something that irritated me at the dealer...

sn8kbit · 11-04-2002, 02:10 PM

ok, i love the new cobra body. just a damn good looking car. i'm also kind of fond of the way the 99 and 01's look. different hood wheels ect.

alas, no longer. while at the dealer with my father looking at the new 03 cobras, the standard V-6 stang now has the 99-01 hood.

not only that, the polished 99-01 SVT wheel is what the sales guy called "an appearance upgrade option" for the GT's.
so i won't say irritated, just put off that the uniqueness of my particular body style is no longer....

98banana · 11-04-2002, 02:21 PM

I saw that last week at a local dealership. I thought they had a pile of Cobras only to find out they were ALL v6 base models.

I can't believe they did that!!!

Beanhead · 11-04-2002, 03:19 PM

You can imagine all the people that were irritated back in '98/'99 when the "new" bodystyle came out, thus, outdating the '94-98's...

And, as a V6 owner as well, works both ways for me!

98banana · 11-04-2002, 03:44 PM

But, at least the 96-98's still have a distinctive look for a Cobra. If you see an '03 V6 coming at you, it looks a lot like a '99 or '01 Cobra because of the hood.

kevin · 11-04-2002, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by sn8kbit
ok, i love the new cobra body. just a damn good looking car. i'm also kind of fond of the way the 99 and 01's look. different hood wheels ect.

alas, no longer. while at the dealer with my father looking at the new 03 cobras, the standard V-6 stang now has the 99-01 hood. not only that, the polished 99-01 SVT wheel is what the sales guy called "an appearance upgrade option" for the GT's.
so i won't say irritated, just put off that the uniqueness of my particular body style is no longer....

butt steve, you will ALWAYS be unique to us

sn8kbit · 11-04-2002, 04:20 PM

true, there's definitely a difference in the 94-98 cobras vs. V-6's.

and kevin, thank ya, i think (removing names from my grill list daily now....hehehe)

**97whitevert** · 11-04-2002, 04:59 PM

awwwwwhhhh steve.... you know you are special to me!! ( thanks again for the drive!!!)

Beanhead · 11-04-2002, 05:10 PM

It's kind of amusing to think that all you have to do to your '03 V6 to make it look like a Cobra is put Cobra rims on it, convert to dual exhaust, get round fog lights!

**97whitevert** · 11-04-2002, 05:19 PM

so, joe , the beanhead from bean town--- when ya gonna join our club??

ya know ya want to......

Beanhead · 11-04-2002, 05:31 PM

Any day now as I just finished putting my clutch/tranny/exhaust back together! I was completely obsessed with finishing it properly, that I even ignored going grocery shopping and have lived on Dinty Moore beef stew ever since! (all right, maybe that's a little exaggerated, but I have eaten a lot of beef stew lately...)

As a matter of fact, I'm going to print out the app. right now!

**97whitevert** · 11-04-2002, 11:00 PM

Spiffy668 · 11-04-2002, 11:24 PM

Well, I guess it's time for me to locate a cowl hood...

Last thing I need is some ricer to give me the whole "wannabe cobra" speech..

STU · 11-05-2002, 08:36 AM

Steve, I think you have every right to be irritated!

It is one thing if someone buys the parts on their own to make a look alike, but for the factory to do it I feel is pretty low. I think most people want a little exclusiveness when they pay the bigger bucks for these cars and I think Ford should respect that.

This is pretty much what did in the SHO. You could hardly tell the difference between the regular Taurus and the SHO. Not much of a HP difference either. Why would someone pay the extra bucks for the SHO?

Beanhead · 11-05-2002, 10:43 AM

It's that the SHO rear bumper cover added 20RWHP, and let the family man who went car shopping with his wife for a minivan, convince his wife that it was a "family" car while at the same time, getting that feeling that he is driving something 'sporty'!!!

Great scam on Ford's part!

But yeah, all things considered, if I owned a 2000R, I wouldn't exactly want base models looking just like it if all they had to do was add that spoiler....

11-04-2002, 02:10 PM	#1
sn8kbit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: music frickin city, USA Posts: 1,417	something that irritated me at the dealer... ok, i love the new cobra body. just a damn good looking car. i'm also kind of fond of the way the 99 and 01's look. different hood wheels ect. alas, no longer. while at the dealer with my father looking at the new 03 cobras, the standard V-6 stang now has the 99-01 hood. not only that, the polished 99-01 SVT wheel is what the sales guy called "an appearance upgrade option" for the GT's. so i won't say irritated, just put off that the uniqueness of my particular body style is no longer.... __________________ internet redneck.. 1999 Black Coupe Maximum Motorsports Kenny Brown IRS'd hybrid

11-04-2002, 02:21 PM	#2
98banana Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: North, SC Posts: 1,789	I saw that last week at a local dealership. I thought they had a pile of Cobras only to find out they were ALL v6 base models. I can't believe they did that!!! __________________ Tom Lewis Nothing fun to drive...

