll begin by noting something I've seen more frequently on this forum as Superformance owners have become more numerous here. It feels like there are more Cobra owners now who don't know much about how cars operate as machinery. I'm not saying there weren't people like that in the past; it's just that it feels like there are more of them now. ... In the past, novices who wanted to buy a high quality, professionally built Cobra replica had to rely on advice from people in the know about either what used car to buy or which brand and builder to choose. I suspect that made buying a Cobra replica an uncomfortable experiece for many novices. The emergence of the Superformance brand as a consistently high quality car needing only a drive train and wheels made it attractive to many novices. A would-be Cobra owner didn't have to know much of anything about cars, nor have a friend who did in order to feel comfortable about buying a Superformance. I think that may be why Superformance can sell cars when many used cars of comparable quality are languishing on the market. ... It's sort of the same reason why people will pay $500 for a new computer when a similar used one can be bought for $200. If the buyer doesn't trust his judgement in accessing the used item, he will often pay a higher price for the comfort of buying a new one.