[New Owner Here] Re: delorean pricing, first time driver

["Claude Ballsé" <claudeballse@xxxx>]

BTTF has been an influence for a few people in buying a DeLorean. But 
the majority of people that I have met that want one got their first 
look @ one while it was on display in a museum or on the road. 
Usually the one that was here @ the Imperial Palace auto colection, 
or the Peterson Automotive Museum in LA. And some folks even remember 
them rotating on display in the casinos as slot prizes! I think the 
very first time I saw a DeLorean, it was on display in the basement 
of the Museum of Science and Industry @ Exposition Park in Los 
Angeles around 17-18 years ago.
Plus, I'd have to say the biggest influence for myself to buy a D 
was/is my parents! My parents first saw the D when it was displayed 
durring the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Both fell in love with the 
car at first sight, but at the time the car was half the cost of a 
house they were looking at. Long story short, they passed on buying 
the car at the time, but ended up passing the passion for the car on 
to me!
As for original owners, I agree that it would be great if they could 
share things with us such as first time buying expieriences, 
impressions, etc... When I purchased my car, the original owner had 
passed away quite a few years earlier. I have some sketchy details 
about why he purchased the car, but nothing such as personal 
expierences with it. I don't ever plan on selling my car, but I also 
know that I can't take it with me, which is why I'm documenting 
everything now for when it's passed down...

-Robert
vin 6585

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Fronzel Neekburm" <MIst_hunter1@xxxx> 
wrote:
> >It turns out there are plenty of 18 and under delorean drivers, 
hmm, I
> >wonder where the old original owners are lurking.
> >
> Boy, thats tells you how many people BTTF infulanced to get a 
delorean.
> As for the oringal owners, It would be great to have at least one 
on the 
> list, and to share their wisdom. Like Curtis's (lastname?) jazzed 
up 
> delorean, who was at the show at clevan OH, I read he was the 
orginal owner 
> of his delorean.
> 
> John Gieodsh aka Fronzel Neekburm