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From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Wed Feb 5, 2003  8:12 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: REPLY RECEIVED

Body:

am sure Marq is not offended, you probably just touched a sore spot
> in him. We all have sore spots, 'ya kno!What I referred to was the part about SUING the vender and Todd
kinda jumped on you about the possibility of you being a sue happy
lawyer. Now, out it all to rest, Period!

You just changed my mind & opened my eyes to the importance of it
all. I stand convinced & in your camp!

By the way...I got yet ANOTHER reply, today, from the seller of that
ascMcLaren. He encloses a page right outta the N.A.D.A. guide
for "special cars" wherein THEY LIST ALL ASCMCLAREN UDER FORD
MUSTANG!!!!! 1984 thru 1990. We gotta get to them!! Imagine,
NADA, so the vender took it from there! Perhaps he too is part
victim of the same BS


--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Marquis Grove <infosyssec@y...>
wrote:
> Tee hee...
>
> On the contrary Sandy... I never get offended. If anyone should be
offended it should be the
> Capri owners who should be pouncing on these characters that are
trying to sell Capri's as
> Mustangs on eBay. It is happening far too frequently on eBay and
if the Capri owners do not stand
> up for the distinctiveness of their marque then the marque will be
lost.
>
> I think the nearest comparison I can bring to bear in this is the
Cuda and the Challenger ( but
> possibly the Camaro and its brother the Firebird might also fit in
with what I am saying ). On
> eBay or anywhere Cuda owners gather, they would burn on a cross
anyone who ran around saying that
> their 'Challenger' was a Cuda. Similarly, anyone who ran around
bragging they had a TransAm would
> be laughed back into the shadows if the car turned out to be a
Camaro RS...
>
> Each of the marques is particularly proud of their specific brand
of vehicle. Many owners go to
> great lengths to explain to 'newbies' what makes their particular
vehicle distinctive compared to
> the other vehicles. As such, the Capri owners need to strongly
defend their marque when someone
> attempts to deceive the public and represent a Capri as a Mustang.
Part of our collective
> knowledge exist to protect the 'newbies' from being mislead by
sellers.
>
> And one of the great values that Sandy has provided to this forum
is to enrich everyone with the
> many distinctive traits and oddities of our cars that rendered the
all slightly different then
> their brother/sister McLarens and a world removed from the stock
Mustang or Capri from which they
> were born.
>
> Deep down, my initial motivation for highlighting that particular
vendor was to provide an example
> of something that I see being played out far too often on eBay. My
belief is that once I draw
> everyones attention to that misrepresentation of Capri's as
Mustangs, the true Capri owners will
> also become more vigilent at spotting vendors that are deliberately
neglecting to mention the
> Capri heritage of a given vehicle.
>
> Oh well... as I said, I took no offense at any remarks passed in
this forum.
>
> Marq
>
>
> > am sure Marq is not offended, you probably just touched a sore
spot
> > in him. We all have sore spots, 'ya kno!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Smith <todd_smith@y...>"
> > <todd_smith@y...> wrote:
> > > I guess it is humble pie for me. I have always tried to have
faith
> > > in the goodness of people, and it is not always justified.
Sandy,
> > > thank you for going the extra mile to clarify the point. I am
sad
> > > that the individual did not immediately offer a honest
> > explanation.
> > > Apologies are in order for Marquis Grove, so, you were right
and I
> > > was wrong.
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block
<cigarsandy@c...>"
> > > <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > > > Return to posts # 1965 & then 1979. I today received a reply
> > from
> > > > the seller. As you'll recall, I wrote to inquire why he
> > advertised
> > > > the 1985 ascMcLaren SC 2-Seat Roadster as a 1985 Ford Mustang
> > > > McClaren (2 "C"s) instead of what it really is. His reply
(which
> > I
> > > > took as sarcastic) was a one word reply....."thanks"
> >
> >
>
>
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