BTTF did nothing to make me buy my Delorean either. I was 10 in 1981 and i still remember watching the commercials on our old console Zenith TV, i wanted one when i got older. When i was 16 i got a job at an auto parts store and delivered parts to a guy that worked on Harry Kaufmann's (Harry's Toy Store) cars and saw a bunch of Deloreans he was working on, i never thought about BTTF when i saw the cars but i wanted one when i got older. About 4+ years ago i was looking for a BTTF poster and saw a Delorean for sale on EBay and realized i could afford one and the rest is history. I know people that never saw BTTF and know what a Delorean is. Mark V On Friday, November 26, 2004, at 10:45 AM, beatlesra1@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > Are you serious? If it wasn't for the BTTF movies no one would know > about > DeLorean's and my car would be worth less and I couldn't give it away? > Really... > > The first time ever saw a DeLorean was in 1981, it was coming from the > opposite direction and as it approached I kept asking my buddy, What > the hell was > that? A DeLorean was his reply. I was 19yrs old and from that day on I > wanted a > DeLorean, it took be 20yrs but I now have one. As for the BTTF movies > being > responsible for the continued popularity of the car, I had never seen > a BTTF > movie until the 90's and quite frankly never like them, as a matter of > fact most > of the people I run into at car shows haven't seen them either their > kids > have. You forget John DeLorean was a highly successful Engineer and > when he > announced he would produce his own car, the automotive world buzzed > with excitement. > > I don't know about you but for me my DeLorean isn't just a car, it's a > way of > life. When I wanted my DeLorean way back when, I hadn't seen what the > interior looked like or even drove one (That came in 2001, thanks > TRW!) I didn't buy > my car because it was popular I bought it because it appealed to me, > as it > does to just about 95% of the people I run into today(Owners and Non > owners) Yes, > I get some negative comments but they are entitled to their opinion as > are > you. Most are misinformed. > > I would love to see a new car produced, I would definitely be > interested! How > many 23yr old cars are still on the road? I only put about $3000.00 > into mine > when I FIRST bought it and most of that was upgrades and I haven't had > to put > a dime into since, Hell my car looks like it just came off the > production > line! ( Thanks TRW, Myosky, Shannon and Joe!) > > Dude maybe I'm misinterpreting your email but like I said the DeLorean > is a > way of life! I've met so many nice people, made lot's of new > friendships > because of this car.. > > As for value, I had a guy two months ago offer me $22,000 for my car, > I said > no. Maybe you can sell him yours. > > As for feeling like pauper next to a Lamborghini owner? Maybe you not > me.. I > have my ultimate Sports car. > > Sehnen Sich Lebhaftdelorean! > > Chuck Darling > Vin #6125 Since 2001 > DCO > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/