Re: [DMCForum] Re: stupid driving lesson question

[Andrei Cular <andreic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich

Comparing my auto D to an early 85 auto 944, I would say both are equal 
till you turn.  When I had the 3-rotor at a reasonable speed and tried 
to turn it just pushed through the corner, where my 90 944s2 could take 
the same turn at 1.5x the speed.

As far as top end I cruise my 944 has no problem pulling away from most 
cars till about 120mph.  At night on the open interstate I will usually 
set speed control around 110mph and I still get 24+mpg

Andrei

cruznmd wrote:

>Brian,
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>You make an interesting statement. You definitely drive yours harder 
>than I do, but I wouldn't call it abuse. If your car is in good 
>repair then I don't see anything wrong with it. Of course you'll be 
>getting lower mileage. I know it sounds crazy, but burn a few tanks 
>of 87 octane and see what happens.
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>A question for you: (This may sound stupid) How would you rate the 
>DeLorean in performance performance compared to your Porsche? You 
>seem to indicate that it was an older model, not built within the 
>last 5 years. Is the DeLorean really that feeble, or are we jaded in 
>our expectations because of present-day technology?
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>My feeling on the car's performance is that it's adequate. The A/C 
>definitely drags it down, but when it's off I feel I 
>have "comparable" acceleration to other normal street cars, and I've 
>had up to 110 mph. Most people who want to race me could probably out-
>last me, but they usually lose their nerve and give up once I pass 
>100 mph. I wouldn't want to race a top-end BMW or Mercedes or 
>anything...but you get the point.
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>Rich A.
>#5335
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>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bkp944" <bk_pollard@xxxx> wrote:
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>>Odd, Greg and I were having a similar conversation about how to 
>>drive the DeLorean just the other day.
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>>I tend to drive the DeLorean like I drove my old Porsche 944. I 
>>usually shift between 4K and 5K RPMs (if traffic allows). Of 
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>course, 
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>>this can only been done in the lower gears. I rarely go over 75 
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>>but I tend to get there quickly. I do not consider this driving 
>>style abuse and I think the PRV can handle this - any comments?
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>>!! *Warning Bill R. and Martin - Skip over this paragraph* !! I 
>>think the PRV has a fair amount of torque, power, whatever in the 
>>3K - 4K RPM range and driving as I do gives me the best sports car 
>>feeling possible in my stock PRV DeLorean. 
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>>My driving style probably explains why I get 18 MPG instead of the 
>>25 MPG others report. What gas mileage does everyone get? I run 89 
>>octane gas, what does everyone else run?
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>>Brian
>>VIN#4494
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>>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Brian" <TK581@xxxx> wrote:
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>>>All right - here's somehting for all of you to either laugh at or 
>>>argue over.  I've been driving around my DeLorean for several 
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>>months 
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>>>now off and on and I admittingly don't think I have the hang of 
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>>>totally.  I drive other 5 speed manuals just fine but it feels 
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>>like 
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>>>everytime I drive the ol' DMC my style either changes or the car 
>>>does. Hmmmm...  so my question is at what RPM do you change gears 
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>>at 
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>>>(besides ngine sound and feel of course) and at what RPM do you 
>>>cruise at most of the time in regular city driving.  I know this 
>>>sounds like a question from a 15 year old but I just want to get 
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>>the 
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>>>most out of my drving experience.
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>>>thanks a bunch!! - Brian #11280
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Andrei Cular
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Marine Concepts inc.
www.marineconcepts.com
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