In a message dated 1/10/01 1:22:59 PM Central Standard Time, CIAsleeper22@xxxx writes: > In the end, the DeLorean door is simple, easy to use, and rarely do we have > too much trouble with them. Sure the door might jam shut from time to time > but that usually doesnt have anything to do with the strut. When you > compare > that system to that of the Bricklin which uses all of the mechanics you > were > interested in, the DeLorean system is much safer, more reliable, and easy > to > use. > > Just my two cents. > > Justin > 5172 > Houston TX > I totally agree. not only are you right about all of the above, but the doors open at just the right speed. i feel that mechanical assistance, such as hydraulics, would only make the doors open slower, or at a dangerously fast rate. the only thing to gain by having hydraulic doors is the impressiveness of being able to open your doors AND close them from inside a building.... Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]