Having owned both I agree that the Delorean is a reliable car but I also own a 308 QV which is every bit as reliable and yes, I can and have gone in 1500 mile trips in it. ANY car that has not been maintained is a risk. Dom >From: "Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> dom_diaz=hotmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jul 2005 02:29:27.0513 (UTC) >FILETIME=[86806490:01C58689] > >Interesting view point, "me". The response that I usually offer to >people who offer the same type of commentary as the aforementioned DJ >is that this has not been my experience in over 17 years of continuous >DeLorean ownership. I have, on many occassions, hopped into Winged1 >and driven to the far side of Montana from Seattle without a moments >hesitation or doubt. I have also driven to central Oregon, and well up >into British Columbia. Winged1 has only stranded me once in 80,000 >miles of enjoyable driving, and that was about 5 miles from home. That >turned out to be a relatively minor electrical issue that was easily >resolved once I had her home in my shop. In short, I do not *at all* >relate to what you are saying about the DeLorean automobile. If these >cars are driven regularly, and 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/