[tz1238]

Just started looking for a cobra after 20 years of boating. I look at buying a cobra just like owning a boat. Nobody needs a cobra, just like nobody needs a boat. These items are purchased just for your pleasure, surely not with making money or just staying even
in mind. I had 7 boats in twenty years, always trading in and upgrading for a bigger model. As long as I stayed in boating you basically could stay even on your trade-in and get just about what you paid for them or take a small hit. I knew that when the day came to get out of boating I would have to bend over and grab my ankles. I sold my forty footer this year because I priced it right and ended up taking even less. Sure everybody wants to get as much as they can, but I was just glad to sell it and move on to other things. I still have all the great memories and friends that I made along the years. And if you look at how much money I've lost in twenty years on just buying normal cars, the lost on the boats were actually smaller. If I took all the money I've spent on boating I could have afforded any car I wanted.
What I'm trying to get at is that count your time owning the car as money well spent. The memories of you picking up that car and all the fun you had with it will last a lifetime. I don't understand some remarks I've read here about if I don't get this much I'll let the car rot in the garage. What good is that? You are hurting no one but yourself with that statement. I'm sure some people can afford to do this, others cannot. People will offer you less, it's a buyers market and I really don't think that will change for a while. I wouldn't be looking for a cobra if I didn't give in on my price on my boat. Selling any toy is a pain, nobody needs one, thay just want one. It's just a business transaction, nothing more. Being insulted by an offer is ridiculous, don't let it get personal, you can always say no. Enjoy the time you owned it, life's too short to look back.

Thank's for letting me rattle on.