RE: [doc] Re: Number 2!

["Richard Hanlon" <rahanlon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll send him some pics of my carport.  With one mirror almost against the 
wall, I can open the other door with about 1" to spare.  Not a hope with a 
car of the same width as the Delorean, if it had conventional doors.

You can open the door fully, in, what, ten inches?  And get out completely 
unimpeded.  If you try to open a conventional car door (nearly 6" thick 
nowadays?) in the same gap, not a hope.

Not that I saw the show, just leaping in the bandwagon!

RAH - 393 - 6126


>From: "Dan" <danielpwillis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [doc] Re: Number 2!
>Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 09:07:28 -0000
>
>DANIEL SHANE <daniel.shane@xxxx> wrote:
> > 1. Has anybody got a list of Quentin problems then ?
>
>It was a 30 minute program. He spent 29 minutes of it ranting. :)
>Hell, I could spend 30 minutes making ANY car look bad.. but I could
>spend a lot longer talking about the DeLorean's strengths (he did not).
>
> > 2. The 2 mishaps have bugger all to do with Delorean,
> > but I was showing that mishaps happen to others on
> > launch days not just JZD getting stuck in the car.
>
>Ah I getcha... it's been on of QW's favourite digs though. He always
>brings the "getting locked in the car" problem up.
>
> > 3. Agree someone should have corrected her or not
> > allow the comment into the show if they are unsure.
>
>Agreed.
>
> > 4. I know, but as my mum said if you dont have
> > anything nice to say then dont say anything.
>
>Agreed. :)
>
> > Why should a Ray Rearden look-alike be allow to mouth
> > off a car constantly without backing up his statements
> > without facts.  If he sites the normal crap about
> > doors, performance, build quality etc then his is
> > talking out of his arse.
>
>It's a fact that most DeLoreans had a pretty poor build quality - but
>you check the first year run of a £100,000 Aston Martin DB7 or a
>£40,000 TVR (any model) and you'll find panel gaps, leaking windows,
>and seizing engines galore. Besides, the DeLorean is literally just
>bolted together - what they didn't do in '81 has been probably redone
>by now and will be better than "new" :)
>
> > Have a look at All car makers produces made around
> > that time.  They all improved over time, the DMC was
> > made for 18 months.  Not really enough time to fix the
> > bugs.  Even the big super-car makers of the time had
> > problems.
>
>Agreed. The DeLorean was overly clever for her day - and was a victim
>of circumstance. A few more years, a V8, and a "Club sport" model (no
>fancy bits) and history could have been quite different. <sigh>. Oh well!
>
> > Security of the "I'm going to make Quentin Wilson cry"
> > club :-)
>
>Heh.. Either way, Security (you'll hold us back), or Secretary (you
>give us our number in line ;) )
>
>Dan
>
>
>




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