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I bought my Pantera a couple years ago, but after about a 10 year Pantera "absence". I actually thought I had it out of my system.

I just got the hots for a nostalgic, fun, romping car. I had a 996tt (and no intention to get rid of it) so that was my 'comfortable, reliable, trip car') but started looking at Panteras.

Honestly, you'll NEVER know if you'll keep the car 2 months or 10 years, but do you know that about anything? So buy a good to great one (please avoid the 'bad' unless you've some streak of masochism in you) and try it out.

I paid $31k for my one owner car and have put about $25k in it. A ridiculous amount of money and I DEFINITELY could've 'saved' money by buying a done #1 condition car. Fine. But I've actually ENJOYED (capitalized for a reason) the redo. Met some great folks, have some stories to share, and have a very fun, reliable car.

Honestly, I enjoy driving my Pantera around more than my other sports cars because of how unique it is.

People ask about it all the time, and in a pure beauty contest, it's a flat out winner. This board will set you straight on what to do, what NOT to do, and how to extract maximum enjoyment. (There's that word again.)

Just pick a good one and go for it. I mean, really, who cares if you own it, have fun, spend some money, and IF you decide to sell you break even or lose a bit? If you learned something, had a good time, and have a memory that no one can ever take... was it a loss?

But if you come out ahead financially, like many believe you will, it's just a bonus.