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[Jerriatric]

Hello, I am new to this forum and I have joined, first of all because I share your enthusiasm for cars in general and racing cars in particular but secondly, because in the not too distant future I will be in a position financially to invest in ‘the car of my dreams’. I have a short list of such cars and at the top of it is an AC Cobra but when I browse PistonHeads’ cars for sale the AC Cobra or Shelby Cobra is not included.
Is there a specific reason why or is it simply that there no examples currently for sale?
I should say at this point that although I have followed motor racing man and boy I have only a layman’s understanding of car mechanics and no experience at all in motor racing or track days. I have in the past owned a Lotus Exige which was a lot of fun. I live in France and I have carried out some research in current availability of the AC Cobra here but I would be prepared to buy a right- hand drive model if it ticked the right boxes. What I am finding difficult to understand is the huge range in prices and while it is clear that a genuine original in good condition will command a healthy 6 figure price tag, the many examples in the ‘replica’ or ‘continuation’ category have a bewildering price range. I would be grateful if any among you could provide me with a better understanding of the market and some advice on a good approach in assessing what may be a wise investment or not.

[jeremyc]

Jerriatric said:

Hello, I am new to this forum and I have joined, first of all because I share your enthusiasm for cars in general and racing cars in particular but secondly, because in the not too distant future I will be in a position financially to invest in ‘the car of my dreams’. I have a short list of such cars and at the top of it is an AC Cobra but when I browse PistonHeads’ cars for sale the AC Cobra or Shelby Cobra is not included.
Is there a specific reason why or is it simply that there no examples currently for sale?

Welcome to PistonHeads.

All the AC cars for sale, including a number of Cobras, can be found here in the classifieds.

[Charioteer]

Hi, Roy from Hull, East Yorks.
I drive a 2009 Audi S8 D3 with that beautiful V10. Fitted with a Hass Exhaust and remapped to 525BHP & 600 Nm of Torque. It's a brake rider below 30mph.
I hope to find like-minded PHers for meets and drive-outs.

Edited by Charioteer on Tuesday 18th June 09:33

[Ben Lowden]

Charioteer said:

Hi, Roy from Hull, East Yorks.
I drive a 2009 Audi S8 D3 with that beautiful V10. Fitted with a Hass Exhaust and remapped to 525BHP & 600 Nm of Torque. It's a brake rider below 30mph.
I hope to find like-minded PHers for meets and drive-outs.

Edited by Charioteer on Tuesday 18th June 09:33

Welcome to PH, that sounds fantastic! You can find our Events forum here, and your local Yorkshire forum here.

[818_porsche]

Hi Ben et all,

Thanks for accepting my joining request. I'm currently a Porsche Boxster owner having many previous Porsche marks and loving the brand. I've joined to predominantly search for a Sapphire blue 981 Boxster GTS with high spec and chat to like minded folk.

So If anyone know's of one coming up for sale or thinking of trading to a dealer, please drop me a message. I'm not a dealer and purely searching for the right car to upgrade our current Boxster.

Thanks

Matt

[Ben Lowden]

818_porsche said:

Hi Ben et all,

Thanks for accepting my joining request. I'm currently a Porsche Boxster owner having many previous Porsche marks and loving the brand. I've joined to predominantly search for a Sapphire blue 981 Boxster GTS with high spec and chat to like minded folk.

So If anyone know's of one coming up for sale or thinking of trading to a dealer, please drop me a message. I'm not a dealer and purely searching for the right car to upgrade our current Boxster.

Thanks

Matt

Welcome! It doesn't look like we have any for sale at the moment in the classifieds, but worth using this link to set up a saved search https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/search?colour=BLU&...

If you then go to your saved search page, you can set your notifications to be hourly (it's daily by default I think), so you'll be one of the first to know when a car goes live that matches your criteria https://www.pistonheads.com/account/savedsearches

[shishir333]

Thanks for approving my request

I am Shishir Thakur (36 Male) from India and I drive a 2016 Skoda Octavia MK3 1.4 TSI

I absolutely love my car and am in the process to learn more about the car mechanically!

Thank you all for making this a great informative forum

[DB9V12Volante]

Has anyone had a problem where the two rectangular display panels fail to illuminate? These are where the words 'Power, Beauty, Soul' appear at start-up and then display the mileage. All the other displays and dials are working correctly as is the roof operation(no CRM fault via AMDS). My car is an Auto 2008 DB9 Volante Many thanks for any advice.

[jeremyc]

DB9V12Volante said:

Has anyone had a problem where the two rectangular display panels fail to illuminate? These are where the words 'Power, Beauty, Soul' appear at start-up and then display the mileage. All the other displays and dials are working correctly as is the roof operation(no CRM fault via AMDS). My car is an Auto 2008 DB9 Volante Many thanks for any advice.

