Good DeLorean Experiences

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>]

In the latest DeLorean World, editor David Knudson responded to a letter
to the Editor which discussed a number of things, including the DML. In
it, he said:

" . . . [the DML's] major disservice is that it communicates
the impression of a problem-prone automobile to those
people around the world who are interested in purchasing
or studying it."

This subject has come up many times since I became a DML subscriber in
'96. Obviously people will tend to discuss their mechanical problems on
the DML. We are all less motivated to discuss the good things that
happen. No one posts a message like "I drove my DeLorean today and had
no problems" except as a joke.

Thus, every few months we have a thread about good DeLorean
experiences. Now seems like the perfect time for one of these. I will
start:

In 1998, a huge number of DeLoreans drove to Ken Koncelik's Car Show in
Cincinnati. These 72 cars drove tens of thousands of miles in one
week. In all that, I only know of one problem, a minor radiator leak
that was fixed before the weekend was over. Not too shabby for 17 year
old cars!

As a part of the show, 24 DeLoreans drove in a caravan from Cincinnati
to Columbus. I just watched my video tape of that spectacle again, and
it was an amazing sight! About 25 more DeLoreans made the two hour
drive before the caravan left. Everyone had a great time and no one had
any mechanical problems.

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, 7 years