Re: [doc] FW: Delorean

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Wow, he really is trying to compete with Quents in the "stupidest insult". Some of these lines wouldn't be out of place coming
from the mouth of Edmund Blackadder!

On which note: I would suggest that if a hungry cannibal cracked this pillock Guinness' head open, there wouldn't be enough
inside to cover a small water biscuit.

BTTF are thoroughly entertaining! As a bit of a film-buff I'd say it's up there with Zemeckis' best including Cast Away,
Contact and Forrest Gump. The engine being described as mid-mounted shows he really did some research before writing this
article. Is his sink covered in fingerprints? The DeLorean cleans just as easily. Nicely insulting to our colleagues across
the pond just as they're feeling quite well disposed to us following 9/11 (or 11/9 :-) Standing start accelleration doesn't
match the Corvette, but try taking THAT around corners at speed....

If the DeLorean is angular, try looking at cars of the same age, you utter twerp - the DeLorean still looks modern today in
many people's eyes - and that's not my opinion, but of those who see my car when I stop for petrol. It has aged every bit as
well as the Lotus Esprit - Oh, my word, it was designed by the same guy.

I challenge Paul Guinness to prove that he has ever even sat in a DeLorean, let alone driven one. Perhaps, if he admits that
he's recycling the same old nonsense from Quentin "oh what a slap-head" Willson, I may offer him the chance to take mine for a
drive. I'll soon put some of his opinions to bed around the lanes in Kent.

I think the ultimate piss-take are the articles from the very same magazine that are still on the website.

Martin

Chris Parnham wrote:

> Martin, List,
>
> The mag has only just come out, as an advertiser we get an advance copy.
> They should be available in the next day or so. BTW Guinness..should have
> two n's...
>
> Some of the quotes:-
>
> "It says a lot about Hollywood that most people remember the DMC 12 only for
> its role in those less than entertaining BTTF films"....I thought the films
> were pretty good!
>
> "...a car attracted fingerprints and dubious stains more readily than an
> obliging and adventurous lady of the night"..."Within a few months, a
> DeLorean would look scruffier than an eco warrior"......"The idea of a
> sports car with a brushed stainless steel finish was about as appealing to
> most Americans as a low fat diet"....
>
> ........"Then of course there was the DeLorean's choice of engine: nothing
> more than a mid-mounted 2.8 litre Renault V6. What a storming power plant to
> choose..not!" ....
> ."Standing start acceleration compared to its rivals, felt about as rapid as
> a Raleigh Chopper".....
>
> ...."The fact that you can now buy an OK - but not pristine- DeLorean (
> assuming you can find one) for as little as ?10-?15K makes it almost
> tempting. Or perhaps not!".....
>
> ....."The whole driving experience was pretty unexciting"......
>
> ....."most of the attention was from football kicking young lads with an
> insatiable desire to smear their greasy finger prints all over.....the car
> looked spottier than the Dalmatian enclosure at Crufts"!
>
> ..."Back to the Future, but to me, its Back to the drawing
> board"........"Verdict: If you want something angular and um-painted, your
> local Sainsbury's will lend you a shopping trolley for a QUID"......
>
> There were a few kinder comments, but I think you get the idea...
>
> Chris P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx]
> Sent: 23 May 2002 14:39
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [doc] FW: Delorean
>
> Chris, could you provide a synopsis of the article - main points made
> etc etc - I tried to find a copy at lunchtime and failed. It wasn't on
> the shelf in Tesco, nor in either of the two large petrol stations near
> work.
>
> It seems to me that Paul (whose e-mail bounced BTW) has read Quentin
> Willson's opinions and not formed his own.
>
> Martin
>
>
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