IMHO, the difference is mostly in the "exclusivity"--Eleanwhores (owww, that's mean...but deadly accurate for a clone-of-a-clone that offers an imitation experience for a price, eh?) are, for now, way LESS common, and MORE *celebrity*-associated than any of the *new cobras*. And (most of) the folks that're paying $150K+ for an "Ellie" are wealthy enough that it's "pocket change" for 'em; just another piece of "look what I got that you don't" clubbing trash, not really any different than an Escalade with with a couple times it's sticker price in "bling" tacked on. While I doubt that most of 'em appreciate the historical context of EITHER vehicle, I'll give 'em that it's more comfortable to cruise in a closed/top-up, a/c'd, stereo'd, *accessorized* "Ellie" than in a CSX repop (from Shelby or any of the other sources). Which'll probably mean that the typical 2- to 3-year old "Ellie" for sale will have more miles on it than the equivalent CSX/kit seems to (just take a look at Cobra Country's classified section). In all fairness, the "typical" CSX/kit reminds me of the sailboat I bought 25 yrs ago--used "every weekend" the first summer; "every holiday wkend" the second summer, "for sale" the third summer.... OTOH, I expect there'll be some really nice *celebrity-owned* clone-clones available for us to buy *cheap* & enjoy driving the snot out of, in just a few years, eh? OTOH, I feel out of synch with that trend, because the *repop* I really want is a Kirkham FIA "street version" with the transverse leaf spring suspension option.... Dave ---------------------------------------------------------- Colin writes-- "I don't understand it myself , for example, the "continuation" or whatever they are calling the new CSX Cobras are less than half of an original CSX 2xxx or CSX 3xxx car. But the Elanwhores, ooops, sorry, Elanores are just as expensive or more so than an original version of the car they somewhat look like?"
