Reply to "Potential Purchase of a Pantera"

Tom,

Whoa! Slow down a bit. I think you have what we call The Fever. You are looking to buy what I call a rust-prone, Italian hot rod. It is not like buying a new Mustang, or even a used Mustang. You do not want to follow the road others before you have done when under the influence of The Fever. You MUST educate yourself before buying one of these cars, or risk owning a rusty, broken down, money pit. Mike Dailey's site is a GREAT site. After reading all his site - yes, ALL - click and read all the links at his site. Then read all the archives here at the PIBB site, and then go to the archives at the DeTomaso Forum (listed in my signature below) and read all - yes ALL - those archives. And join the Forum, too. Then you will begin to know what various flavors of Panteras are out there, what the pitfalls are, and start your educated search for YOUR car. Please rely on the rest of us to offer advice, and sometimes first hand knowledge, on the cars you come across. These cars are awesome, but the DeTomaso Family is the very best part of a Pantera. You do your homework, we'll help you along the way, and a quality Pantera will find a home in your garage.

Larry