^:tup:

I wish most car enthusiasts recognized this. Although it seems a lot worse with the chevy/ford/dodge TRUCK fanboys.

Better?:rolleyes:

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Well, as you know, we have a lot of fanboys here. :p

was posted in this forum and is probably the cliché of cars.

driving is like sex... everyone thinks they're good.

they're

Sure about that?

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Ford->Murcia>Vietnam>Afghanistan> loser numerous times since the wars 75 years ago.

Is it better to go there in the summer or the winter?

Historically, the US does better in war if they wait until everyone else fighting has already blown themselves to hell before they show up... I'm sure there's a lesson there, but its outside the scope of thread, the forum, most people's pre-war perspicacity, etc. :icon14:


And now back to the thread, already in progress:

FORD = Found On Road Dead

GM = Planned obsolescence

:shakes head:

Although, that said, I might tempt fate and go with an Alpha Romeo next time around... :eek:

Sorry dude, I love the 370z like everyone else on this forum but right now the Mustang GT does clean up Sports or Nismos. Not really a huge lap time difference between all the Z variants...

I seem to recall a ford product of the mid-engined variety coming with quite the vengeance. But my fact finding below proves AWD > RWD Mid... in this case :icon17:

Lap time @ Nurburgring

• Nissan GT-R Nismo (2015) = 7:08.69
• Ford GT (2004) = 7:48.00
• 350z = 8:30

Lap time @ Top Gear

• Nissan GT-R = 1:17.8
• Ford GT (2004) = 1:21.9
• 370z = 1:27.5

just to think ford released the new GT concept with a TT V6 now........:stirthepot:

De Tomaso Pantera. I used to drool over those at car shows back in the '70-80's. :)

some guy at my work drives one of these in the summer.

Really? Any reliability issues? I hear they are pretty much grenades, much like any exotic from that period.

best sports car I ever had 1972 Pantera...................:iagree:

Loud and in your face...........:iagree:

351 Cleveland - 48 IDA Webers...:tup:

darn I miss that sports car......:confused:

i mean he doesn't daily it nor have I gotten into any real in-depth convo's about it with him. it's just a beautiful car and the whole American muscle engine mid mounted is just sexy.

any time I've seen it he starts it up first try and drives off......now hoe many miles it goes before an issue is beyond me lol

You suxorz! /end jealous outburst :driving:

I had a sales booklet from about 1972 that I would hide in textbooks and read while in detention at HS. Back then, a Pantera was my dream car. (fap, fap)

Looks like one in half decent shape can be had for $30-40K nowadays but a good one is $80K (and up). Still a bit out of my price range. :(

I grew up near the Ford Plant in Milpitas Cali..I bought that 1972 Pantera
from a Ford employee during the gas wars..

best part was the pure rush of the loud exhaust blaring away and the smell
of gasoline fumes filling the interior.........:tup:

Now I really miss that darn car.............:iagree:

Speaking of the gas fumes... Do you old farts remember when gasoline use to smell so good? We use to hang our heads out of the cars when dad put the premium gas in his 67 Chevelle SS. :eek:

Any old car running nice and rich smells awesome!
As does burning race fuel.

Outstanding words today Mr Read T............:iagree:

Also some of these old muscle cars are now priceless........:tup:

Haha, my whole basement and garage smells like an old rich car with no emmisions equipment.

Mhhh....allot of toxicamaniacs r outta their closets this year.

(Toxicamaniacs- ppl who like to get high from fumes. I really dont know the proper word so i kinda transfer the word from Russian language.)

Cat turds are like chocolate bars for dogs... crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside.

FRS's drive around like they own the streets now smh

Every one I get near wont rev past 1500 rpm's:roflpuke2:

I see at least 2-3 everyday! :shakes head:

FR-S is a good sports car.

But it runs with 200hp, cannot rival a 370Z with 332hp.

Especially when RevMatching (or Downshifting) installed.

Oh, yeah?

Mustang GTs must have imprived a lot then !!

:D

Got beat by a E46 M3 last night from 60-140 mph by about 3 feet, really close. Starting modding by going to the other side of my garage and cranking up my SRT8 which has had a belly full of M3's in the past and now I'm looking for a little payback :) LOL gotta add some basics to this thing, exhaust, CAI and tune should make up for that 3 foot loss.
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