Hi Ya'll!! I'm yet another person who is moving toward purchasing a Delorean. I've been doing research and reading owners webpages (good and bad experiences). I want to become very familiarized with the car inside and out before I go out looking for one to purchase. I live in Columbia , South Carolina. So if there are any owners who live close enough and who wouldn't mind putting up with some questions, contact me. I would like to take the DMC Houston inspection checklist and practice on someones' car. I hope this doesn't sound crazy. I just want to be sure that the Delorean I get will need minimal or minor mechanical work. The best way I know how to do this is arming myself with information. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: <brobertson@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:21 AM Subject: [DML] Future DeLorean Owner Threads > These various "future DeLorean owner" threads have taken on a life of > their own (and are refreshingly positive in tone)! > > My 2 cents: Unless you have deep pockets, success will depend on > amount of mechanic work you can do yourself. Not only are shop labor > rates eye-openingly high, but many procedures on these little cars > seem to take longer than they would on other makes. A double whammy. > > DeLoreans are not ideal vehicles to to learn mechanic skills on, > primarily because of issues of access, not complicatedness. But it can > be done. And I emphasize again value of knowledge base just an eMail > message or phone call away. Talked to Rob Grady for half hour once > myself (hope I always remember info he shared). As David T pointed out > in a private message, primary concern of 99% DeLorean owners is > helping any way possible to get yet one more car on the road. Try > taking THAT to General Motors. > > Successful auto mechanicing (good Southern term) is a process of > knowing when to say "when." When to ask for advice or assistance. When > to take a break, even until the next weekend. When to farm a procedure > out. When to trust an intuition. Start small: learn how to change your > own oil and do your own tune-up. When upgrading factory stereo, > consider doing it yourself rather than a sound shop. The car WILL > break from time to time (it IS a machine) -- use those times as > learning experiences, not head beating sessions. You'll be surprised > how quickly latest new owner is coming to YOU for info. > > Of course you should START with a car consistent with your skills at > that time. Not everyone is a Dave S! > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > 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 > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >