People...It's your OWN fault and of your own making... that newbies want the answers pronto.. It never ceases to amaze me but every time someone puts their Delorean for sale they ALWAYS say how easy it is to get any FREE advice on repair or services info on the Internet(specifically this site,but other sites included)and how people on this site freely and helpfully are there TO SERVE YOUR EVERY NEED..when it comes to problems...so yea a newbie comes on this site expecting to get all their questions answered..basically it is done by the Delorean sellers(private sellers and also car Dealers and repairers) to help to boost up the price on their car for sale and to reassure a potential buyer that they are NOT "alone" when it comes to repair and services and ownership(and in some cases to unload a problematic Delorean)..but then it is put on the shoulders of the long term owners,and enthusiast's to answer all the newbies questions and problems.Don't get me wrong...99 9/10 of the people including me enjoy giving and helping out a fellow newbie(or even a older owner)I am JUST making a point where the source point basically starts from. The other thing is a newbie does not know how to navigate(or does not realize) to find the "answers" like a person that has been on this site for a long time. Claude --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@...> wrote: > > I agree that many things repeat. In the summer we get the A/C > questions. The newbies want to know about the doors and their most > urgent problems. Many could do more if they read the manual or tried a > search. The newer ones just are not aware of what we take for granted > as common and usual. Maybe they just need confirmation for what they > already know. I post to them because some people just don't ask and it > helps to refresh everyone's memory. From time-to-time we come up with > newer solutions by reposting old problems. Or at least different ways > to see them. How would you feel if you were a newbie, thrilled to > finally have YOUR Delorean, found a group like this with all of this > great technical information, screwed up the courage to post and then > gets shot at for not figuring something out on his own! That is NOT > the way to treat a newbie and I would not want to be treated that way. > A short post to offer some help and a mention to get the manuals is > much better. If someone doesn't like the DML they have the option of > leaving. From the beginning participation has and will always be > purely voluntary. If anyone doesn't get what they are looking for here > they are not going to stay. People will come and people will go. As > for great information there is always dmcnews.com with some great > write-ups. And all newbies should register on the DoD. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Rydholm" <ebondefender@> wrote: > > > > I think I can agree with the general opinion of everyone else; it > > makes sense. Though I bought my D in '04, technically I still consider > > myself a "noob" (Trust me, I'm no mechanic!) But one of the first > > things I got with the car WAS the manual set. It's interesting to read > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/