DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #25
| From: | "Eustaquio, Cal J" <cal.j.eustaquio@lmco.com> |
| Subject: | RE: Smokin' lightning |
| Date: | Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:04:19 -0500 |
Gee, Kirby:
>From the sounds of it, you'll probably smoke your own Pantera with it ;^)
NOT! Cal. #2428.
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> From: Kirby Schrader[SMTP:schrader@ev1.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 6:31 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Smokin' lightning
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>
> Soemone asked me:
>
> >I see you picked up the Lightning. What do you think?
>
> My reply?
>
> Uhhhh.... Let's see now...
>
> Fast!
> Rocket ship!
> Incredible!
> Cool!
> Tooling down the street and nail it and you _squirt_ past everyone!
> Smokes the tires off the light without even trying.
> Absolutely smoked a Mustang GT just for grins
> Wife hates it. Not practical.
> Don't care! It's cool!
> Lots of positive comments from everyone.
> Supercharger whine is great, but unobtrusive
> They've quieted the cabin a lot!
> Neat features: Expedition mirrors with turn signal blinky thingies,
> high end stereo with 6 CD changer, leather/cloth SVT seats, neato
> white gauges with boost gauge, exhaust note is just right; neat
> rumble, but not too loud
> Much better looking than the 99's and 00's IMHO
> Wheels are nicer and 18". Real macho looking with 295 F1's on them
> Crystal lens lights on both ends
> Rocket ship! Oh... I said that already...
> Rumbles along in overdrive at 40 mph just itching to go, but very,
> very tractable.
> Extreme care is needed when pushing accelerator pedal to floor (as my
> wife noted when she smoked the tires leaving the driveway...)
>
> I'll probably get used to it...
>
> :-))))))))
>
> Pantera content? It's going to pull a trailer with my Pantera on it.
>
> ;-)
>
> Kirby
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> Kirby Schrader schrader@ev1.net
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> '71 Pantera #1661
> '78 Longchamp GTS #3001 (for sale)
> '96 Mustang GT The wife's car
> '97 Mustang Cobra Son's car
> '01 Lightning
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> http://users.ev1.net/~schrader/
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