[doc] Re: An excerpt from "Crap Cars" by Richard Dredge

["James" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the overall scheme of things, I think it does matter what
journalists write about the cars. Especially since the "average joe"
on the street usually forms an impression based on what he reads in
the press/media. Then it is up to people like ourselves to
correct/change those opinions, one person at a time. 

James

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "essexdick" <tny1964@xxxx> wrote:
>
>    I dont think there is anyone, but does it matter really. I for one 
> am not interested what people think about the cars, they dont have to 
> buy one. I love em, and unless you have unlimited funds , what can 
> you buy that generates as much interest as a delorean... nothing. so 
> dont worry, the cars will outlast them anyway. cheers tony 3484
> 
> 
> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "James" <james@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> > #37 on a list of 50...why do all UK automotive "journalists" seem to
> > hate the DeLorean? Is there one who does like the car that I am
> > unaware of?
> > 
> > James Espey
> > DMC (Texas)
> > 
> > --------------------
> > 
> > DELOREAN DMC-12 (1981-1983)
> > 
> > John Z. DeLorean spent much of the 1960s and early 1970s working for
> > GM, where he created cars such as the legendary Pontiac GTO. That's
> > the sort of cool stuff you get to do when you're a handsome cowboy
> > figure and your middle name starts with a Z. The trouble started 
> when
> > John Z. got sick of working for The Man and decided to create his 
> own
> > "ethical" sports car. Originally his "ethics" revolved around
> > environmental friendliness, although this soon gave way to the 
> rather
> > less ethical business of persuading the British government to give 
> him
> > enormous bags of cash so he could set up a brand-new factory in
> > Northern Ireland. The end result was, frankly, dismal. Sure that
> > stainless steel body looked good, at least until it got covered in
> > fingerprints, but the build quality was appalling and that 2.8-liter
> > V6 engine was so weak it would struggle to pull a hobo off your
> > sister. DMC-12 sales were dismal, falling rapidly to zero when John 
> Z.
> > got caught in a doomed money laundering sting and had to shut his 
> car
> > factory forever. The car did rise again as the star of the movie 
> Back
> > to the Future, although even in 1955 they'd probably have noticed it
> > was a broken promise.
> > 
> > IF THIS CAR WAS ... A REAL TIME MACHINE, MAYBE THE BRITISH 
> GOVERNMENT
> > COULD GO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
> >
>









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