[DeTomaso] Tonight's debate: Vette vs. Pantera..

Thu Oct 16 11:36:14 EDT 2008

The NSX is beautiful Tom.
  An editor for Road & Track or one of the other auto mags once described the NSX as the "best sports car in the world"....Yea, I know that was quite a few years ago but they do rock.

  I questioned all the reviews until I drove one....for a computer brain instead of a carburator it handles like it is on rails and awas a joy to drive....great styling. I have a friend (Tom King) at Silver State who is a long time ORR veteran and he just put a blower on his akready very fast NSX and is returning in May to run the NORC. I like them but as long as I am dreaming give me the new midship Audi <?>  

  dawg
Tom Baranek-Home <tbaranek at earthlink.net> wrote:
  There are 3-4 Pantera/NSX people here...
When you hear custom Borla pipes screaming at 8,000+ rpm...I dare you to yawn!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: michael at michaelshortt.com 
To: adin at frontier.net 
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com ; Tom Baranek-Home 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tonight's debate: Vette vs. Pantera..

Ask Tom Baranek in NC, he has a beautiful Black with Red Int NSX to match his Red Pantera with a Black int.
Great car, no rust issues ( like it can't rust ), only about 270-300 hp, but they weigh nothing.
If I had a big, big garage, it would be one of the toys I'd fill it with.

Michael in Savannah

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:51 AM, wrote:

Yep, the chebbies are the numbers champs. hard to beat at twice the $.

Soul? None, nadda zip.

If you want something soul-less, why not that Honda/Acura mid-engine thingy?

At least it "looks" like a performance car. At a distance,I can't
distuinguish a C-6 from the latest Miata. Its true, throw gas on me
and light the fuse.

Admittedly, the "soul" can become tiresome (the new truck motor is
sure a beast for the street) but when you give it the foot feed it IS
sweet.

Quoting wkooiman at earthlink.net:

> I completely agree with Dawg's response on this thread.
>
> Vettes are better in many ways, but the only way to stop the
> yawn-o-meter is to park a real car (like a Pantera) next to it.
>
> I'd still like a Vette, but not at the expense of my Pantera.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: msm at portata.com
>> Sent: Oct 16, 2008 12:09 AM
>> To: LaurieFerrari at aol.com, Detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tonight's debate: Vette vs. Pantera.. "a
>> moment ofhonesty"
>>
>> By that same logic, Toyota minivans are far roomier and more comfortable
>> than Corvettes. They get better mileage than Corvettes. They are more
>> reliable than Corvettes. Yup, Toyota minivans kick Corvette ass.
>>
>>
>> (You didn't think I would let that pass, did you? :-)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On Behalf Of LaurieFerrari at aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:08 PM
>> To: Detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Tonight's debate: Vette vs. Pantera.. "a moment
>> ofhonesty"
>>
>> Let's take a moment for pure honesty: Matters not which, C5, C6 or any
>>
>> other Vette...you've got to admit, they are far superior in all ways:
>> comfort,
>> styling, speed, fuel efficiency, reliability, and proven to outperform
>> any
>> anti-depressant on the market. On the other hand.. the Pantera makes
>> for a
>> humbling balance (except for its beautiful styling) sucks on comfort,
>> sucks on
>> fuel efficiency, super sucks on reliability and certainly some of the
>> vendors
>> are a pain in the decklid! But other than that, the owners are very
>> lovely,
>> witty and entertaining, and so I enjoy ownership and I do appreciate my
>> P for
>> being "uniquely different."
>>
>> Laurie: might be found braless, shoeless, pantiless, moneyless,
>> homeless....
>> but never Vetteless. (and now loving my C5 even better, thanks MF).
>>
>> p.s. regarding the polyester, nylon jacket and white shoe business,
>> who's to
>> say.. is that significantly worse than the attire of he who criticizes?
>>
>> (last comment censored and revised for purposes of diplomacy)
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Well hell my Triumph Bonneville does better then that!
>> You still need polyester slacks, white shoes, a nylon jacket with a
>> bunch of
>> patches all over it before the new Vette will start........I don't care
>> what
>> you think.
>> Its still butt ugly ;-]>
>>
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