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Great question and not easy to answer. My experience with buying and tinkering with a handful of high watermark replica Cobras has been that mileage means VERY LITTLE other than perceived value/use. There is nothing REAL about it - it's all false perception. I'd rather own some of the 30K+ mile Cobras I have seen and know about than MANY that I've seen with less than 10K miles. The cleanest Cobra I've owned myself had over 18K miles when I purchased it. It was still rated a #1 condition by a certified appraiser. The underside was spotless, as was everything else. It was used, enjoyed, and well cared for. Who cares about mileage - you need to shop for condition, maintenance history/records and how you feel about the seller and his treatment of the car.

I strongly disagree with the statement that a 10K mile Cobra is equivalent to a 100K mile daily driver. Mileage is just one SMALL part of the total equation when evaluating a potential Cobra purchase. I would not have known this if I haven't repeatedly learned this lesson time and time again.

This logic/personal experience goes beyond just the toy car market. I think the same would apply to all used cars. Low mileage only helps within a factory warranty period. Beyond that, you need to shop a car based on far more factors than low mileage.