DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #230
     



From: 	reilly@electriciti.com (mike and elizabeth reilly)

Subject: Pantera in Germany?

Date: 	Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:42:21 +0000



As some of you on the list know, I am in the U.S. Navy (I choose the right

service, unlike poor Mike Drew who has had to spend all his time sleeping

with camels and eating kimche) and I am subjected to orders every few

years. Anyway, I was given an opportunity to go to Germany (Stuttgart) for

three years doing a job that is both career enhancing and fun.  My dilemma

is that I will probably have to leave the P here in storage for three years

because the Navy will only ship one car for me.  I just found out this news

today and I am still trying to think it all through.  Here are the options

as I see it so far:



1. Store the car for three years in the U.S.  (What is required to store a

car this long without running it?  I know Mike Drew has done this, but

storing my car in multiple pieces throughout the country is not in my

plans. Anyone have any suggestions?)



2. Leave the Saab (The family car) here and ship the P to Germany.

(Problem is I don't think I will have a garage in Germany and I will still

need a daily driver, remember the fuel costs in Europe)



3. Sell the P and buy another one when I get back (or buy a Porsche from

the factory!!)



4. Ship the Saab on Uncle Sugar's tab and ship the P on my own with the $$$

I would have otherwise spent in storage.  (Garage still a problem.)



5. Paint the P like a big piece of furniture and mix it in with my

household goods for shipping.



Any suggestions, additional options or lessons learned from past

experiences in this type of situation would be helpful.  Are there any

Germans on the list?  I know I will get numerous volunteers on the list to

take care of my P for three years, but I already have a waiting list in my

neighborhood.  Thanks in advance for any advise.   - Mike Reilly