[DML] Re: 100 worst ideas

[Matthew Lach <mlach@xxxx>]

At the risk of starting a flame war, I have to agree.

Apart from that one must admit that although JZD is a most admirable engineer
with great concepts, he made a few decisive business mistakes.

Firstly he overproduced a car there was only a small market for against his
colleagues recommendations thus exhausting the company's funds.

Secondly he spread the company funds too thin when he got involved with side
ventures such as the bus project. Not even large companies endeavor to develop
another product, until the first one has paid for it's own development.

He also had some pretty expensive habits, such as taking the Concorde across the
atlantic more than frequently.

In a way, I'm glad he did. If he didn't most of us probably wouldn't have been
able to have this unique and wonderful car.

Just my two cents worth,
Matt



Mike03062@xxxx wrote:

> Actually lets admit it folks The DeLorean, from a business point of view,
> was a very bad idea. My research on the car, as Preston Tucker will attest,
> was doomed from the start. As soon as The "D" started competing with the
> Corvette, General Motors put the muscle on the English Government and who
> can fight that kind of power? I wonder what kind of political intervention
> was also exercised??? From what I understand JZD had little political
> backing, an absolute necessity in an enterprise as grandiose as the
> DeLorean. My 2 Cents worth (A 2 on the Probability chart that this will
> get by the moderators)
>
> Mike in NH
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