02yellowstang said:
I would have to say most of my friends couldnt handle the car either but I guess you could say I'm not like most 16/17 year old kids. What I would have to say the difference is, is that I think before I act when most act then think later. From what I've relized from a very young age (younger than what I already am) is that I have every thing to lose and nothing to gain from racing someone or trying to impress someone. Even with the car I have now, little "ricers" which arent even that where I live, pull up beside me and want to race my V6 but I dont race them. I wanted my first car for the look. The Cobra I will admit the power is a nice thing to have but I want to enjoy the the look and sound of the V8. Will I race it? Ya I prolly will but NOT on the road, the track is where I will race it. My parents have always said I have always been mature for my age. Can I be dumb when I want to, ya I can be when the time is right. But I know too many friends and loved ones that have died in car accidents 5 from this year alone. So what I'm realy tryin to say is I'm not gonna be beatin the hell out of this car and doin 130 mph down every straight away I see. I will enjoy the car for what it is and what I have.
Ya, whatever. The first thing you did after it was probably just sarcastically mentioned in a conversation is jump on here and start bragging how your going to get a snake in the future. Anyone who tries to show off like this will certainly try to show off in a car that is a Cobra. A close friend of mine got an 03 snake as a graduation gift, at prom he tried to do a burnout; stalled the car twice and did a 540 degree spin in the parking lot and totaled 3 1/2 cars in the process. He also happened to be our valedictorian.
Im not trying to burn you or anything, but seriously think about it. A Cobra is totaly different than a sixbanger. Everybody, everywhere, all the time wants to race; even people in suvs and minivans.
Here is my personal experience: I too am a great kid, graduated with honors, have a 4.0 through my first year of college(thanks for letting me toot my own horn here) My father had a 90 Lx 5.0 that I inherited when I got my license. I didnt have the car a week before my mom made him sell it; at the time I was pissed and didnt understand why, but I do now. I then got a 95 Explorer (looking back at things this was the best car I have had to date; useful all around, safe for a teen to drive(as long as it has Michelin tires), and it was kind of a junker, kids never take care of their cars; I accidently mowed down about 20 yards worth of chain link fence with it at a HS football game. Then my awesome parents sold it and got me an 02 six banger mustang, THE SAME SITUATION YOU ARE IN. But all i did was bitch and moan about that car(it was stripped). what an ungreatful little SOB I was when my parents bought me a brand new car.
So being the ungreatful sob I was I got my grandmother to give me an early graduation gift, my 03 GT(and it had leather, oooohhh). That was the car I had a connection with. I was happy, the world was spinning, life was great(but it was an auto
) That car was stylish, had v8 power, so I was a kool kid at school, and it let me be free. I was 17 and I did get my first ticket in this car though, and looking back on it I did drive a little too aggresive in it.
However, around the time of the hurricanes last year, I became extremely blessed and put in a great place that everyone should be able to experience. Money does not bring happiness though, I know first hand. Anyhow, with my new situation and the deal I got I couldnot refuse to buy one of the last 04 Cobras in town, an 18 year old in an SVT, watch out. It is a great car, it rides stiff, has lots of driveline lash, creaks and rattles, and sometimes can be a pain to drive in traffic. BUT oh does it have power, it is the closest thing to a street racecar I have seen for anything less than $65k. The car has prestige, it is respected by all who know it, and envied by those with inferior cars. The Cobra has way too much power for the street, no driver can use the Cobras power legaly, and it begs to be driven. I almost got into some major stuff with this car, almost made some major mistakes with it, but was lucky that I never hurt myself, someone else, or any vehicles.
A while ago, I bought a brand new leftover 04 v6 for a close friend of mine. They werent in the best of situation and have had to put up with a lot of crap through their young years. This car was nothing special, omost stripped, but the respect and gratitude they showed really said something to me.
My point is you are young, you have a life to live, you will get a Cobra later in life. Most people work long and hard hours all their life and never get anything for it. A few people reward themselves with a Cobra, the car they have wanted all their life and they finally achieved their goal. It is fun being the top dog, but the anticipation of being top dog is just as fun. If you get a Cobra now, you have nothing to look forward to. Enjoy what you have, before it is gone.
PS - IF you still want a Cobra and you probably do, I will have one for sale in the fall as I will go to an 06 GT and enjoy the anticipation of a Shelby in my later years.
(I have a 02 V6 now hell of a jump huh)
My dad wouldnt let me get a 5.0 390hp is a bit much for 17 old kid no offence.
