[DML] Re: A society question...

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Delorean is one of a very few cars that are displayed with the
doors open. Many that do not know car show ettiquite take that as an
open ivitation to jump in. Children are  taught manners by their
parents. If the parents show no respect for others the children learn
to do the same. IMHO it is no worse than ever. It mainly depends on
the venue. If it is open to the public, is free, and most have never
been to a car show, then you can expect people to believe that the
cars were placed there for their enjoyment and can then be touched. If
it is a car show and people pay to see the cars then you usually see
them respect the cars more. Rarely, but it does occur, you get someone
who is very well lubricated (self-medicated) and are completely
out-of-control (as if they had any to begin with!!!!!). They are the
worst to deal with. When I go and leave the doors open I always make
sure someone is watching the car. I also remove little things that
people may take as souvenirs like the cigarette lighter, keys, etc.
Lock it up in the "vault" behind the driver's seat. I also use a
battery master switch so no one can hit the horn or the lights. I also
put things on the seats to discourage visitors. I have an Einstein dog
and I put a BTTF model on the other seat. Dogs usually go crazy when
they see Einstein. I had one dog take it out of the car in it's mouth!
Some kids will also run up to it and hug it to death. The mother had
to get the kid to release it with a lot of coaxing!!!! As far as I am
concerned it is all fun. Fingerprints come off easily from the S/S.
Everyone HAS to touch it!!!!!!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Wilson Hitchings" <canon20dfan@...>
wrote:
>
> After being aghast at comments concering disrespectful bystanders, I'm 
> curious. May of you Delorean owners have had your cars for a decade or 
> more. Was the bystander problem (sitting on the car, opening the doors) 
> always as bad? Or has it gotten worse? I've personally noticed 
> misbehaving children, with no real parental supervision, getting worse 
> of the 20+ years I've been married, so I'm wondering if it's worse now 
> than it was 20 years ago when the BTTF movie came out (and did the BTTF 
> movie make it worse)...
>




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