[DML] Re: Ship or Drive newly Purchased Delorean

["usndmc" <usndmc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Quite obviously there are a lot of things that could go wrong, and 
the smart way would be to trailer it in one fashion or another. But 
I think there is something to be said for the adventure of driving 
it home, you already said it would be the way you prefer to do it. I 
bought mine and drove it home, a 1200 mile maiden voyage. All went 
well, but even if it hadn't, it still would have been a fun trip. 
Getting whatever issue arose fixed and back on the road would have 
been part of the adventure. I think that like everyone has been 
saying a local area roadworthiness test (making sure the fans come 
on and off properly and there are no auspicious leaks, etc.) is a 
good idea and would provide reasonable enough peace of mind to at 
least embark. As for plates and insurance, you can set up an 
insurance policy ahead of time and schedule it so the company enacts 
the policy on your date of purchase. Then when you buy it go to the 
DMV with the seller and have the title and paperwork from your 
insurance company about the policy and they will issue you a 
temporary paper tag to drive it back to your home state, where you 
can then register it properly. If you're up to it, I say go for it!

Dave
#5968

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> I would add that you should make sure that the fans will cycle on. 
You
> may have a bad circuit breaker or the origional which would keep
> kicking in and out. You may also have the blue fan fail relay which
> will fail so you should install the bypass jumper. You could have a
> bad pick-up hose in the tank so when you get to 1/2 tank the car 
will
> stop. You could have a bad accumulator so when it gets hot it won't
> restart, say after you gas up. If you have the origional tires you
> could blow one out at speed. You could have a bent trailing arm 
bolt.
> The origional hoses (even if they look good on the outside) could
> blow. You could melt out the fuse for the fuel pump. The origional
> water pump could let loose. The header bottle could split open. The
> seals on the brakes could fail. I could go on and on. It just 
makes no
> sense to take a car that you have no confidence in and go on a road
> trip. It will cost a whole lot more to get towed when you get 
stuck on
> the road then if you just made arrangements to have it 
transported. If
> you still insist on doing "on the cheap" you can rent a trailer and
> trailer it home. With your time and the rental of the trailer and 
the
> tolls and hotels it won't be cheaper. Mayabe buy one closer to your
> house and pay a little more? BTW if you overheat the motor you can
> always buy that upgraded motor from DMCH! Of course you may get 
lucky
> and get home without incident, Are you a betting man? The odds are 
not
> in your favor. BTW to drive it you will need plates and insurance, 
how
> are you going to handle that?
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ed" <edgarbade@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > Paul,
> > Here are a few points to consider from my perspective.
> > 
> > If shipped:
> > Either remove the louvers or make absolutely certain it is NOT 
shipped
> > backwards.  You will loose the louvers, quite possibly the 
engine cover,
> >








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