My other car is a ?????????

I put 30,000 to 35,000 miles per year on a vehicle. I wear them out by the time they're paid off. So, 2 things make financial sense.

1. A car with good fuel economy saves me alot of money

2. Cars with over 100,000 miles on them have little resale value, regardless of make & model, so it only makes sense for me to keep the purchase price on the low end

My current car is a 2001 Ford Taurus. Little 200 bhp mill is peppy & fun, tows my motorcycle trailer real well & gets good fuel economy. The car is comfy & has good luggage capacity. But it just isn't "me". So the next one will NOT be a Taurus, Camry, Accord type car.

In southern California, yu are what you drive LOL

George

2000 Ford F150 Roush, 2001 Chev Z71 4x4, 1999 Boxster, And looking to buy 1967 Chev Chevelle

Natrually my second car is also Italian. A red convertible v8 powered. Caddilac Allante' I keep an 87 Buick Gn under the house, next in line it is a classic too.....Ragged out 84 Jeep wagoneer with 188g but it blows cold 134 ac, and hauls my stuff. i JUST CAN'T JUSTIFY BUYING A CAR THAT WILL GO DOWN IN VALUE. My friends all said I was crazy to spend what I did on the Pantera....That I could have had a dodge Magmun. It would be a year old now and worth about 5 grand less than when new. I beive I have helped increase the value of my Pantera in the year I have owned it!

I thought about a bumper sticker that said my other car is just an old Ford..With a detomaso emblem on it.

Gary

When the weather is bad or the roads are salty I drive a 93 GMC Typhoon. It's also my drag vehicle. My wife drives a Lincoln Navigator and I own my fathers old 93 5.0 Mustang LX convertible too.

Thanks everybody. I think it is interesting to see what everybody drives most the time.

My everyday vehicle is a 2004 F250 turbo diesel crew cab long bed 4x4

I drive a Ford Ranger 2005 which is a company truck that I drive home. But my personal vehicle is a 98' Toyota Tacoma 4x4. Great for our drive to the beach, going camping our hauling stuff for our weekend projects. It has a lift kit, bigger tires and campershell with Yakima racks for putting kayaks on top.

OK. Since the wife gave the granddaughter my Escort ZX2, I have been driving her F-250 crew cab Power-Stroke Diesel, her Grand Marquis or my Honda C70 Passport.

Still shopping for Miata or S2000 to replace the Escort or if I find a really good deal on a Ginetta......

My other car is a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. 150 cubic inches, 300 HP. It will run circles around the Pantera!

I finally broke and bought a second car last week. Bought a 1992 Mercedes 400E.

For work it's a 2004 Dodge Dakota RT (360 V8), for errands and winter it's a'96 Astro Van AWD, for Sundays (we take mom to breakfast) it's a semi restored '73 Jag XJ6 (two tone gray with wire wheels), and for my sanity it's a trade off between the '72 Pantera and my '41 Harley FL Knucklehead.
"Life's been good to me so far..." (Joe "how ya doin" Walsh)
Mooso.

Ford Powerstroke F-350. The only reason why I have it is I trade a tractor back and forth with my brother which weighs about 14K lbs on a trailer. I would get a small second truck for driving to work but I don't for two reasons. One is I have 4 sports cars, 2 tractors, my truck my wifes car and we don't need another.

Second is I get 17mpg city in my Ford F-350.

Gary

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Originally posted by Coz:
I finally broke and bought a second car last week. Bought a 1992 Mercedes 400E.

COZ!! That is great news. I think it will make you happier with your Pantera too. Now you won't feel pressured to get it done when you work on it. Plus what other thirty year old car would you expect to drive every day with no problem?? Now your Pantera rides will even be more special. I am glad you broke down, you will be happy you did.

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Originally posted by comp2:
Ford Powerstroke F-350. The only reason why I have it is I trade a tractor back and forth with my brother which weighs about 14K lbs on a trailer. I would get a small second truck for driving to work but I don't for two reasons. One is I have 4 sports cars, 2 tractors, my truck my wifes car and we don't need another.

Second is I get 17mpg city in my Ford F-350.

Gary

Heck just hook a hitch to your Pantera, it will pull that tractor easy.

DeTom....
I have to admit I'm glad I did. It is kinda nice not having to drive the Pantera in major traffic with the shifting, this heat because now I have A/C and the thunderstorms that were getting right now. Last night coming home from work, if I would have been in the Pantera, I would have never gotten home. The streets were flooded everywhere, some 6" to 8" deep.
Your right, now I'm not pressured to get it done.
Thanks brother.

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Originally posted by DeTom:

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Originally posted by Coz:
I finally broke and bought a second car last week. Bought a 1992 Mercedes 400E.

COZ!! That is great news. I think it will make you happier with your Pantera too. Now you won't feel pressured to get it done when you work on it. Plus what other thirty year old car would you expect to drive every day with no problem?? Now your Pantera rides will even be more special. I am glad you broke down, you will be happy you did.

Coz, you da man. If it hadn't have been for you and the other guys on this forum I would have taken a sledge hammer to my car by now out of frustration. It is I who owe you a debt of gratitude.

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Originally posted by DeTom:
Heck just hook a hitch to your Pantera, it will pull that tractor easy.

Funny, I used to have a Dodge Dakota. I tried hooking up the tractor/trailer to it. I had to rev it to 5K just to get it going. When I hit the breaks, the front tires just skidded and it didn't really slow the truck that much. It was a good laugh, but I certainly wasn't going anywhere with it!

G

The other night my wife asked me if a single car could haul two other cars on a trailer. I said sure, just not very fast.

DeTom,
We're all in it together brother !
All for one and one for all.....
My pleasure DeTom.... !

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Originally posted by DeTom:
Coz, you da man. If it hadn't have been for you and the other guys on this forum I would have taken a sledge hammer to my car by now out of frustration. It is I who owe you a debt of gratitude.

My daily "driver" is a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD with a V8. On nice day's I drive either my 1972 Pantera or 1966 Ford Fairlane convertible. The wife drives an Acura...

I wish that I could drive the Pantera more often but the Washington DC traffic is a nitemare...

Plankton #3382

My daily driver is a 2005 Toyota Tundra 4 door 4x4 with the off-road package. I LOVE this truck! Bought it in Dec. 04. The wife has a 2004 Toyota Sienna, also a great vehicle!

Daily drivers in the past:
1992 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4 (red)
2001 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (white)
1993 Ford Mustang Cobra (supercharged 450hp)(vibrant red)

I wonder if anyone has ever in all recorded history driven a Pantera in the snow??? Even by accident???

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Originally posted by DeTom:
I wonder if anyone has ever in all recorded history driven a Pantera in the snow??? Even by accident???

I remember seeing some pictures of peoples cars from this board in the snow.

I drove my supercharged Mustang Cobra in the snow once...... 430lb ft of torque + 245/45 tire in the rear = NO FREAKIN' TRACTION

Check the current issue of PI Magazine.

Notice the fellow doesn't run 335 section tires!

George

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Originally posted by kats:

quote:

Originally posted by DeTom:
I wonder if anyone has ever in all recorded history driven a Pantera in the snow??? Even by accident???

I remember seeing some pictures of peoples cars from this board in the snow.

I drove my supercharged Mustang Cobra in the snow once...... 430lb ft of torque + 245/45 tire in the rear = NO FREAKIN' TRACTION

Actually if you had skinny tires a Pantera would probably do pretty well as far as traction goes. If you could keep from getting high centered that is.

Friends don't let friends drive Pantera's in the snow. That's what disposable vehickles are for.

Gary

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Originally posted by comp2:
Friends don't let friends drive Pantera's in the snow. That's what disposable vehickles are for.

Gary

Oh I agree. I avoid driving on wet streets even. Cats don't like water.

I remember that photo of the Pantera sidways on snow with the tail almost touching a snow bank.

G

I drive a 1999 E250 Van daily for work, It's not beautiful and it has 130k on it, but it's a company vehicle so therefore free to me. I also have a 2001 Lincoln LS V8 Sport in addition to the Pantera

It makes me feel better that there are not any replies so far saying how there everyday driver is a Rolls Royce and then some long list of super cars in their stable. Good old down to earth folk like me. That is what I like about this place. No fancy aiers, no noses stuck in the air. Ecept of course to breath in the hefty aroma of our recently driven P-cars!1

OH YEAH!!!!!!!

George

I drive a 97 F15o, but have a 2005 Honda Pilot, 71 Pushbutton, 96 grand Cherokee, 73 Fiat 500, 60 Triumph TR3, 69 Superbee, 64 GTO Convert. Totally nuts!

You mean this kind of snow ?

Up until 2 days ago I was driving a 94 suburban. I am now driving an 05 F150 supercab. I figured if I was going to tow my car it just as soon be with a Ford.

73 TA,


64 MGB, being assembled now:


Gary

quote:

Check the current issue of PI Magazine.

Notice the fellow doesn't run 335 section tires!

George

That fellow is me, and I just planted the car in the driveway between blizzards to get the pix for the article. She didn't see any real driving time in the snow. I've already had plenty of excitment in the snow using my big block vette as a daily driver in Wyoming and Colorado.

Snow...yeah...I remember snow...uuhhhhhh...
I bought my '72 in Phoenix in February 2000. I flew one-way from Denver and drove it back. It was in the low 90s in Phoenix. By the time I got to Santa Fe, the roads were clear, but the countryside was snowpacked. It was freezing. I had discovered that the heat flap was stuck in the "we don't need no heat in Phoenix" position. No heat, no defrost. I pulled into a WalMart and bought thermal underwear, light gloves, and heavy socks. Got a motel for the night. Next morning I was up before dawn...a light snow was falling. Fired up the Pantera, backed it out, started forward and the throttle cable stuck. Not enough to be dangerous in normal conditions, but I decided to cruise around the motel a few laps to loosten it up before heading out into the fresh snow and ice. It seemed that every time I blipped it to free it up, it stuck at a little higher RPM. I was sliding all over the parking lot. I can just imagine the impression I made in my fancy foreign car with the other motel patrons at 5AM.
Finally got it out on the highway and things were going great...for a while. Within 50 miles, the highway was completely snowpacked with glare ice in sheets...and because the temp was rising...fog. Lots and lots of fog. I ended up driving for about 90 miles in these conditions. The hills were freaky going up or down. I just drifted around the curves. Luckily it was early and no idiot in his right mind was out there! I had most of the road to myself. All this was made even more intense by the fact that I had to breathe shallowly and away from the windshield. Remember...no heat...no defroster. Quite a ride.
As I crossed over into Colorado, the fog lifted, the road cleared and the sun came out. I gave the heater control another shove and...shebang!...the flap popped open!
I stopped for gas at a little mountain station and the clerk asked me "what kind of car is that?". "Pantera". As I left I heard his buddy inform him that it was really just"some kind of Fiero kit car". Didn't even bother to correct him. I had sunshine, heat, dry pavement, a bunch of sweeping mountain curves ahead of me...and a new Pantera!
Never driven in snow since.

Mooso.

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Originally posted by Coz:
You mean this kind of snow ?

Coz I knew you were a cool guy, I just never realized you were a wild man. Why the heck were you driving through a snowstorm?? Was it fun?? Did it handle well???