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

["saalexander2000" <stuartalexander@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick,

It's not that bad, honestly.  I picked up my D from Islington, North London on a 
friday evening and drove it home for the first time through that traffic on my 
own.  I'd never driven a LHD manual before and never a LHD in this country.

Just keep your wits about you and be aware that it's a wide car.  I still think the 
hardest place to drive it is on the country lanes around where I live.  City traffic 
is OK.

Stuart

16686



--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mgrickak" <ricky@xxxx> wrote:
> 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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