Mike,
I think the key is not for you to have the Cobra experience, but your wife. Of course they are not a practical car. My insurance limits the drivers to me and my wife so I won't let people test drive the car.
This spring I will be happy to take you and your wife (+.5) for a ride. I will usually get to the Wyckoff cruise or Friday night at the Hot Dog caboose in MP. More than happy to talk to you and your wife on experience of having one of these cars.
Driving and owning a Cobra is more about how big a grin your face can support than any kind of practicality. Although, this past summer I drove up to Vermont in the Cobra and realized that I needed groceries. I had no problem finding room for 5 or 6 bags of food in the passenger seat and footwell.
