DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #25

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
> 
> 
> 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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