[DeTomaso] The latest on the non-cruise cruise control

[eldon hower]

AMEN CHARLES-----it's all about the ENJOY THE CAR,any
way you can. You are all probably an individualist or
you wouldn't own a Pantera.

Bud #3400




--- Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

> That is one of the saddest things I've ever
> heard.....
> 
> The whole idea of cruise control on an exotic sports
> car is just laughable
> to 
> me.   Cruise control is for people who don't have
> any interest in driving, 
> and are just using a vehicle as a transportation
> module to get from one
> place to 
> another.   Sports cars are supposed to be driven by
> people who LIKE to be 
> involved, and like to actually DRIVE their car, not
> passenger in it.
> 
> I admit that droning along a freeway for 12 hours
> would get a bit tiresome
> in 
> a Pantera.   But then again, if that's how somebody
> is getting to Las Vegas,
> 
> they're largely missing the point there too!
> 
> Mike (600 miles from my house to Vegas, of which
> only about 30 are on
> anything other than two-lane roads!)
> }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
> 
> Mike, I respectfully disagree with your post. I'd
> much rather see someone
> drive their Pantera 12 hours with cruise control
> than leave it at home, go
> in a rental car, or not go at all. Not everyone has
> a week to spend simply
> traveling to an event, and the choice is either a)
> banzai run on the highway
> to be able to enjoy a few days of Pantera bonding or
> b) not attend. 
> 
> Assuming that Vegas is somewhat like the
> International Meetings, there
> simply isn't enough time to do everything "right" -
> take only two-lane roads
> to get from Spain to Austria would be a week-long
> affair, ditto from Chicago
> to Vegas. So compromises are made - we'll enjoy the
> event "right", spend 4
> days basking in Pantera stuff - but get the trip
> there over with as quickly
> as possible since it is a damn long way, even
> highway droning. 
> 
> I salute someone who drives their car to Vegas, even
> if they took all
> highways, instead of going by plane. At least they
> are getting some use out
> of the car and can participate in events during the
> weekend in it (track
> day, etc). 
> 
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