[DeTomaso] 150,000 Mile Club (or 241,000 Kilometer Klub)

[DtomasoCat at aol.com]

Well, I reached the 150,000 milestone a few days ago....I didn't notice it  
for a couple days after the fact and snapped the photo of the odometer. 
Funny  thing about it though, you would never know that it wasn't 50,000 unless 
I told  you. Just goes to show you that driving your Pantera doesn't make 
it show its  age....the design is timeless.

I have always said that I would never sell  the Pantera but on the day it 
turned 150,000 miles, I was at a bookstore parking  lot with it and when I 
came out of the store there was someone looking at the  car (common 
occurance). Our conversation went something like this:

Him:  Wow, awesome car!
Me: Thanks, I have way to much fun with it! (my normal  response to most 
questions about it).
Him: What's it worth...about  $200K?
Me: (......pausing).......SOLD!

Would I have sold it for $200K?  I would have been crazy not to, but I 
would have immediately looked for a  replacement. Although, I sure do like my 
car....it has a million memories tied  to it. 

I can't think of another car that I would rather:

Take to  the grocery store

Take to the race track

Go to the bank

Get  free oil changes (OK, only once)

Road racing at the Silver State  Classic

Go get fast food

Go drag racing

Carve up incredible  mountain roads

Go to Walmart

Take the family to Disneyland (that  was fun!)

Spend 20 minutes at the gas station fueling up and answering  questions 
(love that)

Keep up with (and passing) most any new exotic car  on the road (now have 
15,000 miles on the 408 stroker!)

6000 mile road  trip in 16 days

Meet some of the greatest people on earth because of this  incredible 
exotic car

Over the past 21 years of my Pantera ownership, I  have done all the above 
and so much more. To this day, I still get butterfly's  in my stomach in 
anticipation of the fun I will have driving it that day. What  more could I 
possibly ask of ANY car, let alone something as cool as a Pantera?  

After 42 years, the Pantera still looks like a million bucks (or at  least 
$200K)

You always hear about the LOW mileage Panteras out there but  don't hear 
much about the high mileage ones (for sake of argument, lets call  100K "high 
mileage" for a Pantera). 

I know of several Panteras that are  200,000 miles and over (I think Mats 
Gorsky in Sweden has nearly 300,000 on his  and he bought his new). Anyone 
you know of out there who thinks they own or know  of someone who owns the 
worlds highest mileage Pantera? 

I would love to  hear about it!
 
Jim 
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   Well, I reached the 150,000 milestone a few days ago....I didn't notice
   it for a couple days after the fact and snapped the photo of the
   odometer. Funny thing about it though, you would never know that it
   wasn't 50,000 unless I told you. Just goes to show you that driving
   your Pantera doesn't make it show its age....the design is timeless.
   I have always said that I would never sell the Pantera but on the day
   it turned 150,000 miles, I was at a bookstore parking lot with it and
   when I came out of the store there was someone looking at the car
   (common occurance). Our conversation went something like this:
   Him: Wow, awesome car!
   Me: Thanks, I have way to much fun with it! (my normal response to most
   questions about it).
   Him: What's it worth...about $200K?
   Me: (......pausing).......SOLD!
   Would I have sold it for $200K? I would have been crazy not to, but I
   would have immediately looked for a replacement. Although, I sure do
   like my car....it has a million memories tied to it.
   I can't think of another car that I would rather:
   Take to the grocery store
   Take to the race track
   Go to the bank
   Get free oil changes (OK, only once)
   Road racing at the Silver State Classic
   Go get fast food
   Go drag racing
   Carve up incredible mountain roads
   Go to Walmart
   Take the family to Disneyland (that was fun!)
   Spend 20 minutes at the gas station fueling up and answering questions
   (love that)
   Keep up with (and passing) most any new exotic car on the road (now
   have 15,000 miles on the 408 stroker!)
   6000 mile road trip in 16 days
   Meet some of the greatest people on earth because of this incredible
   exotic car
   Over the past 21 years of my Pantera ownership, I have done all the
   above and so much more. To this day, I still get butterfly's in my
   stomach in anticipation of the fun I will have driving it that day.
   What more could I possibly ask of ANY car, let alone something as cool
   as a Pantera?
   After 42 years, the Pantera still looks like a million bucks (or at
   least $200K)
   You always hear about the LOW mileage Panteras out there but don't hear
   much about the high mileage ones (for sake of argument, lets call 100K
   "high mileage" for a Pantera).
   I know of several Panteras that are 200,000 miles and over (I think
   Mats Gorsky in Sweden has nearly 300,000 on his and he bought his new).
   Anyone you know of out there who thinks they own or know of someone who
   owns the worlds highest mileage Pantera?
   I would love to hear about it!



   Jim