Re: [doc] Re: Delorean Press

[John Tien <johntien99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Colm,

I drove my D back home with doors open and went pass a
police van (with policemen in it of coz!) and they
seems to show interest rather than hint of trying to
get me a fine for driving with doors improperly
closed!!

Perhaps I was just lucky?

Regards,
John Tien
DOC 8
RHD 3046

--- colmnugent <colm.nugent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> I suspect it's because the in the original batch of
> cars the doors 
> were hung manually and the seals were fitted by the
> workforce who 
> were at that stage still on a steep learning curve -
> I mean where do 
> you get previous experience of fitting a gull-wing
> door?  As the 
> process became mechanised, the door fitting problem
> faded but by 
> then the initial PR damage had been done.
> 
> As an aside, I was wondering if anyone knew whether
> it was lawful or 
> unlawful to drive the car on the public road with
> the doors in the 
> opened position?  
> 
> Obviously, you need to do so slowly and on a calm
> day, but I just 
> wondered...  The BMW Z1's doors drop into the
> bodywork and this does 
> not appear to be illegal.
> 
> Colm

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