[DeTomaso] the great debate

Mon Oct 20 13:33:35 EDT 2008

Sorta like having a cassette tape Walkman in High School and then you always
wanted a CD Walkman ( in college ) but couldn't buy it because you had no
spare money, but then later you had more money, would you go buy a modern
version of CD Walkman or get an iPod?

If the current Corvette ceases to evolve it will be the CD Walkman and there
will be an car that is the iPod as a better choice.

Plus I know that Corvette people are like Harley people it's a much a
lifestyle as a vehicle.
You are buying into the brand, there are much better bikes but none with the
, dare I say it, "Soul" of an HD.

That was the point.

Michael in Savannah

maybe a Tesla like vehicle with a 300 mile range that costs under 50K.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:

>  Because I thik for the most part, this group ( Pantera ) is made up of
> people who saw it or saw ads for it when they were new and always wanted one
> ( just like you suggest ) BUT the big difference is that ours is EXACTLY the
> same one we saw!  While they buy newer versions that did evolve, the
> original post was that it was suggested that that evolution might be coming
> to a halt for a while and my supposition was that if that product ceases to
> evolve that the desire for it will wain as newer products will fill the void
> of those predisposed to yearn for such things.
>
> It's one thing to be young and grow up to buy the EXACT same thing as what
> you wanted, it's another to grow up and buy the current day version of it IF
> the current day version is developmentally challenged by a corporate mindset
> that lapses into mediocrity.
>
> Which is a choice we never really had as there were no more made after ours
> in volume.
>
> Everybody who wanted a Corvette StringRay with a 427 has to settle for
> something else, the most recent available version or have 150,000 for an
> original, those who want a Pantera only have one option, buy the original.
>
> The only difference between the two groups is that ours buys an original
> while theirs buys a modern day incarnation ( no pun intended ) of the
> original and my point was that if the modern incarnation sucks, it will fail
> to impress, imprint, excite  the NEXT generation that comes later who would
> have used that car as their inspiration, like we had the original Pantera as
> ours.
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:02 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>> I know this will only stir the pot (and I was really getting tired of
>> this being a Corvette forum)...
>>
>> So what makes the Pantera demographic any different?
>>
>> Kids who couldn't afford it when they were younger so they bought it
>> when they got older?
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>:
>>
>> > Well there you have another point, my local Honda Dealership has a 2004
>> Z06
>> > on the lot right now for 23K, a car that four years ago was over 65K.
>> >
>> > C-4 can be had for 10K or less.
>> >
>> > Insurance is another matter for kids.
>> >
>> > and again the point was that if they stop development, something else
>> will
>> > come along to capture their imagination and desires, nothing more.
>> >
>> > Michael in Savannah
>> >
>> > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:13 PM, <JJD1010 at aol.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Around here in Dallas, I'm seeing a lot of younger kids (25-30) buying
>> used
>> >> Corvettes. The price is pretty amazing for C5s, even for used C6s. When
>> >> I've
>> >> spoken to some of them, they've heard it will be a tuboed v6 for the
>> C7.
>> >> Don't know what forums they hang around in, but they are pretty upbeat
>> >> about the
>> >> car.
>> >>
>> >> Jeff
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