DeTomaso Mailing List: January 98, Message #233
     



From: 	Kirby Schrader <schrader@sugar-land.spc.slb.com>

Subject: Re: POCA '98 Re- 1971 Pantera

Date: 	Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:52:56 +0000



Mike,



I don't think you're making a generalization at all. I agree with what

you're saying 100%. The Longchamp we have is a perfect example of a

'non-club' car which had slowly 'rotted'.



It was in good shape in general, but because it hadn't been driven much in

the 10 years that the previous owner had it and had not been maintained to

be driven, I had to get new tires, new shocks and springs, change fluids

and filters, bleed brakes, alignment, new exhaust system, etc. Not a

trivial sum of cash there....



Had it not been such a good deal monetarily (in my opinion), low mileage

and basically a sound car, I would have probably left it sitting and still

be looking...



And I think club people want more for their car because they know that it's

a better value than the 'others'. Of course, that can be carried too far...



FWIW,



Kirby



At 8:14 -0600 7/1/98, Mike Drew wrote:

>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...







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