DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #10
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Yo Richard, I agree with you bro' and I also keep thinking about something that Jack said earlier. These new "sports" cars don't move if the black box dies. We're not talkin coil, ignition or fuel pump...We're talkin holding your Johnson on the side of the road with your (NEW Corvette, NSX, Miata, Porsche or whatever)...waiting for the tow truck. Dependability? Most dependable car I've owned. I'll keep the Pantera. Nothing has ever "not worked" to the Pantera on the road or at the race track that I couldn't go down to a NAPA store or a gas station and replace it with. Mad Dog Richard E. Greenblum wrote: > > ED_KORNEGAY@HP-Sonoma-om1.om.hp.com wrote: > > > > I' sorry that you feel that way. I think all sport cars have > > validity. I can only afford very few and therefore must be as > > selective as my budget will allow. For under $20,000 the Miata is > > still my 1st choice of sports cars. For $20,000 to $30,000 my choice > > is a Pantera followed closely by an RX7 twin turbo. For $30,000 to > > $40,000 I would go with a 1992 NSX. If I had $70,000, a Viper GTS > > would be mine. > > > > The Pantera is only #1 when dealing under $35,000. I think it's a > > beautiful car that is handicapped by reliability problems and aging > > technology. I'm not a mechanic and I'm a big performance fan and > > that's why it's hard for me to be a Pantera fan once the price allows > > me to buy an NSX. > > > > Ed > > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > > Subject: Re: Miata vs. Pantera > > Author: Non-HP-bo.grims (bo.grims@swipnet.se) at HP-Sonoma,shargw1 > > Date: 10/30/97 7:53 AM > > > > WRT to current discussion of fast Miata vs. fast Pantera, I would like > > to add this to the discussion. > > Who on earth would like to drive around in a Japanese crap car. I > > personally would never buy or drive any Japanese cars, even though > > some of them might be good (may God forgive me for this last word). > > I saw somewhere a nice guy walking over from a De Tomaso badge to > > a Ferrari badge, drop his pants and peeing on the Ferrari one. > > For me, this Ferrari badge can be changed to a Toodelota, Nizzzan or > > other Jalpaneese car badge. > > Bo 84GT5 > > > > > > > Ed, > > I've read all the exchanges regarding the Miata and now I want to > respond to your latest post. I don't personally care for the Miata (I > think they look like different flavor tic-tacs spilled out all over the > roadways) but, I can see why many people do like them. > > They are 180 degrees from a Pantera. If you are most interested in > technology, the Pantera is obviously a poor choice for you. I've have > always likened the Pantera to a Harley, but with more acceleration. > Older technology that evokes passion and emotion; techology that still > blows away most of the "competition." I find the amount of new > technology the competition needs to better a Pantera amazing. > > I've never understood people claiming to be "proud" of their new cars. > They didn't design or build them; all they did was pay for a product. > With that said, I am proud of my Pantera. I keep it running and looking > good. It doesn't look or sound like anything else and I wouldn't trade > it for anything else. > > I have driven a few NSXs. They are fine examples of technology. They > suck in the passion/something-special category. After all, they're > Hondas. There's something to be said for the Japanese copy/improve > someone else's idea philosophy. When it comes to my definition of a > real sports car, I think that something is all bad. > > But, that's what makes it fun; no two of us are the same. (Thank God, > because I couldn't stand to be married to me.) > > Richard