hey walter the club is a very bad idea for all members to use as a "protection device" do u know how easy it is to steal a car with a club all u have to do is bring a saw and cut the leather (takes less than 15 seconds)steering wheel take the club off mess with the ignition and the car is gone i recommend u get that new lock that goes on your pedals i dont know if u have heard about it . its the best one ive seen i should know i live in eas los angeles i see car get jacked all the time efren 16072 --- Walter <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > Richard, > > This has been discussed a few weeks ago on the DML. > The quote that I like > best was from someone who said something to the > effect of, "Have you seen a > Delorean? Yeah, it went that way." These cars are > not anything that you > can go around town in and not be noticed. I had a > guy stop me by the door > of a restaurant that I frequent asking me if I was > the guy with the > Delorean. And I didn't even drive the Delorean that > day! > > I think that it would be a cool idea at future > Delorean shows to have a > video camera filming people getting in and out of > their cars. We could have > contests to see who looks the coolest while doing > this. So many people > watch me open & close those doors that I sometimes > feel self conscious. (Is > my hair straight, is my fly open, do my socks > match?). It's almost like > waving a big stainless steel flag every time you > open a door. > > I would think that if anyone stole a Delorean, they > would have to be very > familiar with what they are getting into. I've > watched passengers get in > and out of mine. It's rather funny watching them > try to figure out how to > open the door from the inside. If the average > person has trouble figuring > out how to get in and out of the car, I can imagine > the trouble that some > idiot would have trying to steel one. And if he got > away with it, someone > somewhere would recognize the car or even parts from > the car. I can > describe just about every little imperfection in the > body of mine. > > About using a club... I don't normally put one on my > Delorean because I've > used one (the Club brand) on another car with a > leather steering wheel, and > it damaged the leather on the wheel. Somehow the > vinyl or plastic or > whatever the stuff is has managed to scuff the > leather. I'm not sure how it > did this, but it has done it in several places. I > think it has something to > do with the rubbery club parts sticking to the > leather and then having the > hot sun and gravity pull the club down once it has > gripped the leather. > Before I put a club on my D again, I'm going to > cover the rubber pieces with > a felt sleeve. > > Walt Tampa, FL > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting > policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/