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Originally Posted by xb-60
One question though - if you're cruising along, minding your own business in your 427/700hp Cobra replica, and you feel a sneeze coming, do you slow down? 
Cheers!
Glen |
While cruising along? No - I'd just sneeze. Lol! Sometimes you guys make it sound like driving a Cobra is like walking a tightrope with no safety net; one split second lapse in concentration and you're a goner. My car is rock solid at speed and handles quite nicely even on our twisty uneven roads. With right about 500hp and all the usual short wheelbase Cobra characteristics, I can get it out of shape very easily if I want, but it doesn't just up and do it on its own.
My analogy is that a powerful Cobra - assuming its in sound working order and not a claptrap assembly of junk parts - is sort of like owning a gun. It can be dangerous if misused, but it cannot do anything on its own. Its all up to the operator.
So, what caliber of handgun is simply ridiculous to own - anything over .38? 9mm? .44 magnum? The truth is even a .22 in inexperienced or incompetent hands is a disaster waiting to happen, while a .50 Action Express in the hands of a competent, sensible owner will do no one any harm (unless of course they're really asking for it
).
Hand over the keys of a 500+ hp Cobra to an eager novice whose only experience with speed is hitting 60 mph in a 3 ton sedan and we've all seen the sad result. On the flip side, there's guys on this forum who've been driving brutal 700 + hp monsters for years without incident.
I'd sooner say putting some people behind the wheel of any Cobra is simply ridiculous - far more so than any predetermined level of horsepower.