In all the years that I owned/drove/worked and looked at Deloreans (22yrs) for sale NOT one time had I ever been locked in or out of a Delorean,or even had any problems with the doors. On the Vette,they do have one "extra" escape route,and that is by removing the roof panel/forcing the convertible top down(if its a convertible)or if it has a removable Hardtop forcing that off,and as for the Bricklin,not only does it have the removeable pins,But a release lever,right next to the drivers elbow,to open/release the hatch,so that you could exit through the hatch area if need be,and since it is THE only gullwinged car with full roll down windows,and non-power windows(safety),you could exit,through the lowered window area,a true SV car(the bricklin). CBL bricklin vin#1024 for 26yrs and still showcar clean/perfect --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@...> wrote: > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ryan Wright" <ryanpwright@> > wrote: > > > > Robert, > > > > On 5/29/06, therealdmcvegas <dmcvegas@> wrote: > > > I have a long list of reasons why I don't like the > > > Corvette (including a door malfuction in a C6 where I got trapped > > > inside the car) > > > > Yet you drive a DeLorean?!!?? ;-) > > > > -Ryan > > > > > It sounds funny, I know. But I've never been trapped inside of my > DeLorean, nor anyone elses. And the only time I've ever seen a > DeLorean door get jammed, was either because of the outer door > handle getting pre-tensioned, or a forigen object getting caught in > the door. And to release stuck doors isn't a problem. You just press > down on the interior handle, and then you can unlock the doors. > Simple as pie. And if you've got an early car with no guide blocks, > you just have to push a bit harder. They don't pose a threat in the > least. > > Now, let met explain my nightmare with the C6 Corvette. > > First, you've got to know how the doors work (this is boring, but > vital to my story). Your regular car and truck door has a Striker > Pin, or Loop mounted to the door frame. You then have the latch > assembly that is mounted inside the door. To open the door, you > simply pull on either the internal, or external door handles. These > are physically connected to the door latch by various cables, and > connecting rods, and the latch will release the Striker Pin. Same > with the locking mechanisim. The lock is actually contained within > that latch on the door, and to lock/unlock the latch, is the same > process. Power door locks are simply solenoids, or actuators that > pull and push on the rods connected to the door latch. > > The DeLorean is not unique from any other car on the road. It just > happens to have a 2nd latch in the front section of the door, and > has extra rods to make it function as well. > > Now, let's talk about the Death Trap called the C6 Corvette. > > The C6 Corvette has a backwards configuration on it's doors. The > striker pins are mounted on the doors, and the latches are hidden > INSIDE THE BODY! So, to open the doors, you don't pull a handle. You > instead press a button, that in turn activates a solenoid, and pulls > the latch for you, to open the doors. This applies to both inside > the car, as well as outside. The way that the C6 locks it's doors to > prevent theft is that IT DISABLES THE OPEN DOOR BUTTONS! > > Now that sounds like an innovative idea on the surface, doesn't it? > Hide the door locks inside of the car body, so theives can't jimmy > the locks. Plan B incase your batter dies, is that you can open the > rear hatch glass with your key, and tug on an emergency cable to > physically open the drivers door. It's all the way in the back of > the *luxurious* felt-lined trunk, next to the fuel release. > > Yeah, that's nice and all, but what happens if I'm in a severe > accident, where the wiring harness to the doors is severed, and I > get trapped inside a burning car where I die in an inferno? What if > I get trapped in rising flood water, or drive into a flooded ditch > or river, and water FUBARS my entire electrical system, and I drown > because I can't get out? What if I'm in the car, and the fickin' > alarm goes off, and I get trapped inside?!?! Which is exactly what > happened to me! > > Now, I'm a big guy, admittedly. But I'm also limber. I've never had > a problem sliding over the center console between seats in my > DeLorean. However, in the Corvette, I was totally trapped. My first > instinct being a DeLorean guy trapped in a car is to raise up, and > kick the glass out. However, the Corvette had me so trapped, I > couldn't get my knee past the steering wheel. Not even the power, > telescopic steering colum worked any longer. Everything was > disabled, including those damn door-open buttons! And the cockpit > inside the Vette was so tight, I couldn't even raise my legs up. So > there was no way I could reach that emergency release that was all > the way in the trunk. After the alarm blared, and I started punching > and slamming the car door, the GM guy finally took notice, and > disabled the alarm, so that I could get out. Now incase you're > wondering, yes, the Corvette locks it's doors with the factory > alarm. I couldn't get out from the inside, and my buddy on the > outside couldn't do it either. This was at one of those GM test > track events, BTW. Not a car dealership. > > I've seen Gullwing doors on the DeLorean get wedged shut. They just > take a bit more "oomphf" to open. And when the locks do jamm, > they're also easy to open. But no matter what, they're not as great > a risk to my safety, as the Corvette C6 is. Hell, even the Bricklin > SV-1 had emergency cotterpins above your head that you could pull > out, to get the doors open, incase the hydraulic system failed! > > I won't ride in a C6, nor the Cadillac XLR it was badge-engineered > from for an honest fear of my life. I don't trust that crap door > lock design in the least bit if something happened. And knowing GM's > penchant for defective designs, and numerous recalls, I doubt I'd > have to even be in a serious accident for something to go wrong. But > that's just my opinion. > > -Robert > vin 6585 "X" > 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! 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