[frankym]

I had another brand of cobra prior to buying my SPF. I did drive 2 older ERAs and had been in a SPF dealer demo. Both were fine driving, very tight, true to form, everything was nicely proportioned and fitted. Here are my thoughts on the 2, first and foremost, the SPF is not available in a kit form. This is the biggest reason I wanted to go with SPF because I know that when I go to sell this car (perish the thought) I know that a buyer halfway across the country can look at my dyno and spec sheet, and provided the pictures are clear and indicate accurately the condition of the car, that person can purchase the car almost without ever seeing it. With ERA, yes you can buy a complete turn key minus, but for any potential buyer out there, there will always remain a little uncertainty about what stage the car evolved from their factory and what portion of the car was completed by the owner. Both outstanding cars, it's just that the SPF will vary one from another SPF only to the extent their drive trains are different. Each ERA is much more of a one-off custom car, unless you're dealing with ERA's factory assembled turn key minus, all I am saying is that it would be difficult to know for sure who and how did all the work on an ERA. I am on my second cobra and how each is built is wildly different from the next unless its built in South Africa or in New Briton. Both exceptional well thought out cars, every detail was thoroughly thought out and tested and retooled and tested again.