hey i got a 99 cobra... i would get a 01 if i could do it again... but i love my car and the fix in 99 was when they relesed the 99 cobra it didnt have 310 hp and 316ftpds... so ford had a recall on all 99 cobra's and they changed the intake,ecu,and exhaust... the ones that were fixed have a ford factoy sticker on the right side of the hood... i would get a 01... i hope i helped you