[DeTomaso] Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC

[Kirby Schrader]

So here's even MORE thread drift...

You mean like a GT40?

:-)

Fast, draws a crowd, no roll up/down windows, but it does have a roof!
:-))))))

Have driven a Viper, a Pantera (at least 8 of them that I can think of...), a GT40 (2 of them), an BMW 850 (wanted one for years), etc. etc.


On 8 Feb 2010, at 8:21 PM, boyd casey wrote:

> I think the funny thing is that all these people can read the same thread and interpret it differently. The post started talking about the high cost of Ferrari maintenance and the fact that you may be able to buy one for what seems like a bargain price and wind up with your balls handed to you on a plate. Then Mike mentioned that BMW 8 series have become very reasonable ( some under $10k) and have a lower maintenance cost  but are still rare / exotic cars. The other criteria for this comparison was a car to drive for an evening out with ones wife. So I don't think the point is whether one likes a Viper or not , it's that a Viper is not cheap to buy or own, some have no roof or side windows (not very practical for the purposes listed) and the really funny part is having an opinion about a car being "Fantastic" that one has never owned or even driven. Vipers are fast and draw a crowd but a car without a roof or roll up windows is about as impractical as you can get and doesn't have anything to do with the gist of the post.. 
> P.S.(They do make a hardtop  now ) They call it a Viper Coupe'.
> Boyd
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> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> What a mixed bag of folks on this forum.  Some like the Ferrari/BMW coupes (that look like my wife's Lexus), and some don't like the Vipers!!  I've never driven a Viper - but to me they are fantastic (beautiful, great sound, HP).
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> > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:38:20 -0500
> > To: kirby.schrader at gmail.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC
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> >
> > In a message dated 2/8/10 5:36:52 PM, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:
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> > > I've driven a Viper. Couldn't stand it!
> > > Definitely not my kind of car.
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> > I can never get excited about a car that sounds EXACTLY like an old-school
> > UPS truck!!!!
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> > Mike
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