[BLACKJACK]

OKAY,, MATT - - -

YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE OPTIONS IS FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. CONTACT ALL OF THEM - TELL THEM YOU ARE GOING TO BUY A COBRA AND WOULD LIKE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THEIR CAR(S) AND THE AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES.

KEEP IN MIND THOUGH TO NOT JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE CAR BUY THE QUALITY OF THE ADVERTISING MATERIAL. SOME MANUFACTURERS OF "MODEST" CARS HAVE VERY NICE FOUR COLOR LITERATURE WHILE SOME OF THE BEST QUALITY MANUFACTURERS HAVE VERY MODEST BROCHURES.

ALL YOUR REALLY LOOKING FOR AT THIS STAGE IS TO IDENTIFY THE OPTIONS THAT YOU WANT ON THE CAR. THE "HOMEWORK" PART COMES IN WHEN YOU CONSTRUCT A MATRIX OF MANUFACTURERS AND ACCESSORIES. IT WILL ALSO GIVE YOU A PLACE TO START IN DEVELOPING YOUR BUDGET.

ONCE YOU HAVE MATRIXED THE ABOVE AND CONSIDERED YOUR BUDGET YOU WILL BE ABLE NARROW THE FIELD OF CANDIDATE CARS DOWN TO TWO OR THREE. AT THAT POINT YOU CAN TURN THIS THREAD INTO AN ENCYLOPEDIA BUY ASKING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC CARS.

REMEMBER THOUGH THAT IF YOU POSE QUESTIONS SUCH AS "WHICH IS BETTER, A BIG BLOCK OR A SMALL BLOCK"??? OR ANYTHING DEALING WITH "REAL" VS. "NOT SO REAL" VS "NOT VERY REAL" VS "FAKE" YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF SPENDING MANY HOURS SORTING OUT ALL OF THE RESPONSES AND THEN WONDER WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR ORIGINAL THREAD.

ONE THING YOU'LL FIND NO SHORTAGE OF HERE IS "OPINIONS". THE FUN IS ONLY BEGINNING.

GOOD LUCK

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY.

BLACKJACK