Re: [doc] WOHOOOO i'm now a delorean owner!! :-D

["mgrickak" <ricky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

now i am worried,i'll have one of me mates in the car to help me out 
a bit,tell me when it's allright to pull out 
etc..................worried about those tight lanes in london,with 
all the traffic,and iv'e never ever drove a left hooker before,could 
see this as being very very hard! luckily iv'e only got around 5 
miles till i get on the motor-way,think i'll take it very easy,even 
if they start beeping horns.And i'm gonna have to get some petrol 
too,this aint sounding too good.

Rick.
Vin 6776



--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxx> wrote:
> Congratulations M8
> 
> I can't comment on London since it's a horrible place to drive, I 
tend
> to avoid it.
> I was fortunate to have my first DeLorean and first LHD experience
> simultaneously driving 'Flopsy' around the Isle of Wight last year 
(has
> the gear box recovered Claire?)
> 
> Road positioning for me wasn't that difficult, I only wandered a 
couple
> of times: just remember to drive in the gutter.
> Turning right is a little bit more tricky, if you don't 
concentrate you
> can find yourself almost on completely the wrong side of the road!
> Turning right at roundabouts is really hard work since you have to 
try
> and aim the front offside without actually hitting the middle of 
the
> roundabout. It felt very alien to me...
> 
> I found it very much like learning to drive all over again - while
> everything is plodding along nicely I could handle it, but as soon 
as
> things got a little bit busy - change a lane quick, nip in a 
space, make
> a snap decision I had to concentrate really hard.
> 
> As for motorway driving there are just three things to remember:
> Blind spot
> Blind spot
> Blind spot
> You're not driving a car, you're driving a DeLorean. Expect people 
to
> sit alongside you in your blind spot having a good look, perhaps 
taking
> photos and shouting things about flux capacitors that you can't 
hear at
> 70mph. Try overtaking without properly looking and 'the 
consequences
> could be disastrous!"
> 
> Rich H
> DOC 365 VIN 1274 (still yet to experience the thrill of driving 
it!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mgrickak [mailto:ricky@xxxx]
> > Sent: 16 May 2004 9:34 PM
> > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [doc] WOHOOOO i'm now a delorean owner!! :-D
> > 
> > Well iv'e gotta pick it up on sat,don't think i can wait that 
long!
> > i can't stop smilling!   but i'm gonna need some advice,iv'e 
never
> > drove a left hand drive car before,and iv'e gotta drive it from
> > london up here to the midlands,think i'll be fine on the motorway
> > just a bit worried about getting out of a busy part of london,any
> > tips?????
> > Also have any owners fitted the de-cat pipe? does it make a big
> > difference? one question i think the air-con needs re-gasing
> > too,anybody knows who'll do this,thought it'll still take 
the 'old'
> > type gas which is illegal nowadays??
> > 
> > cheers
> > Rick now a Delorean owner,Vin 6776
> > 
> > 
> > 
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