Ferrari Mailing List: Interesting perspective

[philville dejazzd.com (philville]

   The topic of just what has retained the quality of by gone models
   brings me to a huge change of perspective....mine not yours, but has
   any one been watching Ford lately.....how about GM.....I am no so sure
   about Chrysler (yet)......But I may be wrong, but I think that they
   may be getting it right after about30 to 40 years of lost
   time........any other opinions, or do I just have too much time on my
   hands.
   And, BTW,
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   all.
   Phil
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
   Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:14 pm
   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Michael Schumacher
   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
   >
   > > Roger that...before they became plastic toasters?
   > >
   > > I'll take a 190E 2.3 16v and an AMG Hammer.
   > >
   > > LS
   > >
   >
   > Oh man.
   >
   > With some of you guys on here, it's like every civilian brand
   > needs to
   > maintain a 250 GTO like aura around their cars....ugh.
   >
   > Sure, MB of new isn't quite like MB of old but who seriously
   > wants a 190E
   > over a new E, S, CL, CLK, SL or CLS? LOL.
   >
   > A vintage Gullwing is a different story of course, and a genuine
   > AMG Hammer
   > or Porsche built E500 is worthy of consideration, but not all garden
   > variety Benzes made between 1980-1999. You seriously want
   > bulletproof, buy a
   > new Japanese car...done, end of story.
   >
   > I'll play along and be a good sport and say the '90s S Class was
   > the last of
   > the uber Mercedes Benz elite class. When comparing each respective
   > generation of S, this was easily the best, from the look, the
   > armored car
   > like construction, those dual pane windows, and the first big HP
   > V12 in the
   > 600...the quintessential Benz.
   >
   > Still wouldn't get it over the newer S's. You're buying an
   > expensive prestige sedan for the cachet/style/keeping up with the
   > joneses/etc first, everything else comes second. Anyone who says
   > otherwiseis clearly lying to himself or others!
   >
   > The '90s S or Miami Vice era S's no longer fit the bill....so no
   > point in
   > owning these maintenance nightmares unless it's for the novelty
   > factor and
   > short term. For that LS, you did it right with those BMWs!
   >
   > It's time to expose the (forty) 800 pound gorilla for what it
   > is! I don't
   > hate those older Benzes...still respect them....but to act like
   > they were
   > the only good cars from the factory is silly.
   >
   > FG
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