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The results from the poll show that most of you felt there were too many forums. The most popular choice, by far, was to consolidate them into chassis type, so that's what I've done.

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Forums > SVT Cobra > 1996 - 1998
Subject: questions......

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blue_raverUser is Offline


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06/13/2006 5:26 AM Alert 
im lookin to get either a 98 or a 99 svt cobra and i would really like to know a few things about these cars before i do all the finallizing on the money. what kind of problems would i ru into and at what mileage, is this a reliable vehicle, will i not regret buying this car? any kind of help would be greatly appreciated plz.

if there are ANY major problems that are or will go wrong with this car please somebody let me know.

thanks.
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06/13/2006 2:39 PM Alert 
no problems that I am aware of. I would look into the 99-up cars if you are worried about ride quality. The 99-ups came with IRS and are a much better riding car than the earlier live axle cars. If it is going to see a lot of dragstrip action though, you will want the live axle (98 model)
93 Cobra.
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84 SVO. 47k miles
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06/21/2006 3:52 PM Alert 
It really depends on what your looking for ... As already stated if your a straight line kinda guy .. the 98 would be a better choice since it already has a live axle. but if your a corner carver (autocross, road course) then the 99+ would be a better deal.

If you go for the 99 you will want to check and see if it has had the HP fix done. they hit the streets with less HP than ford advertised and they issues a recall (I believe but it might have been a TSB) for an exhaust fix and a head fix (again this is from memory but you want to be sure it got done what ever it is).

I have not heard about long term issues with either of these cars. and how could you EVER regret buying a COBRA no matter what the year or the condition LOL!!

Cheers, RDJ
R. David Jones
Al-Taqqadum, Iraq

95 Cobra - Rio Red Coupe
04 Cobra - Mystichrome convertible
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