Why??

[Snake2998]

Originally Posted by patrickt

They are a nuisance to 1) build 2) register with the DMV 3) insure 4) they break down just sitting in the garage 5) you hurt after driving them for more than an hour 6) parts are hard to find 7) parts are ridiculously expensive 8) if you have to put the top up it takes half an hour 9) a dog's breath is hotter than the heater 10) they break down a lot 11) they break down all the time 12) they break down daily, and so on....

I've had my Cobra on the road for 20 odd years - hasn't broken down once in that time - I don't know how many miles it's done as I never connected up the speedo but would guess at around 50 000 miles - had one flat when someone kicked the valve off the rim at a supermarket parking lot but it wasn't a big problem as the tyre only half deflated so could drive it to the nearest tyre shop to get the valve replaced.

The only problems I had where normal replacement parts - Spark plugs, battery, belts etc.

My wife built the motor for me and we both built the car on a tight budget.

So - why are your cars so unreliable if my economically built car is not? Although that might change now as I have a professionally built motor in it with home designed EFI. I am expecting major teething problems with this.

I agree with the comments regarding weather proofing as I try never to drive it in rain - but that's mainly because of traction issues and the risk of aquaplaning on the very wide and low loaded tyres. Also, in the strong South Easter winds that are common in Cape Town in summer, part of the route from my home sometimes has a 6' high cloud of beach sand blowing across the road that blasts you and the car from the side making it very unpleasant for the 10 or 15 seconds it takes to get through.