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Originally Posted by redmt
Check these out. Asking and getting are two different things. These guys are a consignment dealer so I guess it doesn't matter how soon or if they sell them. This is one of those head scratching situations I was talking about.
http://www.specialtysales.com/invent...&Submit=Search |
FWIW: As it relates to the original question and poster > Not all Cobra builds are created equal; even when comparing different SPFs. I clicked on your link, and noticed a car for sale there a good friend use to own. When you look at the ad, it reads $59K, and knowing what's in the car, including a FE aluminum $25,000 Shelby motor, completely revised suspension, replaced high end shocks/springs, all SPF gauges replaced with high-end gauges, different fuel system, fuel cell tank, special order paint, and seeing all the receipts from the former owner and the time it took to assemble the drivetrain and sort out the car, blah-blah-blah, the car ended up costing the original owner more than $85K to build. So, to the right buyer who wants a Shelby motor in their SPF and a lot of nice extras, that used car might be worth say 55-59k to someone. Whereas, maybe the more factory standard SPF car right next to it for sale in a common color theme might have an off-the-shelf 392 Ford Motorsport Crate motor in it and no extras or upgrades with an asking price of $50K, I'd say there would be a big gap between these two scenarios but sometimes they get priced closer to each other more than would seem reasonable to people who build them every day and know what all the "extras and upgrades" truly cost to do.
Unless you've actually built one from start to finish, or worst case had someone else build it for you, and had to pay for all the upgraded parts, labor time, money & energy spent to finish a car and sort it out - each car has to be looked at carefully to know what it might be worth from one person to the next.
And for others, no matter what, they don't want to buy someone else's car, build, or colors, and just want to be able to experience a new "turnkey minus" car for themselves, just how they want it to look or be equipped in the drivetrain area. If I've learned one thing about Cobras, just about everyone likes something a bit different than the next person, and that's what makes the variety so fun in all the different makes out there too. There are a few nice cars down at Specialty sales though. If you know what to look for used, there are some great deals out there right now for sure.