[DeTomaso] BMW - was Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC

[Kirby Schrader]

Japanese dealership owner in an F40, to be exact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40

On 8 Feb 2010, at 8:03 PM, Charles Engles wrote:

> Dear Larry,
> 
> 
>              The following quote is from the organizer of a big high speed
> open road rally event in Australia in the early nineties:
> 
>        "Ferrari owners are not the same as Ferrari drivers".
> 
> 
>        He uttered this less than 24 hours before one of his high profile
> owners and participants proved the prophecy of those words, by plowing into
> a check point station killing the workers and himself.......
> 
> 
>                          Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Larry Finch
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:03 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] BMW - was Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC
> 
> BMW  bills itself as The Ultimate Driving machine.
> 
> And lord knows there are tens of thousands that buy into that ad man  
> pitch.
> 
> But from what I see on the roads, most of them have no clue at all  
> what driving is supposed to be about.
> 
> Buying the car (sadly) does not impart the skill to use it.
> 
> My 2¢
> 
> Larry=
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