[Snakebit]

After 5 years of drooling over cobras, going to Carlisle in the rain, and seemingly endless reasearch, I finally put a deposite on an ERA 289 FIA.

I drove up to Connecticut yesterday and spent about 4 hrs with Peter going over the details. The shop tour was great. Nothing fancy, but the quality and the attention to even the smallest details would amaze you. How about stainless steel gas tank straps? Something you will not see when the kit is assembled, but they will not rust. The icing on the cake was the license plate bracket with welded on nuts out of stainless steel and powder coated! So you can imagine how the rest of the parts for the kit are made. It was like walking through a candy store when you were a kid for the first time. Parts every where. I'll take one of these, and one of these, and oh, one of those... Like they say, what makes ERA stand alone from the other kits is overall quality.

Taking delivery around June 2005, still need to save a few more bucks to get everything I want. Counting the days.

Peter was great, as were the guys in the shop. They took their time and answered all my questions making you feel at home.

If you are debating over which kit, definately visit the shop before you buy, but make sure you include ERA to compare to the rest.