Re: [DML] Protecting the DeLorean Image.

["aaron_t_graham" <aaron_t_graham@xxxx>]

[Moderator Note: Please note that this post was approved because of its editorial content about the DeLorean image. This is NOT an invitation to speculate about Tilley's motivation on the DML. Please take discussions of Tilley's motivation to the appropriate forum. - moderator Mike Substelny]

I will need to disagree with you here because I believe this case is 
different. Tilley is making himself look good by making the Delorean 
look bad. Let me explain:

What better car to use for a questionable experiment than the 
Delorean? There is so much confusion surrounding the man and the car 
that anyone will believe anything you tell them about a Delorean. 
Tilley is capitalizing on this idea by taking advantage of the 
ignorance of the general public, and at the same time, making the 
Delorean look worse than it is.

At the end of his experiment, what does he want people to say? He 
wants them to say, "Wow, that's really great! It looks like Tilley 
really has something here! Too bad he used a Delorean, because that 
kind of car just can't handle going 70mph that long without losing a 
wheel bearing."

In a sense, he's using the Delorean as an excuse to explain why his 
experiment failed, knowing that it will keep the truth at bay for 
awhile longer, thus giving him more time to sign up investors and 
take a few down-payments. He's exploiting the ignorance of these 
people, and at the same time, feeding the media more false rumors and 
speculation about our favorite automobile.

In my 2.5 years of owning this car, I've had many a person come up to 
me and rationalize why they would never buy a car like this. They 
reasons they give are always false. "It's so heavy!" "Isn't it hard 
to find parts?" "You can't get out of that thing in tight spaces." 
People pay attention to the Delorean and the rumors they hear. But 
they do NOT take time to find out the facts. When there are bad 
rumors, the Delorean looks bad. That's just the way it is.

Make no mistake. This is the same prank that has been played by 
every slick willy since the dawn of time; the promise of an 
everlasting energy source. Except this time, he's making Deloreans 
look bad too, which means I take it personally.

Aaron
#1506