DeTomaso Mailing List: January 98, Message #231
     



From: 	"Mike Drew" <mikeldrew@hotmail.com>

Subject: Re: POCA '98 Re- 1971 Panter

Date: 	Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:14:06 +0000



Craig wrote:



>

>I don't think Las Vegas would be the place to buy a "cheap" Pantera.  

Most people who would be selling a car at Vegas will be like sellers at 

any marque convention.  They usually have either an expensive fully 

restored car (too $$$), or they are not really serious just looking for 

a big sale (too $$$), or they are trying to find a sucker price (too $$$ 

- notice the trend).  

>

>Also it seems that club connected people usually want more money for 

the cars.  The prices in the POCA monthly are usually somewhat higher 

than average compared to what I've seen for those advertised in regular 

print ads.

>

>But then again I haven't really been in the market since I bought mine 

10 years ago, just watching the prices with curiosity.

>

>Anyone out there seen any "cheap" Panteras for sale at a convention ?

>

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Craig, 



You make a good point, but I'd repond that while Las Vegas is not the 

place to BUY a cheap Pantera, Las Vegas is a GREAT place to SEE a 

somewhat EXPENSIVE Pantera (which doesn't sell), which you then arrange 

to buy CHEAPLY several weeks or months later! :>)



Club-connected people usually want more for their cars, but in general 

I'd say that club cars tend to be in better condition than non-club 

cars.  People who own cars like ours but aren't social, tend to keep 

them locked up in the garage where they slowly rot (even if they're 

pristine concours cars.)



On the other hand, club-oriented people (whether it's POCA or PI) like 

to get together and USE their cars, thus they have to be mechanically 

sound or else they'll be stranded on the side of the road, and nobody 

wants that.  At least in PCNC, there's hardly anyone in the club (except 

me, of course!) who doesn't drive the car fairly regularly (if not 

often, at least regularly.)  Plus, most club people have buddies that 

can help them if something goes wrong; thus maintenance problems are 

less likely to be overlooked or ignored.



That's a generalization, of course...



Mike



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