I don't think there was any notification to "immediately" discontinue warranty work. I think the dealer took it upon himself. Keep in mind that the "bankruptcy" of the DeLorean Motor Company had been anticipated for weeks at that point in time. All of the dealers were nervous. Dick Ryan --- Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Does it seem suspicious to anyone else that DeLorean > was arrested at the > same moment that the announcement was made on the > news, and nearly > immediately all dealers were notified not to do any > more work on the > cars? > > I think it's time for me to make a documentary. > > Farrar > > Dick Ryan wrote: > > > > My first DeLoran was a "late" 81 - VIN 6530. I > bought > > it new. I believe that the recalls were prior to > my > > cars "birth" date, but in any event I did not > receive > > any recall notices. In fact, even "warranty" work > > went out the window. > > > > I purchased my car in Sept 82. On the day I took > it > > back to the dealer (Tate Cadillac, Pomona CA) for > it's > > "30 day" warranty check-up, I was asked if I had > read > > the morning's paper. I said, "No, why". I was > told > > that JZD had been arrested the night before and > > therefore, all warranty work was cancelled. > > Fortunately the cars in that vin range were some > of > > the best assembled and I didn't really have any > early > > ownership problems. > > > > Dick Ryan > > --- "Cohee, Michael" <mcohee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Group, > > > walt and I have had emailed a few times about > the > > > stabilizer bar recall. My > > > car is an early '81 and was serviced by Delorean > 1 > > > for 15 years. It does not > > > have the stabilizer bar recall brackets. Walt > told > > > me several of his cars do > > > not have the recall either. My question is if > any of > > > you have any input on > > > when or how your recalls were done....ANy > original > > > owners that rember > > > getting something in the mail or a phone call. > > > > > > My understaing is car makers issue recall > > > notices/bulletins and owners > > > simply take their car to the nearest dealership > for > > > the correction. Why were > > > these (and other) recalls never done when they > were > > > free? I am not sure how > > > recalls were done in the early 80s but when my > 1988 > > > Acura had a recall ont > > > eh seat belt mechanism I got a notice in the > mail > > > and just took it to the > > > dealership and it was fixed at no charge.... > > > > > > I know there are "upgrades" that we do to > improve > > > defective/low quality > > > parts but service bulletins and recalls I had > always > > > assumed would be done > > > on every car. > > > > > > Mike C > > > 2109 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:41 AM > > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Florida club meet in > > > February > > > > > > > > > > Check out the site at > > > http://www.tscevents.com/foec.html and let me > know > > > > what you think. > > > > > > The consensus is that we are meeting in Mount > Dora > > > instead of Zephyrhills. > > > This will be on Saturday 22nd of this month. > (See > > > above link for our > > > motivation. As a group, we are not > participating in > > > the exotic car show > > > mentioned in this link, so don't worry about > their > > > $50 registration fee. We > > > will be having our own event free of charge.) > > > > > > Yet to be determined is exactly where in Mount > Dora > > > we will meet and when. > > > > > > As for when, I suggest high noon. This gives > all of > > > us who have expressed > > > an interest in attending enough time to leave > home > > > in the morning and still > > > get to the show on time. > > > > > > As for where, someone familiar with the area > > > suggested a hotel downtown next > > > to where the show will be. Another someone > > > suggested that we find a nearby > > > restaurant to meet at. So... anyone who is > familiar > > > with downtown Mount > > > Dora please post your suggestions to the > DMCForum. > > > > > > So far we have 5 people with DeLoreans who are > > > planning to attend. These > > > are all people who read their e-mail. :-) > There > > > are many others who may > > > attend who do not yet know about the event. I > want > > > to confirm all the > > > details before I call everyone. Otherwise I'm > > > wasting their time if I can't > > > tell them exactly where and when. > > > > > > Walt Tampa, FL > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: > > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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