[DeTomaso] Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC

[boyd casey]

I would love to own a GT-40. I think it's more practical then a wife. If
money were no object there are a whole bunch of Ferrari's I would love to
own. I just need to figure out where to get the money! When I first bought a
911 I learned that it was much easier to buy then to own. My first Jaguar
taught me never to own one with out a warranty. If I won the lotttery (a big
one) I would even own a Viper! Why not? If money were no object there are
all sorts of cool cars one could buy, in fact why stop at cars ? How about a
helicopter (jet turbine please)  a few boats ( sail, sport fisherman, power
yacht) and don't forget a Gulfstream and a few houses in prime locations!
But unfortunately money is an object!
Boyd

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> 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
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 2/8/10 5:36:52 PM, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I've driven a Viper. Couldn't stand it!
> > > > Definitely not my kind of car.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I can never get excited about a car that sounds EXACTLY like an
> old-school
> > > UPS truck!!!!
> > >
> > > Mike
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