Car of the Month Video-Iceland 850 - United Bimmer Community

**TerryY** · 02-16-2006, 12:04 AM

**dinan540** · 02-17-2006, 12:07 PM

What a sweet car. How many were produced and for how many years?

**94bmw325i** · 02-17-2006, 02:31 PM

Now that is a nice car!

Terry are you ever going to modify your cobra? Im guessing if its the supercharged cobra with just a few mods, like a new pulley, cams, headers, etc it wouldn't be too much slower?

**TerryY** · 02-17-2006, 02:49 PM

Hi
There were about 21,000 8 series produced worldwide. 1989-2001 makes it the longest in production "Failure" that I have ever heard of.
US years were 1991 thru 1997.

Around 7000 came to the US and it is estimated that less than 5000 are still on the road here.

The Cobra will probably remain stock (no supercharger) Have you ever driven a Cobra on wet roads? Remember I live in the Pacific NorthWet.

**catalyst** · 02-17-2006, 09:02 PM

such a good looking car.

To bad about that open diff though.

**komodo** · 02-19-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TerryY

The Cobra will probably remain stock (no supercharger) Have you ever driven a Cobra on wet roads? Remember I live in the Pacific NorthWet.

I hear the suspension on those cobras is something not to be taken lightly.

haha

**TerryY** · 02-19-2006, 11:15 PM

Nothing like having all of the rubber bushings go from fully loaded to relaxed over bumps in the middle of a turn at 75 MPH in the rain

The rear moves over about 6" before it sticks again

The '99 Cobra had a real independent rear suspension and it would bolt right into my '98 if I wanted to go that far. But it does what I bought it for now--Be Loud and go fast in a straight line

The 8 is for Driving pleasure

**Numark318i** · 02-24-2006, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryY

Nothing like having all of the rubber bushings go from fully loaded to relaxed over bumps in the middle of a turn at 75 MPH in the rain

The rear moves over about 6" before it sticks again

The '99 Cobra had a real independent rear suspension and it would bolt right into my '98 if I wanted to go that far. But it does what I bought it for now--Be Loud and go fast in a straight line

The 8 is for Driving pleasure

ive seen a corvette do that in front of me after hitting some bumps in a turn.

**TerryY** · 02-24-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Numark318i

ive seen a corvette do that in front of me after hitting some bumps in a turn.

You need to be in the drivers seat when it does it to fully appreciate the sensation!

**zeaq328i** · 05-26-2006, 10:41 AM

**celsdogg** · 05-27-2006, 10:22 AM

nice video, sweet 8!

music was a nice touch, but would have liked to hear more of the car.

**Dudesky** · 05-27-2006, 10:42 AM

Sorry, but the music was really disturbing . . I kept getting distracted with thoughts of Rocky. And this is the kind of video I don't need to see, after I just settled on keeping my 3'er