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HAN COTW 07.16-07.23: 2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra

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Old 07-21-2002, 11:52 AM
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Bang for the buck, the new Cobra is nice; however is it me or does it look bland and boring? For $35 I'd expect a little bit more style, even for a Ford product. If I had to choose a muscle car I'd take the WS6 because of its aggressive looks.
The only American sports car I like and see value in and even consider buying would be a Z06.
Old 07-21-2002, 03:07 PM
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Originally posted by RavenLude
Bang for the buck, the new Cobra is nice; however is it me or does it look bland and boring? For $35 I'd expect a little bit more style, even for a Ford product. If I had to choose a muscle car I'd take the WS6 because of its aggressive looks.
The only American sports car I like and see value in and even consider buying would be a Z06.

True, the next Z06 is supposed to be lighter and better quality, not to mention more powerful. If they keep it under 50K it'll deserve to be a huge hit.
Old 07-21-2002, 06:50 PM
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Ya know, you'd think by now with everything we've learned from the big three and imports, that someone would have founded a car company with the principles of the best of both worlds. Imagine that SVT Cobra, same engine and performance, built with first rate materials, assembled seamlessly, consistant gleaming paint that will still look good after 5 years, and superior microfinishing on all the engine parts with near zero tolerances. An idle so smooth you can balance a dime on the valve cover and still screams with 400 hp. All for the same price. Oh, well, I guess we'll never have our cake and eat it too.
Old 07-21-2002, 11:10 PM
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Sweet car, but already many taking first orders are having problems and taking them back for repairs,reminds me of the problem they had with the previous Cobra and the exhaust tuning and it wasnt making 320BHP.
Old 07-22-2002, 04:56 AM
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Originally posted by fastball
Ya know, you'd think by now with everything we've learned from the big three and imports, that someone would have founded a car company with the principles of the best of both worlds. Imagine that SVT Cobra, same engine and performance, built with first rate materials, assembled seamlessly, consistant gleaming paint that will still look good after 5 years, and superior microfinishing on all the engine parts with near zero tolerances. An idle so smooth you can balance a dime on the valve cover and still screams with 400 hp. All for the same price. Oh, well, I guess we'll never have our cake and eat it too.
I guess your right. The only way Ford can offer that can of value is going cheap. I rather have a well built car myself.
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