Re: [DMCForum] your first impression of DMC

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

It started for me when i first saw a commercial for a brand new 
delorean I was 10 at the time. the car was the coolest thing i ever 
saw. Later on when BTTF came out everything about the first delorean 
commercial i saw flashed back to me. Later on I worked for an Auto 
parts store and delivered parts to a guy that repaired these cars. I 
sat in one and fell in love. The owner of the shop told me what a P.O.S 
these cars were with tons of electrical problems and crappy cooling 
systems. I forgot about the cars for years again. About 4 or 5 years 
ago i was on ebay looking for a BTTF poster and i noticed they had 
deloreans for sale and now i am older and realized i can actually buy 
one. I joined the Delorean Midwest Connection and got to see them up 
close again. I studied everything i could about them. Rich W. is a 
member in the club I am in and had one for sale and the rest is 
history. Now I even do the clubs newsletter with my Wife.

Mark V


On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 08:48  AM, Walter Coe wrote:

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> I'm starting a fun thread here.  I want to hear everyone's opinion 
> what they felt when they first saw a DeLorean in person.  What was 
> your impression?  What emotions did you feel when you sat in the car?
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> I followed my dad into a Buick dealership.  He was interested in a 
> Buick, of course.  And I was a bored teenager who came across an 
> irresistible temptation.  There it was with the gullwing door open 
> inviting me to sit in it.  As I climb in, being the lanky teenager 
> that I was, my knee bumped the horn button on the end of the turn 
> signal.  Being indoors in a showroom, it was LOUD.  And being so 
> young, I was seen only as a nuisance.  "Hey kid!  Get outta there!   
> ... and by the way, how did you get the horn to work?"  They wrongly 
> assumed it was in the center of the steering wheel.
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> As I sat in the car, I looked around.  Everything seemed so foreign & 
> exotic yet comfortable & safe.  I felt like I was getting a glimpse of 
> a toy that only a very rich person would play with.  As I sat in the 
> driver's seat, my neck did a lot of craning.  The front where the 
> engine SHOULD have been was small & low.  The net over the rear parcel 
> shelf looked like a chain link fence adding to the 'off limits' 
> feeling.  Looking thru the rear window gave a shaded view over the 
> engine compartment and under the louvers.  It added to the close, 
> compact feel of everything.
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> Actually owning one of these cars one day was pretty far from my mind. 
>  I never considered owning one even while watching all the BTTF 
> trilogy.  I assumed that they were too expensive and you couldn't get 
> parts.  Then one day while waiting in a barber shop, I passed the time 
> looking thru an autotrader.  "Hey look, a DeLorean.  Only $19.5K.  And 
> here's another one for $17.5K.  I cant believe something so cool is 
> priced so cheap.  I should get one."  And I did.
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> Obviously I have been drinking some really good coffee.
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