Cobra saga continues... New Tire opinions?

Hi Dave, If you're getting the replacement tiires for the cost of installation, and still want to sell the car, I wouldn't spend another dime on them other than that.

Kate

I didn't see the pictures! is there a link?

Kate

"Andy Budwill" wrote in message news:tGnZa.314228$ snipped-for-privacy@news1.central.cox.net... | Still wish I could come up with the money I'd fly out to Wisconsin and drive | it back to Arizona in a heartbeat (: Good luck selling it. Hold onto it | until you get what you are asking for, it'll happen - I've seen the pictures | of it. | | Andy | | "DaveZ" wrote in message | news:9ckZa.2035042$ snipped-for-privacy@news.easynews.com... | > well thank you all for your input. I really appreciate your wisdom. | >

| > I somewhat figured he was pulling my chain.. and would only dance for him | so | > far. | >

| > I had the exhaust replaced today with a catback system slightly more open | > than O.E. so it purrs like a kitten on idle and roars like a lion when | > romped.-- $400 not too bad. | >

| > I checked with Sears, who I'd bought my now dry rotted tires from 3 years | > and 12k miles ago. They are offering to replace the BFGoodRich CompT/As | > with the same (about a $105 credit per tire). My cost is installation at | $13 | > per tire. period.. or I can chip in more to go up to just about any | brand.. | > Sumitomo, Yokohomo, Kelley etc etc. Any opinions on which tire is better | > for the buck ? I personally drive this car street, hwy and maybe romp at | > 70mph tops. I still want to stay Z rated. Ideas ? | >

| > The buyer told me to contact him after I had the exhaust replaced.. plus | he | > knew nothing about the tires going to be replaced for free. Bonus for him | > there I thought. Well he said he had more thoughts and decided that he | > really wasn't interested in the car strictly now because the tail light | had | > been broken out by someone backing in to me a few years ago... I have | > replaced it with an OE lens from Ford btw plus bought two extras from | Ebay. | > His buddy told him not to trust anything .. that it could have been | severly | > hit at one point... there was just no way of knowing. He said he had | > settled in his mind on a lower price and would spring cash for it if I had | > decided to sell.. but he didn't want to offend me by quoting it. For #$its | > and giggles I asked.. and he said $8000.. even after replacing the exhaust | > and getting new tires. I promptly told him that I wasn't interested in | > playing his games anymore and said in fact, I was now more interested in | > staying somewhere closer to my original asking price and that if he keeps | > looking he could either a) buy a newer, more perfect cobra for $18-25 | grand, | > used.. or $35k plus for a new 2003... or b) come to his senses and call me | > back to offer me more. I said I would no longer wait for him to decide | and | > would advertise via ebay and by paper starting sunday.. I pretty much | left | > it at that. | >

| > This really is a sweet cobra.. and I am not out to jerk anyone around. I | > even ran a carfax to show any interested. Well, his loss... | >

| > Anyone interested in this car ? You will get the 110% honest truth on it. | > No B.S. | >

| > davez | >

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Screw him. He's jacking you around, period.

How do you know if it has been badly damaged??? Just look all over the body for the VIN tags. It amazes me that someone who wants so much, knows so little about telling if there has been major fixes.

VIN tags are on virtually every body panel, inner front fenders, nose cap, hood, hatch, under each door, etc... If they have the VIN then either they're original or whoever did any repaint work knew to either try and save them or paint around them. In both cases it could be obvious. If they've been painted over, then it's obvious again. If the panel has been replaced, then the decal will be Ford DOT instead of the VIN.

It sounds like a great car, I'd love to have something like that. Of course with nothing but my Ranger right now, I'd love to have anything with power.

Steve

Way overpriced. It's non-original with mods and crap all over the windows, not to mention the body dings.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

"SVTKate" wrote in news:e8zZa.477$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com:

Just curious, what other tires have you tried? My Goodyear F1s need to be replaced soon.

Blue Gator

Dunlops, Pirellis, Goodyears, Yokohamas, Goodrich, and the old Firestone Firehawks (which, BTW, were crap).

Go to the Tire Rack's tire rating guide and compare the Firehawks to the rest. You'll see that they're best in their price range, and better over all than most of high-buck tires.

I was not going to get Firestones, but after looking at the ratings I decided to take a chance. Boy, am I glad I did. They're awesome tires!

Patrick '93 Cobra (Firehawk equipped)