[DeTomaso] the great debate

[Dave McManus]

Good point Michael.

IndyDave

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From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:18 PM
To: asajay at asajay.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] the great debate

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.
> >>
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