[DeTomaso] Fw: L or pre L

[Will Demelo]

Find the best car you can afford, be it L or pre L,then make changes 
accordingly.
And yes, you will make changes.
Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <fkhjr at cox.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] L or pre L


>
> In a message dated 12/23/08 13 16 34, fkhjr at cox.net writes:
>
>
>> i've been looking for a Pantera for some months now and
>> have a question i haven't seen addressed before.
>> are there any good reasons to prefer an L over a
>> pre-L? thanks in advance and happy holidays.
>>
>
> It's all down to personal preference.   Generally speaking, the L-model 
> cars
> had some engineering improvements which made them better cars; however, 
> they
> also had a lot of quality taken out by budget-conscious bean-counters, 
> which
> made them worse cars.
>
> The early pre-L cars had closed-chamber heads and made more power, but
> engines are cheap and by this time, most Panteras have been modified to 
> varying
> degrees, so it's impossible to generalize any more.   You could find a dog 
> of a
> Pre-L or a rockin' sockin' Pantera L.
>
> Most people prefer the appearance of the chrome-bumper cars, but a 
> sizeable
> minority prefer the one-piece bumpers.
>
> Really, it's up to you to decide what is important to you, and what you
> prefer.   You really can't go wrong either way....
>
> Mike
>
>
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