RE: [DML] Re: Positive Story about the DeLorean

[jwit6@xxxx]

I regularly travel the 220 mile trip between Akron Ohio and Niagara Falls. The car is well suited to the highway. This is along legged car that's geared on the tall side. I find myself shifting into 5th in the neighborhood of 70mph at the end of the entrance ramps, and set the cruise to what ever the traffic will bear. You have to get used to the stares and the the gawkers pulling up along side and sliding back to get a better look. Every trip is different.
Jim
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"content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:

>I own 5 Lincoln Mark V's -- 5,000 pounds of opulent excess. Last time
>one of them made 900 mile trip to/from DC was 4th July 2002 (drove
>latest purchase home from New York this spring, but that doesn't
>really count).
>
>In same time frame my little silver car has been up there four times,
>plus initial drive home from Pennsylvania. Never makes the trip
>without SOMETHING breaking, but has yet to put me walking (fuel pump
>ground was lost here in town, about a mile from house). Did almost
>burn the car up in Fayetteville last November... Otherwise I've found
>my DeLo to be very reliable and comfortable on I-95. Am looking
>forward to eventually getting cruise control installed for future trips.
>
>Wasn't supposed to turn out like this of course. Sole purpose of
>driveway full of Lincolns is variety choice for road trips. Need to
>discipline myself so they too will someday get a good road burn.
>
>DeLoreans are far from perfect, are certainly not Gods (heads up
>everyone giving Ken K a hard time recently), but are not design basket
>cases either.
>
>Bill Robertson
>#5939
>
>>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jan van de Wouw <jvdwouw@xxxx> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> With all the stories about things breaking down on this list
>> I'd thought to share some positive experience with you all...
>>
>> The past weekend I've been upto The UK and back from my
>> home in The Netherlands to have fun with the DOC-UK as
>> guests at the Renault Club UK at Gaydon, near Birmingham.
>>
>> I made it out there and back home without any real troubles,
>> my clutch is definately starting to show signs of wear,
>> the blower motor bearings ar definately busted and a
>> couple of lights on my LED-panel decided to go on strike.
>> Other than that my trip wasn't really eventfull.
>>
>> The most exiting time I had was getting off of the ferry
>> and seeing my fuel light coming on and staying on...
>> I thought there was a gas station just outside of Calais,
>> but instead there was a sign saying that the next services
>> were past Dunkerque.
>>
>> It turned out to be 15 kilometers into Belgium, over 70km
>> from Calais. To preserve fuel I shut off all unneccesary
>> stuff like the A/C, blower and radio. At the end of the off
>> ramp when braking to queue up to the pumps the car stalled...
>>
>> Got it running again and could finally fill it up again.
>> It took 50,96 liters of fuel! Meaning I had only 0,7 left!
>> After re fuelling it was smooth cruising home, with an
>> occasional traffic jam, but not to bad.
>> I arrived home at 02h15 CET (01h15 GMT).
>>
>> Some stats for my trip (thanks to my nifty bike computer):
>> Total Distance traveled out and back: 1511,5 km (± 940 mi)
>> Total actual driving time: 15h48m (time from home: 42h15)
>> Average Speed driven: 95,55 kmh (± 59 mph)
>> Maximum speed attained: 182 kmh (± 113 mph)
>> My car now has 41288 miles on it, over 12000 more
>> than when I bought it allmost 3 years ago!
>>
>> Best mileage I got, with the A/C on constantly, lights on
>> and stereo playing quite loud: 9 km to the liter (±21 mpg?)
>> Not bad I would say!
>>
>> The lights on my LED-panel should be easily fixed,
>> I'll have to examine the blower motor a bit more before
>> I decide what to do with it and the clutch is only STARTING
>> to show wear, so I'm "saving" it now, so I can make a 120mi
>> trip in three weeks and then doe the work it needs...
>>
>> All in all I think my DeLorean held out quite well and
>> I really enjoyed my stay in Brittain. For those of you
>> that think a DeLorean is not relieable;
>> I think I've just proven you wrong!
>>
>> If it weren't for the clutch (probably 20 years old)
>> I would do it right again in a heartbeat!
>>
>> JAN van de Wouw
>>
>> Thinking Different... ? Using a Mac...
>> Living the Dream... ? Driving a DeLorean...
>> Shifting Expectations... ? Driving a Nissan...
>>
>> DMC-12 "Dagger" since Sep. 2000
>> 100NX "Saphire" since Nov. 2002
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