[DeTomaso] Email Forum Opportunity

[Corey Price]

The PI forum was free and my ticket into the Pantera world. Since I had my
membership privileges removed from the PI forum, I'm happy and content to
see emails from all of you.  I guess I feel strongly about this topic due
to my experience on the PI forum.

Corey

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:09 PM, Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>    I think a "members only" restricted POCA forum would be a mistake.A
>    When it was relatively new, I joined Shane Ingate's DeTomaso email
>    forum on a lark.A  I'd recently blown up the first 351C I'd ever built
>    and knew Panteras run Cleveland V8s so maybe I'll join and pick those
>    guys brains.A  I'd never entertained the idea of purchasing an exotic
>    car like a Pantera as I didn't think I'd fit and was put off by what I
>    assumed would be a Ferrari-like cost of maintenance.A  Coincidentally,
>    one of the first threads was on fitting a tall driver in a Pantera and,
>    over the following months, I learned that Pantera owners were often
>    gearheads who had disassembled and reassembled their cars, learned how
>    to modify, maintain and repair them and were willing to share that
>    knowledge freely.A  Maybe, just maybe, Pantera ownership would be
>    within my reach so I joined POCA (and later PI) and met some members
>    who schooled me on the ins and outs of purchasing a Pantera.A
>    Eventually, I found a Pantera, made a deal and was on the adventure of
>    a lifetime.A  Without that forum, which welcomed outsiders like me, I
>    would have never joined the forum, likely never bought a Pantera, never
>    started the 351 Cleveland dyno project nor met all the great people
>    I've met along the way.A  I think my life would have been poorer
>    without it and if that means that I, as a dues paying POCA member, need
>    to subsidize a few free riders along the way, that's a price I'm
>    willing to pay.A  Anyone else feel that way?A  You can always have a
>    premium section for dues paying members only, if you'd like.
>    Dan Jones
>
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   The PI forum was free and my ticket into the Pantera world. Since I had
   my membership privileges removed from the PI forum, I'm happy and
   content to see emails from all of you.A  I guess I feel strongly about
   this topic due to my experience on the PI forum.
   Corey

   On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:09 PM, Daniel C Jones
   <[1]daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:

     A  A I think a "members only" restricted POCA forum would be a
     mistake.A
     A  A When it was relatively new, I joined Shane Ingate's DeTomaso
     email
     A  A forum on a lark.AA  I'd recently blown up the first 351C I'd
     ever built
     A  A and knew Panteras run Cleveland V8s so maybe I'll join and pick
     those
     A  A guys brains.AA  I'd never entertained the idea of purchasing an
     exotic
     A  A car like a Pantera as I didn't think I'd fit and was put off by
     what I
     A  A assumed would be a Ferrari-like cost of maintenance.AA
     Coincidentally,
     A  A one of the first threads was on fitting a tall driver in a
     Pantera and,
     A  A over the following months, I learned that Pantera owners were
     often
     A  A gearheads who had disassembled and reassembled their cars,
     learned how
     A  A to modify, maintain and repair them and were willing to share
     that
     A  A knowledge freely.AA  Maybe, just maybe, Pantera ownership would
     be
     A  A within my reach so I joined POCA (and later PI) and met some
     members
     A  A who schooled me on the ins and outs of purchasing a Pantera.A
     A  A Eventually, I found a Pantera, made a deal and was on the
     adventure of
     A  A a lifetime.AA  Without that forum, which welcomed outsiders
     like me, I
     A  A would have never joined the forum, likely never bought a
     Pantera, never
     A  A started the 351 Cleveland dyno project nor met all the great
     people
     A  A I've met along the way.AA  I think my life would have been
     poorer
     A  A without it and if that means that I, as a dues paying POCA
     member, need
     A  A to subsidize a few free riders along the way, that's a price
     I'm
     A  A willing to pay.AA  Anyone else feel that way?AA  You can always
     have a
     A  A premium section for dues paying members only, if you'd like.
     A  A Dan Jones
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References

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