Ferrari Mailing List: Re: cars I've owned

[LarryT (l02turner]

Great List of cars George - especially the VW diesels - love them diesels - 
and the VW CC they've been advertising on TV caught my  attention - a very 
nice looking car/

I may go for a VW Passat if the quality issues I;ve heard about are 
overstated.   I like the Passat because it;s a little bigger but the Jetta 
may do.  Only diesels of course.  I guess a test drive is next - to see 
which one fits the best - then research quality issues.

What's the opinion of new VWs?  Although I don't know if I'll be able to 
overcome the distate I have for that hit that takes place when the sales 
contract is signed and it instanmtly becomes a used car - and loses 15%-20% 
of its value. ;-(

Major bummer -

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George P." <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:23 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] cars I've owned



Ok, I wasn't going to jump into this, until Britt mentioned the Spitfire 
(more on that in a moment)...

My first car was a '69 Ford LTD that my grandmother gave to my sister and I. 
It became more "my" car because I was the only one who knew everything that 
was wrong with it and the "workarounds"...  ;-)

After that (in chonological order):

'78 'Vette (but sadly it was a Chev, not a Cor)
'81 Ford Escort (my first "just gettin' out of college" car; Dad co-signed 
the loan for this in '84)
'78 Spitfire (my first sportscar; a friend of my Dad's w/ a 308QV GTB said I 
had more of a sports car than he did - because the top went down!  Bought 
this car in '85 with my own money!)
'87 Dodge Shadow (my first *NEW* car)
'86 Mazda 626GT (5 door hatch w/ a turbo - could carry a ton of stuff and 
was FAST)
'91 Toyota Celica GT (this car probably had the best "fit" for me)
'81 Lincoln Town Car (Dad's old car...)
'86 Toyota Celica GT (Mom's old car...)
'91 Honda Prelude (just an old car)
'77 308 GTB (steel - ex Steve Cook/Joe Martz)
'00 Mazda Miata (first new sportscar - gift from the wife)
'01 Mazda Protege5 (screamin' yellow, loved this car; sold on ebay to buy 
new house)
'02 Mazda Tribute (traded for Jetta when gas prices *first* spiked in '04)
'04 VW Jetta TDI Wagon (turbo, not real fast, but carries a ton of stuff at 
45+mpg!)
'04 Mazdaspeed Miata (turbo, real fast, doesn't carry much more than the 
wife and I!  oh, and *not* at 45mpg!)
'06 VW Beetle TDI (the wife's)

I think that's all of them.  Currently we still have the two VWs, the 
Mazdaspeed Miata, and (drum roll please) the Spitfire!  Yep, bought it in 
1985 and still have it.  Did an engine rebuild when I never thought I'd buy 
a Ferrari, and then set it aside for the 3 years I owned Steve's blue 308. 
It's back in it's own little garage space now and is patiently waiting for 
me to complete the new Weber carb installation (the used SUs I had just 
never seemed to work right...).  Hoping to be driving it again this spring. 
And while it's no 308, it is a blast to drive and "feels" much faster than 
it actually is.

Now, forgive the sacrelige on a Ferrari list, but the Mazdaspeed Miata 
almost *is* a 308.  At nearly 180hp and 170 ft lb of torque, 600 fewer 
pounds than the 308 (<15 pounds/hp), and rock-solid reliability (I never 
have to wonder if it's going to start when I get in and turn the key), I 
almost like it *better* than the 308.  But it clearly does not have the 
sex-appeal, curb-appeal, or panache that the 308 has...  oh well.  It, like 
the Spit, is great fun to drive!

George P.

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