DeTomaso Mailing List: September 98, Message #204

Ta All,

On the subject of ZF's, mine has almost 90,000 miles on it.  Never been opened
up for any repairs internally.  Gear oil changed every 12,000 miles.  I am
really sure to clean out the debris on the magnetic oil drain plug also. I
drive the snot out of the car.  I dump the clutch, often.  I drive over 100
mph, often.  It has never had anything safety wired.  It has never broken,
never hiccuped or left me stranded.  I think that quite possibly, I will never
have to have it serviced unless I want to.  The ZF, if maintained properly,
will last longer than the car in my opinion.

I wonder if Don Mead (I believe his Pantera has over 200,000 miles on it and
counting) has ever had his out of his car.  I doubt it, but it would be
interesting to find out!

Jim Demick