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Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Fw: YIKES... we're gonna buy another "F-car!"

Alex Penrith

Don"t want to pile on here but..... Having several friends with 20 and 30 years factory trained F car dealership experience my recommendation would be a strong"find something else". You will be upside down by a factor of two in no time if you pay for work and maybe even if you don"t.Obviously if you feel passonate about the car than it really does not matter.For what its worth. Alex Penrith Los Angeles, Ca 75 Espada On Saturday, Mar 29, 2003, at 20:21 US/Pacific, docmirror wrote: > My 2 cents worth, I too drove a few 400i cars before buying the > Espada. After talking to several mechanics, I decided not to go that > way. The car doesn"t really have a lineage, unless you count the > front engine Daytona (read the sniff petrol article on that! I peed > myself) which is way different. I find the coachwork rather OK, and > the front of the car carries the GT image well. > > Things I don"t like are the rear deck and valance, tail lights and > fender arches, kinda boring from the back. The engine is detuned > quite a bit for both smog and driveability reasons. Now what happens > when you cut off the top? Gee, I don"t know. I would be concerned for > chassis stiffness with a long door trench. If the car was driven much > in NY, you can bet it"s been bounced a bit on potholes. > > Don"t know Brooks coachworks, only specifics I can recall are the > sticky brake cylinders, pull to one side or the other. > > I have the Mondial Cabriolet, and I think I would look for that > before going the 400i, topless route. I have gobs o" fun with it. > I"ve sat in the back for a while, and it"s not all that bad, if the > front seats aren"t pushed fully back. The QV engine is nearly > bulletproof, brakes are phenomenal. > > Oh well, you"ll soon have the 308 which is similar, but yet quite > different from the Mondial, and very different from the 400i. > > Doc > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "hermanlewis3rd" > wrote: >> >> Jack & Everyone Else >>>PLEASE, I need a little of your time... >> >> I need a little help / info / opinions regarding this "F-car" >> >> -I"m seriously interested in it as a luxury coastal cruiser... 400i > or better... a 412- >> Richard D. & I really find this car a nice combination of sport / > cushy / stylish / exotic transportation.... >> >> BTW: Lest anyone say that I"m being a little "Persnickety..." > deciding what to drive- >> I"m NOT.... *evil grin* which Proves that I"m still a #1 PIG... >> >> I"m also gonna buy Chris"s 308GTS..... >> >> Has anyone seen this 1983 Dark Blue /Tan int. injected 400i F-car > before??? >> >> It was reported to have originally been a So. Cal car.... >> >> Then (according to CarFax) it went to live in New York... >> >> Does anyone have info on the company "BROOKS" who did the chop > convertible conversion??? >> >> What price range / resale value seems correct??? >> >> Are there any specific dilemmas with this model of F-car??? >> >> Thanks in advance!Herm > > > ------------------------ > ---------------------~--> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > >