[DeTomaso] FW: cars owned

[Justin Greisberg]

of course we all agree.  my fun day car is a 2008 corvette z06.  fastest thing I have ever been in.  But I think I actually had more fun driving my 91 mustang.  Back then, fuel injection was more primitive, so you could blip the throttle at a stoplight, without the engine hanging at high rpms like all these fuel injected cars do, and with my exhust cutouts, sound really cool.  and even spin the tires once in a while without fear of wheel hop or breaking anything.  But none of those cars are as much fun as my old 69 mustang, which is slower than anything, but sounds great with open headers and feels great with that rumble at cruising.  And i can spin the tires all day with that old 9 inch rear.  numb steering, heavy clutch pedal, no radio.  But that's the beauty of the classic muscle car - it looks good, sounds good, and feels good.  it just doesnt rive all that good (and dont get me started on trying to start a carbureted engine after it has been sitting for a few weeks...)  i guess we're dinosaurs because we appreciate the time we spend driving there more than the speed with which we get there.  justin



> From: mgilmore11 at mchsi.com
> To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cars owned
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:11:56 -0600
> 
> Hi Justin, a very good point about trying to restore today's cars 20 years 
> from now. It will not happen because more and more of the "high tech " parts 
> are dealer only pieces, and will be long gone. I friend of mine has a full 
> service garage, he told me recently the new Camaros have 28 COMPUTERS!!! 
> Talked with a fellow recently,  has a beautiful 4 door, full size Ford 
> Harley-Davidson truck, it "only" has 17 computers! When these late model 
> vehicles are out of warrenty, and the complex systems start going out, they 
> will break the bank account of the working class person. Best regards, mike 
> gilmore, 1984 GT-5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Greisberg" <justingreisberg at hotmail.com>
> To: <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 5:50 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] cars owned
> 
> 
> >
> > don't be so negative about the current crop of cars!  First, a Honda 
> > Accord is probably faster than my 1969 mustang.  Just has no soul. 
> > Second, look at camaros, corvettes, mustangs, and some of the current 
> > mopars - they actually are pretty cool.  And third, a lot of the younger 
> > crowd really enjoys their import crap (miatas, supras, etc) - not my 
> > thing, but maybe what they will be excited about in 20 yrs.
> > The hard part is that anyone with an interest can work on an old car.  Who 
> > is going to be able to restore a 2012 porsche, with engine managment 
> > computers, transmission computers, heat/radio control modules, computer 
> > controlled shocks, rollbars, and steering?  Plus, when you're all done, 
> > you have a really expensive car that looks like a VW Beetle and sounds 
> > like a hoover vacuum!!
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