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Originally posted by Mannybox...don't try to tell me that a MKIV is better than a MKIII or any previous Cobra for that matter...
There`s no denying that the build quality on the (production) MkIV`s was definitely better than anything from Thames Ditton, but sometimes, more is less, eh? We know that true comparison is impossible, as the MkIV is of another time, a bit like comparing Grand Prix cars from now & 1966.
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Originally posted by ANF289...I just want to point out that there is a difference between a more valuable car and a better car...
Ditto that. Compare the 427S/C to the AC289, those that have driven both will (
usually!) say that the S/B-coilsprung combo is the best of the breed, but the values?
EVERYONE wants the 427!
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Originally posted by ANF289...And turning a MkIV into a MkIII look-alike does not make a MkIII, nor does it increase its value...
Agreed, you cannot turn a MkIV
into a MkIII, but from what I`ve seen, the conversion to MkIII-style does increase value, although it did lead to a fairly heated debate with a dealer once!
I suggested that his MkIV/III was £20k+ overpriced, putting it at MkIV Lightweight money, which he attempted to justify by showing me where the £50k of conversion went. He even said if I could find a MKIV as good or better for sale for less, that he`d give me the difference! I could find as good,
and better, but not for sale! Dammit! [
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