this is basicly my story too! i bought mine from north carolina and drove it home to the chicago area. i drove straight threw. the only time i stopped was for gas. it was a great way to get a first time handle for the car and to, like you said, find any quirks. cheers, corey 2423 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Wayne Wagner <dmc-2447@xxxx> wrote: > It's really cool to hear of these mileage masters. > > My D recently passed 36,400 miles, and I hope to keep finding the time > to improve and care for the systems to keep it going well past 100k! > The most miles I have put on it so far in one shot is when I flew down > to Atlanta to pay for it (@35,000mi) and drove it back to the Chicago > area. Was a great way to learn if the car had any odd > behaviours/quirks. Drove beautifully. > > My intent is to keep it going as a seasonal daily driver once I get the > A/C optimized. > > Regards, > Wayne / VIN#2447 > www.AA9DY.com > > stainlessilusion wrote: > > >Engine is still young compared to a 150 thousand, but mine's about to > >click 70,000...still runs like a champ even after many years of > >sitting, and no doubt it will stay alive for a looong time. I tell > >yah, now that I think about it, this engine has been great. 5003 > >never left me stranded, hasn't leaked out all over the ground...it > >ran a bit rough when I first got it but the cure was DRIVING IT! > >What's YOUR mileage?? -----Dani B. #5003 > > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>Ah...that must be why I use my 175,000 mile DeLorean as a daily > >> > >> > >driver, > > > > > >>and haven't had any issues that weren't "self imposed" in over 5 > >> > >> > >years. > > > > > >>That must be all those mechanical and electrical problems that keep > >> > >> > >it > > > > > >>going! I'll make sure it doesn't find out about them. It might > >> > >> > >pull > > > > > >>one of those Warner Bros cartoon like things, where it suddenly > >> > >> > >just > > > > > >>falls apart when it realizes it. > >> > >>The PRV engine is probably one of the most reliable engines ever > >> > >> > >built. > > > > > >>I'd even venture to ask: Has anyone on this mailing list has ever > >> > >> > >had > > > > > >>an issue with their factory original PRV with less than 150,000 > >> > >> > >miles on > > > > > >>it, that wasn't related to poor care and/or lack of regular > >> > >> > >scheduled > > > > > >>oil changes? > >> > >>Who has the highest mileage DeLorean out there anyway? I know Bill > >>Miller in Columbus has over 260,000 miles. Who can top that? > >> > >>- Josh > >>VIN 5102 (175,000 miles) > >>VIN 15964 (125,000 miles) > >> > >> > >> > >>Me wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Unfortunately Deloreans suffer from constant > >>>mechanical and electrical problems. Many of which can > >>>become serious safety hazards. So the DJ was not > >>>completely off the target but he shouldnt be saying it > >>>over the mic. I am sorry to say that unless I can > >>>muster the nerve to switch engines and rework all the > >>>systems on the whole car I will never buy another > >>>DeLorean. > >>> > >>>--- coreysmoo <coreysmoo@xxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Just wanted to rant... I had my car at a car show > >>>>yesterday, and everything was cool. > >>>> > >>>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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 > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [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 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/