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I still see Cobras as pretty rare. Living in car crazy LA, with beautiful, Cobra friendly weather all year round (not today, we have some drizzle, or as channel 4 says: STORM WATCH '04!!!!), I still only have maybe one sighting a month. Usually its just Edley giving the Crescenta valley a Saturday morning side-pipe wake-up call.
Whenever I'm out, I car watch obsessively. Ferrari's and Lamborghinis are the only significant sports car makes in LA that are any rarer. I'd say that until recently, the Cobras were even rarer than the Ferrari's. As much as I love Cobras, and spend the majority of my spare time plotting my first purchase of one, I have to admit that the uniqueness of owning it is one of the allures. I'm not saying that Maricopa isn't right (the hat crack was pretty hilarious), but call me an egotist, I like the idea of having something rare and unique. A couple of years ago there were two Porsche Carreras, and two Boxter S's within TWO HUNDRED FEET either direction of my house. Plus, my boss had a Boxter S. I drove it and had the greatest driving experience of my life, but I couldn't help but be left a little blah about the fact that they were everywhere I turned. When it came down to deciding on what toy I wanted to reward myself with, the uniqueness of the Cobra was a significant factor. Like it or not, cars are part utility, part fashion statement. As fashion goes, scarcity is THE thing. Remember how tripped out people got over the new Bug? Now do you even turn your head to see it drive by? So yes, the increasing number of Cobras threatens to cut down on the number of thumbs ups at stoplights, wide-eyed kids in buses, and "is it original?" questions. But in the end, I don't care. As someone said earlier, I've always lusted after these cars, and at least the numbers are making prices more affordable!
MT
P.S. Cranky, sounds like that Cobra is really bringing you down. Tell you what, I'll take it off your hands so you're not so bummed out. You'll feel so much better. And just because I'm such a prince, I'll even pay for the flatbed to come get it. No charge. No, really, I care about you that much. It's the least I can do.
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