Welcome!

There is a discussion of this very fault in this thread in the Aston Martin forum

[Johnjohn77]

I recently went to a job interview on my motor bike, while I was in the interview my motor bike was stolen. I have social, domestic and leisure insurance cover. Can my insurance company invalidate my cover by classing it as a form of commuting.Im struggling to get a straight answer.

[Johnjohn77]

Johnjohn77 said:

I recently went to a job interview on my motor bike, while I was in the interview my motor bike was stolen. I have social, domestic and leisure insurance cover. Can my insurance company invalidate my cover by classing it as a form of commuting.Im struggling to get a straight answer.

Kind regards

John

[Ben Lowden]

Johnjohn77 said:

I recently went to a job interview on my motor bike, while I was in the interview my motor bike was stolen. I have social, domestic and leisure insurance cover. Can my insurance company invalidate my cover by classing it as a form of commuting.Im struggling to get a straight answer.

Welcome to PH! Very sorry to hear that. I'd recommend posting in our Speed, Plod & The Law forum here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...

[Step hen]

Good morning.
New here so first post.
Thanks for letting me into your group.
Currently open a tvr s3 so looking forward to discussing with other tvr members.
Lincolnshire based.

[iance]

Hi,don’t know if anyone can advise me on what to do but this is a real strange one.
I’ve owned my car for just over 6 years,bought from a reputable dealer and had no problems with it whatsoever
I’ve taxed it had it MoTd and insured it for 6 years all without a problem.
When I taxed it this year (online as I always do)
I received a letter from DVLA telling me that although they’d processed the tax the car according to their records is a Cat B write off and needs to be taken to an ATF facility and be crushed
The car is in near pristine condition,has been ever since I bought it.I’ve no idea what to do.Anyone any ideas

[Ben Lowden]

iance said:

Hi,don’t know if anyone can advise me on what to do but this is a real strange one.
I’ve owned my car for just over 6 years,bought from a reputable dealer and had no problems with it whatsoever
I’ve taxed it had it MoTd and insured it for 6 years all without a problem.
When I taxed it this year (online as I always do)
I received a letter from DVLA telling me that although they’d processed the tax the car according to their records is a Cat B write off and needs to be taken to an ATF facility and be crushed
The car is in near pristine condition,has been ever since I bought it.I’ve no idea what to do.Anyone any ideas

Welcome to PistonHeads! I'd suggest posting in our Speed, Plod & the Law forum here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...

[jamesdamien121]

Hi guys
First time advertising a car for sale on piston heads, love the way it builds the add for you and gives a good description and info about the cars.

So far I’ve only been contacted by scammers asking about the car, the email address have been passed on to PH who replied and added the e mail address to the black list.
They all asked me to supply them with a vehicle check from theautocheckupuk
Stupidly I agreed to the first one and they scammed me for £30, so I’m just putting it out there so others are aware
Thanks

[JeanR]

Hi

Just done my first post but not sure where it ended up!! Doesn’t seem to be here under the great article I have been looking for since before I bought it in May! New SLK55 AMG 2012 owner only 13,000 miles now.

Maybe someone knows but I have an “extra” brass plaque on my glove box over and above the AMG signature under the bonnet. Says “Special Edition” with a signature. Any ideas?

[Scrump]

jamesdamien121 said:

Hi guys
First time advertising a car for sale on piston heads, love the way it builds the add for you and gives a good description and info about the cars.

So far I’ve only been contacted by scammers asking about the car, the email address have been passed on to PH who replied and added the e mail address to the black list.
They all asked me to supply them with a vehicle check from theautocheckupuk
Stupidly I agreed to the first one and they scammed me for £30, so I’m just putting it out there so others are aware
Thanks

Unfortunately the spammers requesting car sellers to pay for a vehicle check is all too common. Glad to hear you didn’t fall for it. Hope the car sells quickly.

[Scrump]

JeanR said:

Hi

Just done my first post but not sure where it ended up!! Doesn’t seem to be here under the great article I have been looking for since before I bought it in May! New SLK55 AMG 2012 owner only 13,000 miles now.

Maybe someone knows but I have an “extra” brass plaque on my glove box over and above the AMG signature under the bonnet. Says “Special Edition” with a signature. Any ideas?

Your other post is here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

With regard to the special edition plaque, I recall someone else asking about something similar, turns out it was an aftermarket plaque bought from AliExpress or similar.

[Quinny2024]

Hi Everyone, I am wondering what car to get next, around the 20 grand mark, anybody any suggestions, I have been looking at the F Pace but not sure what model