Reply to "The first month of daily Longchamp experience"

Just felt like updating about driving a DeTomaso on a daily basis. Actually there's not much to report, and that's the point. Those that remember my first postings when I started using it on the daily commute etc., every Saturday I had to fix 2-3 things. Nothing major, the Longchamp never let me down, it always got me where I wanted to go. But maybe the side window struggled to roll all the way up, or the heater cable needed adjustment or whatever. And of course I washed it by hand at least weekly.

But the frequent repairs became less frequent, and this spring when I started using it as a daily driver again, it was just turning the key and drive. And there's been nothing to fix since. It just goes to show that these beasts can be tamed, if you can fix stuff yourself and don't have to go to a garage, and you keep at it, in the end you'll win. And have fully functioning car.

Of course things will break in the future, but probably no more than on any other car nearing 100k km.

And allow me to beat this drum again. It's so great to drive a classic every day. It puts a smile on my face every day. I've had more fancy company cars with 250-300HP, but I got used to them after a few months. Not the Longchamp.

I even smile when I'm in stop and go morning traffic. Maybe on the right is a guy in a small crap car. And on the left is a guy in a nice fancy BMW or Audi, but his car is depreciating so fast you can almost hear it. And what can that BMW/Audi do that the Longchamp can't? 300HP, torque, Alcantara, automatic transmission, power windows/brakes/steering, fabulous handling? I got it all. All they can brag about is automatic climate control, while I have to turn a knob... And my Longchamp makes the sound they all want.

So conclusion: If you don't have a DeTomaso daily driver, get one! I have more enjoyment out of my Longchamp than my Pantera, simply because I drive it 10x as much