[DeTomaso] countach
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Mon Jan 30 09:32:34 EST 2012
And almost impossible for a person with short legs (like me 5'5") to back
up because one must sit on the door sill and lean out to look rearwards.
However, several years ago I had an opportunity to drive a real 427 Cobra
side oiler and a Countach 2000 back to back. Now there's a difference in
driving experience. Bob
In a message dated 1/29/2012 8:39:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
Aside from the Wow factor of being on 100 million posters. It's a pig.
Expensive to maintain, hard to get in and out of, doesn't handle well and
has a turning radius like a dump trunk.
Michael
On Jan 29, 2012 8:34 PM, "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:
> how does a pantera compare to a countach?
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> ________________________________
> From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> To: Ian Hannington <ihannington286720mi at comcast.net>
> Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] More Mecum
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> Except for the "I've got a Ferrari" factor, if you've ever driven a 308,
> 328, or 348, and a Pantera, there would be no other choice other than the
> Pantera.
>
> Jeff
> 6559
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Ian Hannington <
> ihannington286720mi at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > True. Back when I bought my Pantera 10+ years ago, I was also looking
at
> > other cars. One was a Ferrari 308, which was priced the same as the
> > Pantera. When I went to look at it, the owner told me it was due for
its
> > 30k mile service. Then he told me what was involved in that service
and
> > how
> > much it cost. A short time later, I was on the phone to the Pantera
> owner
> > asking when I could come and get it!
> >
> >
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
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> >
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