Does anyone else get as annoyed as I do with the term "kit"?
I parked at a coffee shop at Seascape (Aptos, CA) and noticed a woman walking nearby who was intensely looking over my Cobra. She seemed to be admiring it, and just as I shut the engine down I heard a man's voice yell out, "It's a KIT!" to which she replied, "Yeah. I knew it was a kit!"
I glanced over my shoulder to where the man was at and he was standing next to an older looking common blob of a SUV.
Really? That's what they're driving? I hope he has an original Cobra in the garage at home...
Some people naively ask if my ERA 289 FIA is a "kit", but I usually refer to it as a "replica". This couple seemed to be purposely denigrating it with the term. I've been into Cobras for 15 years, and though I know by sheer probability when I see a Cobra it will likely be a replica, I still give each car a good look over before I decide it is not an original and I would never call someone's Cobra a "kit".
Perhaps it's that VW-based "kit car" stigma that bugs me.
Anyone else cringe a bit on the "kit" term?
DD
99% of the people admire the beauty and styling of my Cobra, and then go nearly
orgasmic
when I start it up. I like these people. The other 1% I can live without.
