[DMCForum] Re: DMC Whine.. (An Unworthy DeLorean Owner Speaks)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since my DeLo was parked OUTSIDE the convention center I must number
among the unworthy...

Of course as a grad student living on unemployment benefits I could
also consider myself lucky to at least own one of the silly little cars...

Last time I checked MY name was the *ONLY* one on the title, with no
lien thank you very much -- whatever I do with the car is no one
else's business but mine. I can be banned from shows or gatherings (or
even this internet Forum if my presence again becomes burdensome), but
even the most pristine DeLodanna's can't keep me off public streets.  

Mother Nature left me a major dent in the Driver's Q Panel (and the PO
left me a crumpled rear edge in the T Panel). Managed to secure
replacements in spite financial restraints, but it will probably be
summer before I have a chance to install them (and repair the
louvers). Do people seriously expect me to keep my car out of service
until then -- lest I embarrass someone at the McDonalds drive thru?!  
Kiss my butt. Here's a wake up call: Rob Grady himself has pronounced
the dent in my passenger door irreparable. No matter what else I do to
the car, unless that door is replaced my car will never meet standards.

To the unwashed huddled masses -- there is plenty of room OUTSIDE, and
you are always welcome. No one will judge or criticize you. In fact
quite the opposite -- we'll get down & dirty on the pavement to help
you overcome whatever ails your little silver beast (hard to do that
when you're running around in a BTTF costume BTW). We actually had a
lot of fun in the parking lot at Pigeon Forge. Camaraderie vs
competition, if you will.

Perhaps some people have forgotten that the single best thing about
DeLorean ownership is NOT the car, but rather the *PEOPLE* you meet
through the car.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I just wanted to add my 2 cents in here on the topic of cars that
> aren't well taken care of and owners who maybe cannot afford to.  I
> think we're all a little disgusted to see a car suffering from
> neglect, even though that same image is the one we see on the "Home"
> page of this forum.  
> 
> There are some people (like myself, maybe others) who have found that
> the car can really be a money pit.  I just spent thousands of dollars
> in parts over the last year and a half to fix up my car and its
> engine, only to find the other week that the cylinder head has been
> cracked all of this time.  Now I know why the previous owner sold it.
>  The previous owner, by the way, was not someone who you'd consider to
> be a hobo, but rather was the CEO of a printing company and had a few
> other vehicles (airplanes, hot rods, etc).  Still, he sold me a
> $12,000 car (that LOOKED like a $12,000 car).  One way or another, he
> didn't care enough, or maybe he really didn't have the cash to fix it
> up, and so he sold it, which was probably the right choice for the
car.  
> 
> At Pigeon Forge, I also can see where VB is coming from, because
> frankly a lot of cars there do look like hell.  The owner either
> doesn't care, doens't know how to fix the problems with it, or doesn't
> have the cash to pay someone else to.  I remember one particular owner
> who said he drove down to PF without either window motor able to
> function, and with no A/C.  What a truely enjoyable ride that must
> have been.  His response when I asked him about it was that $500 for
> new window motors was too expensive.  
> 
> The parts are expensive, but for someone like me, I knew that if I
> bought a car that attracted attention as much as a D; I better damn
> well "have all of my ducks lined up" for when the crowd comes over. 
> This means everything better well work and be ready, or it'll be a
> public embarassment to myself.  I guess other owners don't feel this
> embarassment when they pop through a drive-thru and their door only
> opens halfway because their struts are shot, or their passenger dies
> from heat exhaustion because there's no ventilation into the cabin.  
> 
> If it's easier to picture, imagine what you would be thinking if you
> saw a Lamborghini driving down the road with a cracked bumper and
> blowing black smoke out the tailpipes.  I'm sure there are some out
> there in this condition.  The owner can barely afford to pay insurance
> on the car, much less maintenance, but they drive it anyway because I
> guess it makes them feel good to have "a piece of the pie" - even if
> they can only afford the crumbs.  It makes me sad, but I know that as
> long as my car is kept in great shape I won't need to be embarassed by
> it.  And you won't ever see me driving around in any "exotic" vehicle
> that I can't afford to keep fully restored.  It *IS* just my own
> belief system, and if others can feel proud being seen in a car that
> looks destined for the scrap heap, that's their prerogative.
> 
> Matt
> #1604 - getting a new engine

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