11-04-2002, 03:19 PM	#3
Beanhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 56	You can imagine all the people that were irritated back in '98/'99 when the "new" bodystyle came out, thus, outdating the '94-98's... And, as a V6 owner as well, works both ways for me! __________________ '94 Rio Red Cobra '95 Rio Red V6 '01 ZX7R Yellow/Black

11-04-2002, 04:20 PM	#6
sn8kbit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: music frickin city, USA Posts: 1,417	true, there's definitely a difference in the 94-98 cobras vs. V-6's. and kevin, thank ya, i think (removing names from my grill list daily now....hehehe) __________________ internet redneck.. 1999 Black Coupe Maximum Motorsports Kenny Brown IRS'd hybrid

11-04-2002, 04:59 PM	#7
97whitevert well, maybe.... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: anywhere, everywhere....NC Posts: 11,730	awwwwwhhhh steve.... you know you are special to me!! ( thanks again for the drive!!!) __________________ Lisa 97 white convertible #99 Born on 1/28/97 03 sonic blue coupe #323 Born on 6/4/02 86 SVO Mustang track beast- The older brother of the SVT ! 99 green BAT 95 laser red F150 06 sonic blue Escape "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi

11-04-2002, 03:44 PM	#4
98banana Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: North, SC Posts: 1,789	But, at least the 96-98's still have a distinctive look for a Cobra. If you see an '03 V6 coming at you, it looks a lot like a '99 or '01 Cobra because of the hood.

11-04-2002, 05:10 PM	#8
Beanhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 56	It's kind of amusing to think that all you have to do to your '03 V6 to make it look like a Cobra is put Cobra rims on it, convert to dual exhaust, get round fog lights! __________________ '94 Rio Red Cobra '95 Rio Red V6 '01 ZX7R Yellow/Black

11-04-2002, 05:19 PM	#9
97whitevert well, maybe.... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: anywhere, everywhere....NC Posts: 11,730	so, joe , the beanhead from bean town--- when ya gonna join our club?? ya know ya want to...... __________________ Lisa 97 white convertible #99 Born on 1/28/97 03 sonic blue coupe #323 Born on 6/4/02 86 SVO Mustang track beast- The older brother of the SVT ! 99 green BAT 95 laser red F150 06 sonic blue Escape "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi

11-04-2002, 05:31 PM	#10
Beanhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 56	Any day now as I just finished putting my clutch/tranny/exhaust back together! I was completely obsessed with finishing it properly, that I even ignored going grocery shopping and have lived on Dinty Moore beef stew ever since! (all right, maybe that's a little exaggerated, but I have eaten a lot of beef stew lately...) As a matter of fact, I'm going to print out the app. right now! __________________ '94 Rio Red Cobra '95 Rio Red V6 '01 ZX7R Yellow/Black

11-04-2002, 11:00 PM	#11
97whitevert well, maybe.... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: anywhere, everywhere....NC Posts: 11,730	__________________ Lisa 97 white convertible #99 Born on 1/28/97 03 sonic blue coupe #323 Born on 6/4/02 86 SVO Mustang track beast- The older brother of the SVT ! 99 green BAT 95 laser red F150 06 sonic blue Escape "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi

11-04-2002, 11:24 PM	#12
Spiffy668 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 274	Well, I guess it's time for me to locate a cowl hood... Last thing I need is some ricer to give me the whole "wannabe cobra" speech.. __________________ 1999 Rio Red Cobra Convertible #2985/4055 Owners Registry: Click Me!!

11-05-2002, 08:36 AM	#13
STU Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 713	Steve, I think you have every right to be irritated! It is one thing if someone buys the parts on their own to make a look alike, but for the factory to do it I feel is pretty low. I think most people want a little exclusiveness when they pay the bigger bucks for these cars and I think Ford should respect that. This is pretty much what did in the SHO. You could hardly tell the difference between the regular Taurus and the SHO. Not much of a HP difference either. Why would someone pay the extra bucks for the SHO?

11-05-2002, 10:43 AM	#14
Beanhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 56	It's that the SHO rear bumper cover added 20RWHP, and let the family man who went car shopping with his wife for a minivan, convince his wife that it was a "family" car while at the same time, getting that feeling that he is driving something 'sporty'!!! Great scam on Ford's part! But yeah, all things considered, if I owned a 2000R, I wouldn't exactly want base models looking just like it if all they had to do was add that spoiler.... __________________ '94 Rio Red Cobra '95 Rio Red V6 '01 ZX7R Yellow/Black

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