[DMCForum] Re: Laughter (Louie)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You touched several key points of DeLo ownership:

> I still look out my window all the time and just stare at it in
> disbelief... I actually own one!!!

DeLo's are surprisingly affordable pieces of honest to goodness
history. Driving one is more or less the automotive equivalent of
wearing an actual Civil War uniform to the store (and just as
unostentatious). Most of us can not afford a Tucker. DeSoto's and
Studebaker's require parts and spares resources much more difficult
than your friendly neighborhood DeLo vendor. But DeLorean ownership is
within the means and capabilities of college students, unemployed
adults (Hey Marc, guess where *I'm* not working now), older people, etc.

> Restoring my D's has brought my father and I closer together

The best thing about DeLo ownership is NOT the car. It is the people
you meet through the car. DeLo owners & enthusiasts are *SO* different
from other marques, such as Mustang and Lincoln. Compare SEDOC and DCS
to one of their shows to see the difference. Even collectors of my
beloved AMC's have an unpleasant elitist and competitive edge when
they get together. An experience at Fall Foliage 2003 is a clear
example of DeLo ownership: the caravan stopped for gas, at which time
a mechanically challenged owner of a fixer upper discovered his
cooling fans weren't spinning. Within minutes owners of pristine
vehicles and mechanically savvy owners were all over his car
diagnosing and fixing the problem. They weren't concerned about
critiquing the condition of his vehicle. They weren't concerned about
critiquing him as an owner. They only wanted to get him back on the
road so party could continue (I was actually going to let him borrow
one of my cooling fans if his turned out to be DOA).

> Yeah there are times when I just want to roll the damn thing in 
> front of an oncoming train

DeLo's are oxymorons -- yes, they have a significant POS component,
but they are also surprisingly resiliant with a survival rate probably
unmatched by any marque other than Tucker (unlike Tucker's, however,
most DeLo's are in daily service). They just don't have a lot of grey
area: when they're up, they are way up; and when they're down, they
are way down.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Louie" <louie@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I bought my first D when I was 19, but much like you had DeLorean 
> fever BAD since I was probably about 12 years old. Adults always 
> laughed at me asking why I'd want one of those lemons, they're 
> trouble, they're underpowered, they're coke cars etc etc etc. My 
> father who's a big muscle car guy was one of the toughest critics of 
> the D. He just couldn't understand why I would want a 130hp v6 car. 
> But when I bought mine he just had to drive it. And after that first 
> drive he absolutely raved about it and finally understood what I saw 
> in the car. He loved how it handled and how composed it was at 80mph 
> on winding back roads. He's honestly driven my DeLorean more in the 
> last 3 years than he has his '69 Mustang Boss 302 which he bought 
> new. You'll be surprised... some of your toughest critics will be 
> the ones who absolutely have to have a ride in your D when you get 
> it.
> 
> I know I too was tempted by other things with my money in the 
> process of saving up for my D. I turned down newer cars, a trip to 
> Greece, Spring Breaks, and a ton of other stuff just to have a D. 
> But in the end I'm happy I did... owning a DeLorean was one of my 
> biggest life goals and owning one has changed my life in a lot of 
> really positive ways. Restoring my D's has brought my father and I 
> closer together, I've learned so much about working on cars, and so 
> many other life skills. The car helped me grow up. Yeah there are 
> times when I just want to roll the damn thing in front of an 
> oncoming train, but as a whole DeLorean ownership has been one of 
> the most positive experiences of my life. I still look out my window 
> all the time and just stare at it in disbelief... I actually own 
> one!!! So the moral of my pep talk is... stick to your guns. If you 
> want a D then do what it takes to get one, and ignore everyone 
> elses "informed" opinions. -Louie

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