[DeTomaso] 2nd car to pantera

[bill gaino]

I run a 87 Caddilac Allante' Removable hardtop. Pininfarina design with a Detroit V8. Who'd a thunk about combo like that? ;]
-----Original Message-----
>From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2009 2:40 AM
>To: rtaspl at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] 2nd car to pantera
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>1996-2003 BMW 328i.
>I bought a '96 328i 4dr for $5200 3 years ago and it's been great.  I can see why these are 
>enthusiast cars!  Purchased with 140,000 miles from original owner - it's tight, runs great, 
>handles exceptionally well, brakes are superb, it's comfortable, handsome, has a large 
>trunk, 4 doors, can buckle the whole family, averages 24-25 mpg overall around town and 
>32 mpg highway. It's definitely a lot of car for the money.
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>I also had a 93 Olds Achieva that I bought with only 30,000 miles. Basic four banger, but 
>that was a great car too, although FAR SHORT in the build quality department. Was 
>dependable and ran well up to 130,000 miles then started having mechanical problems, 
>including a head gasket failure at which point I junked it. But the interior was already falling 
>apart when I bought it - all the plastic bits alignment was failing and no longer aligning, 
>pieces warping and popping out, headliner falling, etc.  Crappy build quality to be sure!
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