Re: [doc] WOHOOOO i'm now a delorean owner!! :-D
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Re: [doc] WOHOOOO i'm now a delorean owner!! :-D
- From: "mgrickak" <ricky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:01:39 -0000
I'm hoping i'll be allright then,
can't wait till next week,i aint gonna be able to sleep on friday
night,just got insured on it,cost me and my dad £416!!! ouch! i'll
be driving it,
When the next show? can't find my latest copy of the delorean news
anywhere!
Rick vin 6776
--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "saalexander2000"
<stuartalexander@xxxx> wrote:
> Rick,
>
> It's not that bad, honestly. I picked up my D from Islington,
North London on a
> friday evening and drove it home for the first time through that
traffic on my
> own. I'd never driven a LHD manual before and never a LHD in this
country.
>
> Just keep your wits about you and be aware that it's a wide car.
I still think the
> hardest place to drive it is on the country lanes around where I
live. City traffic
> is OK.
>
> Stuart
>
> 16686
>
>
>
> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mgrickak" <ricky@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > now i am worried,i'll have one of me mates in the car to help me
out
> > a bit,tell me when it's allright to pull out
> > etc..................worried about those tight lanes in
london,with
> > all the traffic,and iv'e never ever drove a left hooker
before,could
> > see this as being very very hard! luckily iv'e only got around 5
> > miles till i get on the motor-way,think i'll take it very
easy,even
> > if they start beeping horns.And i'm gonna have to get some
petrol
> > too,this aint sounding too good.
> >
> > Rick.
> > Vin 6776
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Congratulations M8
> > >
> > > I can't comment on London since it's a horrible place to
drive, I
> > tend
> > > to avoid it.
> > > I was fortunate to have my first DeLorean and first LHD
experience
> > > simultaneously driving 'Flopsy' around the Isle of Wight last
year
> > (has
> > > the gear box recovered Claire?)
> > >
> > > Road positioning for me wasn't that difficult, I only wandered
a
> > couple
> > > of times: just remember to drive in the gutter.
> > > Turning right is a little bit more tricky, if you don't
> > concentrate you
> > > can find yourself almost on completely the wrong side of the
road!
> > > Turning right at roundabouts is really hard work since you
have to
> > try
> > > and aim the front offside without actually hitting the middle
of
> > the
> > > roundabout. It felt very alien to me...
> > >
> > > I found it very much like learning to drive all over again -
while
> > > everything is plodding along nicely I could handle it, but as
soon
> > as
> > > things got a little bit busy - change a lane quick, nip in a
> > space, make
> > > a snap decision I had to concentrate really hard.
> > >
> > > As for motorway driving there are just three things to
remember:
> > > Blind spot
> > > Blind spot
> > > Blind spot
> > > You're not driving a car, you're driving a DeLorean. Expect
people
> > to
> > > sit alongside you in your blind spot having a good look,
perhaps
> > taking
> > > photos and shouting things about flux capacitors that you
can't
> > hear at
> > > 70mph. Try overtaking without properly looking and 'the
> > consequences
> > > could be disastrous!"
> > >
> > > Rich H
> > > DOC 365 VIN 1274 (still yet to experience the thrill of
driving
> > it!)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: mgrickak [mailto:ricky@xxxx]
> > > > Sent: 16 May 2004 9:34 PM
> > > > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [doc] WOHOOOO i'm now a delorean owner!! :-D
> > > >
> > > > Well iv'e gotta pick it up on sat,don't think i can wait
that
> > long!
> > > > i can't stop smilling! but i'm gonna need some advice,iv'e
> > never
> > > > drove a left hand drive car before,and iv'e gotta drive it
from
> > > > london up here to the midlands,think i'll be fine on the
motorway
> > > > just a bit worried about getting out of a busy part of
london,any
> > > > tips?????
> > > > Also have any owners fitted the de-cat pipe? does it make a
big
> > > > difference? one question i think the air-con needs re-gasing
> > > > too,anybody knows who'll do this,thought it'll still take
> > the 'old'
> > > > type gas which is illegal nowadays??
> > > >
> > > > cheers
> > > > Rick now a Delorean owner,Vin 6776
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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