[DeTomaso] NPC - buying a Ferrari

[Jack Donahue]

As a Charter  member of the PCA for the past 57 years, walk away, unless you're filthy rich, in which case you should find another Porsche. Depends what you're looking for. Style, speed,brutality,or "show off". 
Jack
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On Feb 6, 2014, at 8:52 PM, Pantdino wrote:

> I was looking at Porsche 996 and 997 recently (1999-2008 911). Problem is, they have this thing called an Intermediate Shaft Bearing. It is a roller bearing, goes out without warning, at any random time it feels like it, and ruins the engine by filling the oiling system with shards of metal.  New engine = $20K. 
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> The recommendation is to change it every 50,000 miles ($2K-- have to pull the tranny) but no one will guarantee it will last that long.
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> Russian Roulette, anyone?
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> Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
> To: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 12:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - buying a Ferrari
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> Hilarious!
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> Buying an exotic can be difficult.
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> Then again, being a journalist and having to go to the dealership to have oil changed is probably even more difficult!
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> LS
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> From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> To: detomaso at poca.com 
> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 2:54 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - buying a Ferrari
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> I thought this was an entertaining read:
> http://plays-with-cars.kinja.com/buying-a-ferrari-is-harder-than-you-might-think-video-1516788481/@travis
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