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

["mgrickak" <ricky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm hoping i'll be allright then,
can't wait till next week,i aint gonna be able to sleep on friday 
night,just got insured on it,cost me and my dad £416!!! ouch! i'll 
be driving it,

When the next show? can't find my latest copy of the delorean news 
anywhere!

Rick vin 6776





--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "saalexander2000" 
<stuartalexander@xxxx> wrote:
> 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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