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

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

VideoBob i think you just insulted most of the people that post to this 
forum, way to go and make friends here.

I would imagine most owners on the DML wouldn't meet your standards 
too, not everyone owns a concourse Delorean like yours.

Mark V


On Mar 16, 2005, at 3:07 PM, content22207 wrote:

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> Since my DeLo was parked OUTSIDE the convention center I must number
> among the unworthy...
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> 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...
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Bill Robertson
> #5939
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>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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