[DeTomaso] Tonight's debate: Vette vs. Pantera.. "a moment of

[boyd casey]

Maybe steve will buy you one with all the money he saved by not buying all
the NSX's he could afford to buy. ( being a connoisseur of fine automobiles
he bought a a Mitsubshitty instead) It is now on display at the
international champion race car drivers hall of Shame   I mean fame.
Boyd 73 L # 5783

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Garth Rodericks
<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:

> <<< the Pantera makes for a humbling balance (except  for its beautiful
> styling) sucks on comfort, sucks on fuel efficiency,  super sucks on
> reliability >>>
>
> I gotta agree with Tom on this one...
>
> Comfort - My 72 Pantera is WAAAAY more comfortable than any pre-84 Vette,
> and IMHO
> ergonomically more comfortable than any Vette since. Granted, a C5 or C6
> does offer a
> better suspension, but I can't stand the feeling of sitting in the heel of
> a tennis shoe.
>
> Fuel efficiency - Yup!  It sucks!  But I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency.
> But it does get better
> fuel economy than my friends' '58 and '71 Vette's though!
>
> Reliability - I drove my original 100,000 mile Pantera as my daily driver
> for 3 years with
> nary a problem. Perhaps you should have someone else work on your car, or
> drive it more
> often. Hangar rot kills em, regardless of whether it's an old car,
> motorcycle or airplane.
> Once my engine rebuild is complete I expect to put another 100,000
> trouble-free miles on
> the Pantera.
>
> Granted, I wouldn't mind having a late-model Corvette. It's definitely a
> LOT of car for the
> money. If I could afford it, I would probably have one too.  But never in
> lieu of my Pantera!
>
>
>
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