Mick, I think I prefer the polite version. Prissy Chris! -----Original Message----- From: mick_kerfoot [mailto:mick_kerfoot@xxxx] Sent: 20 July 2002 16:12 To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [doc] Re: Real world, FAQ. - I think this version of the hand out's great and should be adopted. With the adition:, Q: I paid for your car with my through my tax. ...... After I run you over Ill pay for your health care with my tax, fairs fair! -- In doc-uk@xxxx, Stephen Strelczak <STEPHEN.STRELCZAK@xxxx> wrote: > I have a shorter version of your FAQ that I use: > > Q: Is that a...."Yes it bloody well is!!" > > Q: Can you go back it time in it?...."Can you stick your head up your arse?" > > Q: My dad says that they are really unreliable..."Does your dad still have > his own teeth? > > Q: It is true that they have crap brakes?....."Why don't you stand in the > middle of the road, and we'll find out?" > > Q: Only sad twats drive Deloreans..."Only really sad twats stop to talk to > other sad twats." > > Q: Wasn't Delorean busted for being a coke head?..."wasn't that Angus > Deaton?" > > Q: How many Delorean owners does it take to change a light bulb?..."How fast > can you run?" > > Q: What do you use to clean it?...."The blood of young virgins of course, > what do you use?" > > > That just about covers most of the idiots that have tried speaking to me > about the car, and just wanted to make fun. Martins FAQ was accurate, but > unfortunately I have more people asking the above questions in this > redneck-tourist-stupid town. > > Stephen > > VIN# 6896. > > Stephen Strelczak > Networked Storage Division > Comtec PLC. > The Business Centre > AvonStreet > Bath > BA1 1UN. > H.Office 01225446122 > Mobile 07970008603 > > ************** > *** /_ __ *** > ** / //_/ ** Centre of Excellence > *** / **** > ************** > i n v e n t > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:01 PM > To: doc-uk@xxxx > Subject: [doc] DeLorean FAQ > > We all get asked the same questions when we stop in our cars, right? I > thought I'd compile a little FAQ for people to print off and keep in the > car. Before I put it on the website (big update soon guys) I thought I'd > better put it here for anyone to add to or make suggestions/corrections: > > Martin > > ------ > > Q: How many of these are still around? > A: 8583 were built, most are in North America. Commonly quoted figures > are of around 6000 worldwide with maybe 250 or so in Europe, a few in > Australia, Hong Kong etc. 23 or so right-hand drive ones exist, > primarily in England and Ireland. > > Q: Is John DeLorean still in prison? > A: He was only ever held on remand, and that was for 3 days. He has > never been convicted of any criminal act. His "drug trafficing" case was > thrown out of court after it was clearly shown that he was entrapped by > the FBI. He's still very much alive and occasionally attends DeLorean > car shows in the US. > > Q: The Bodywork's Stainless Steel, right? > A: Yes. Alloy 304, commonly used in the catering industry. > > Q: Must be tough getting it fixed if you ding a panel? > A: No. NOS replacements are still available with the exception of the > front left fender. There are one or two geniuses capable of flawlessly > repairing the panels. We are lucky to have the best one right here in > England. > > Q: Is it all stainless? > A: No. The car sits atop a Lotus-engineered epoxy-coated steel backbone > chassis, similar in design to the Esprit. Above this rests the > fibreglass underbody, constructed using Lotus' VARI process (Vacuum > Assisted Resin Injection). The stainless panels are hung on the underbody. > > Q: What about spares? > A: Mechanically the car's largely built from off-the-shelf european > parts circa 1981. Most are still available today as NOS from any good > motor factors, british classic specialists, Renault, Volvo (engine and > transmission) and even Halfords! Many DeLorean-specific parts are > available through the DOC UK. If you get really stuck, a call to the US > will buy you pretty much anything, and often re-engineered modern > replacements for weak OEM parts. > > Q: Are they all the same colour? > A: All cars left the factory in unpainted stainless. Some were painted > at dealerships, others have been painted due to body damage. The > interior came in two colours, grey and black, with the exception of two > of the three gold cars which had saddle brown interiors. Some later cars > have mixed grey and black interiors. Early wheels are grey, later wheels > are silver. Two cars were sold by Amex that were gold plated. A third > gold car was made from a spare set of panels and holds the highest VIN > number. > > Q: What's the engine? > A: It's a Peugeot Renault Volvo V6 (PRV-6) 2849cc Bosch K-Jet fuel > injected SOHC 90 degree V6. It's the US emission-controlled version of > the Renault 30's lump, and uses a slightly modified version of the same > transmission (both 3-speed auto and 5-speed manual). The gears are > taller and the transaxle is rotated through 180 degrees for rear- mounting. > > Q: How powerful is it? > A: In US form, it's not great. The engine only develops 130bhp. However > the exhaust system is terrible for performance, and the catalytic > converter makes it doubly bad. Just removing the cat can gain you 20-30hp. > > Q: So it's slow then? > A: The car only weighs 1200kg, so even given the tall gears, it's quite > easy to keep up with the flow in the fast lane. > > Q: Where/when were they made? > A: In the Belfast suburb of Dunmurry in a purpose-built state-of- the-art > factory. Cars were built from 1981-1982 with late '82 cars carrying '83 > build dates. > > Q: I'm told the doors never work properly? > A: Who said that? Seriously, the way they work is ingenious. A > cryogenically prepared torsion bar does most of the work initially, and > as it "untwists" and gets weaker, the geometry of the gas-strut mounts > allow it to take over. A new gas strut is $60 and the torsion bars very > occasionally need adjusting. Today, 20 years on, many "neglected" cars > need new struts or a torsion bar adjustment or both. This has lead to > the myth that the doors never work. > > Q: Why does the speedo only go up to 85mph? > A: It was a regulation in the US at the time. Corvettes of the same > years also have 85mph speedos. The Canadian version carried a 240kph > speedo, some of the Right-hand drive prototypes carry a 140mph face and > theres a commonly available 170mph aftermarket replacement. > > Q: How much are they worth? > A: It depends. If you want to pick one up from the US, a "project car" > can cost less than $7000 (£4500). A mint original right-hand drive with > low miles will set you back £25,000. There are a lot of cars in between! > > Q: Why did the company fail? > A: How long have you got? The short version is that in between the time > of the company's inception, and of the first car going on sale, the > market for sports cars in the states fell dramatically. Also the > exchange rate and higher-than-perceived production costs put a price tag > of some $30k + on a car that had been promised for less than half that. > > Q: What happens when you hit 88mph / Where's the flux Capacitor / when > are you going back to the future / where's the cocaine then? > A: Ha ha. Very funny. > > > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed > public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! 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