[DeTomaso] philosophical question

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Tue Mar 9 12:58:21 EST 2010


Thanks for the tip, Art.  I'll put the 'total the car' mod as the last thing
I do :)

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net>wrote:

> Rob,
> I would say don't take it off the road until you can't stand the problem
> any longer,  unless of course you are the kind of guy who would rather work
> on the car than drive it.  I have been a Pantera owner since 1997 and my car
> or cars have been off the road more than they have been on.  That is not the
> way I planned it but, oh well. When I bought the second car,  it was in
> nowhere near the condition I wanted it to be.  I drove it as long as I could
> stand it,  (about ten months),  and then tore into it.  I kind of enjoy
> working on it but I much prefer to have it on the road when all I need to do
> is tinker with it.  I should mention that the only reason I have a second
> Pantera is that I totaled the first one,  (not recommended).  :-))
>
> Art
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net>
> To: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 4:27 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] philosophical question
>
>
>  OK. I've only owned mine for a year and spend any time I can spare to with
>> my 39 year old cat. If I were a 25 year younger, I guess I'd be driving a
>> 'cougar'.
>>
>> This certainly is not my daily driver and I don't need to have it on the
>> road, but I just can't bring myself to commit to repairs and improvements
>> that will make me unable to drive the car for any length of time.  How the
>> heck do you guys ever get through a project that takes the car off the
>> road
>> for months at a time?  I get withdrawals after a week. You are much
>> stronger
>> than I.
>>
>> Rob
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