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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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Hey guys, I have been lurking for some time and I think Im pretty dead set on buying this 03 Cobra. Here is the website.
http://www.auto-spectrum.com/detail-...a-2497294.html
Steve, the owner, says the car put 460 down at the wheels. My questions are this, is Lamotta Performance a reputable shop? And with that much power what kind of times could I expect out of it? Either way I'm stoked and will post pictures once I actually have it. Looking forward to chatting with all of you!
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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I don't know Lamotta, but I did buy my Cobra from them.. decent guys.. but they know nothing about the cars... I honestly, probably wouldn't buy from them again... but that's just me.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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heck, my old Cobra is probably still for sale.. a bit cheaper, but its got a tick over 50k on the clock, but around 500.. if not more. It's still on the dealers website.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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wow that car is sexy....nice choice
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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First off, that driver seat is gross.[:'(] Maybe it's wet from them cleaning it, but it's all dingy. 2nd, who the hell would put BFG KDW's on the back and then leave the cheap *** Nexen tires up front?[] Yeah that's real safe. I bet if you get in a corner real hard that front will push right into a guidrail cuz those KDW's are badass and stick like crazy for street tires!!! Apples and Oranges for a tire mix. The over all car is very clean and bonus for the mileage!
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Changed my mind on it. I decided I should check out some others before I commit to one.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Fr500's all day! It looks great. I have been looking at this Cobra also but I doubt I will settle on buying this one.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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I will probably buy one from these guys because they know their cars...but I also don't want to rush into the first one I look at. Im really hoping to find a bone stock one that a mature owner has had...so that way I can be the only one to abuse it.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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uhm yeah - I bought my car from them - they don't know cars all that well... atleast Cobras - unless they've learned an awful lot, or they were just pretending to be stupid.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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where are the pictures of the underside of the car? I beat it has dents, who ever had this car drove it hard. from the looks of the rotors left it outside un garaged,or drove it in the rain. I dont buy cars from dealers i want to meet the guy that owned it, stored it in his garage and tell me he never drove it in the rain. Its very easy to tell by looking at the under side of the car. They took 1000 pictures of the sides of the car but no under shoots come on! bet its been jacked up in the wrong spots, and dented from driving it careless. 35k miles Isnt very low for these cars making that much power, see the above post about the tick problem at 50k
There are 2 really nice looking 03 cobras on san diego CL 1 is a vert with 25k and the other a silver coupe with 8k miles both are asking $26k way nicer cars than this one



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