DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #72
     



From: 	ED_KORNEGAY@HP-Sonoma-om1.om.hp.com

Subject: Re: miata vs pantera

Date: 	Mon, 3 Nov 1997 11:19:43 +0000



Item Subject: miata vs pantera

     Hi Dave,

     

     You make very good points.

     

     Ed





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Subject: miata vs pantera

Author:  Non-HP-dave.williams (dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us) at 

HP-Sonoma,shargw1

Date:    10/31/97 11:41 AM





     

-> 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

     

 You can pick up a Pantera for a lot less than $35K unless you insist on

"all original" or "restored".   As for reliability problems... you're 

talking about a 25 year old car in many cases, one you can get antique 

plates for.  ($7.50 for an antique plate in Arkansas, by the way, and 

it's good *forever* with no renewal and no restrictions on 

non-commercial use)   Stuff wears out.

     

     

-> $40,000 I would go with a 1992 NSX.

     

 That NSX is 5 years old.  It's a gadget-lover's delight of fancy

doodads that are going to die periodically.  Granted Honda is half 

fanatical on making service parts available for older cars, but that 

NSX is getting older too, and parts are always going to be a *lot* more 

expensive than for the Pantera.

     

     

 Besides, full-size persons such as myself won't *fit* in an NSX, and

the NSX looks like a slug compared to the Pantera's crisp lines.