Renting a non-replica 1966 Cobra CSX 3000

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There's a $1.5 Million-dollar Bugatti Veyron being advertised online for rent for $25,000/Day.

If you owned that Bugatti along with a $1.5 Million-dollar 1966 Cobra CSX 3000, would you consider renting the Cobra for the same price?

A purely hypothetical question.

It should be a lot cheaper for the 427. Greatly reduced maintenance costs.

The owner of the Bugatti will rent his car for $25,000/Day. Would he take $25,000/Day to rent his Cobra? Hypothetically. If he were you....

[Side-Oilers]

No, I would not.

In the hands of anyone but a seasoned Cobra 427 driver, great damage (e.g. going into a spin and crashing) can result from giving a bit too much throttle, even at 70 mph.

Those cars are treacherous and not for anyone less than the very well trained. 

Those of us who own Kirkhams, and other nice replicas, probably wouldn't rent out our cars either.  But, at least a replica can be replaced. 

I realize the OP is just trying to assimilate enough info in order to prepare a market price, but with authentic Cobras that's not so easy to do.

Just about anyone can go rent most any type of late-model exotic car.  It just takes a fat credit card and signing a lot of waivers. 

I can't imagine anyone renting their CSX3000 unless it was for a static display or for a movie CGI shot, where the car is never in danger.

[Bill]

There's a $1.5 Million-dollar Bugatti Veyron being advertised online for rent for $25,000/Day.

If you owned that Bugatti along with a $1.5 Million-dollar 1966 Cobra CSX 3000, would you consider renting the Cobra for the same price?

A purely hypothetical question.

It should be a lot cheaper for the 427. Greatly reduced maintenance costs.

The owner of the Bugatti will rent his car for $25,000/Day. Would he take $25,000/Day to rent his Cobra? Hypothetically. If he were you....

There's a $1.5 Million-dollar Bugatti Veyron being advertised online for rent for $25,000/Day.

If you owned that Bugatti along with a $1.5 Million-dollar 1966 Cobra CSX 3000, would you consider renting the Cobra for the same price?

A purely hypothetical question.

Apples and Oranges, so no, you cannot compare the rental price of one vs the other in this case. Then again, you have yet to give detailed information as to timeline of loss of use? Was it recently, was it in the distant past, is it still occurring. How was the loss qualified? Was the car running and driving at the time of loss of use? If not, then the loss of use will be harder to prove, as the car was inoperable, and therefore, use would be subjective as to what type of use it could have in it's inoperable state. Quite a bit remains unknown, and only you can fill in those blanks for us to potentially offer a truly educated response.

[roddster]

   I just wouldn't want to be "that guy" who rented it out to some fool who wrecked it.

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Apples and Oranges, so no, you cannot compare the rental price of one vs the other in this case. Then again, you have yet to give detailed information as to timeline of loss of use? Was it recently, was it in the distant past, is it still occurring. How was the loss qualified? Was the car running and driving at the time of loss of use? If not, then the loss of use will be harder to prove, as the car was inoperable, and therefore, use would be subjective as to what type of use it could have in it's inoperable state. Quite a bit remains unknown, and only you can fill in those blanks for us to potentially offer a truly educated response.
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Hi Bill, Proving Loss of Use is the attorney's job. My job is to learn the rental cost of a Cobra.

[Chad]

It just would not happen.  These cars are only original once!  If the car was wrecked it would hurt the value for sure!

[CSX 4133]

STLUCIEAPPRAISAL,

Would the intended rental be by the hour, day, etc ?  Without a specific term it would be hard to even begin a calculation. The added variables being, actually driven or used in a static display.

[427heaven]

There just seems to be something inherently wrong with this scenerio , like asking how much would you rent out your girlfriend! Not saying that couldnt happen, just doesnt sit right some how.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I have been able to ride in 3 of the Daytona Coupes and drive 2 of them. In the mid 70s on occasion we'd be able to bring Mike Shoen's Coupe he had in a Hollywood Museum to COCOA meetings. Several of us made some spirited blasts around the Pacific Stereo parking lot. When the reborn Sports Car Graphic borrowed Carroll's freshly restored Coupe for a test at Willow they had to get a million dollar insurance rider. I drove that one back from some static photos at the top of the track. But by agreement I didn't go over "slow". So from hop in and enjoy to strict driving rules in about 10 years. Now add in the value increase of the last 35-40 years and I doubt I'll ever get a spin in the other 3.

[Bill]

Hi Bill, Proving Loss of Use is the attorney's job. My job is to learn the rental cost of a Cobra.

Yet the questions above remain unanswered, what is the timeline for the loss of use 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's or 2K's, and was the car original, unrestored, restored, or in pieces laying around the corner of a barn/garage at the time? Once more, running, or inoperable? Without these basic questions answered in great detail, your initial inquiry is moot.

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Yet the questions above remain unanswered, what is the timeline for the loss of use 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's or 2K's, and was the car original, unrestored, restored, or in pieces laying around the corner of a barn/garage at the time? Once more, running, or inoperable?

The timeline is 2018 to present, Figure the car was unrestored and running.