I'm going to be in the market for a new daily driver soon, and I've been
thinking lately that it would be cool to get a DeLorean as my driver while I
work on the Brick...
But I don't think it's going to happen - a bit above what I'm looking to
spend, I worry about maintenance on a car that old and rare, and I'd have
significantly less space than even my current car - an RX-7...
Guess it'll have to wait until I'm done the Brick and I'm looking for my
next "fun car". ;)
--
Phil Martin pmartin@surgnav.com
"Beavis, glam rock just isn't what it used to be."
-----Original Message-----
From: DOUG T VENNER [mailto:DMC12@prodigy.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 12:42 PM
To: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Interesting story
Actually The DeLorean is rear engine. I like both cars a lot. I own a
DeLorean but have seen Bricklin's in person and love them to. I would love
to own one someday. Anyone own both a Bricklin and a DeLorean? Can you
describe your driving impression of both cars?
Doug Venner
1983 DeLorean #16680
78 MG Midget
71 MG BGT
85 Fiero GT
-----Original Message-----
From: George Schiro <gschiro@lni.net>
To: KTT <bubbaape@loop.com>; bricklin@autox.team.net
<bricklin@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Interesting story
>Technically both cars are "plastic". The body panels of both cars are
>fiberglass. The Bricklin is skinned with a thin shell of acrylic. The
>Delorean is skinned with a thin shell of stainless steel. Incidentally, I
>had a chance to examine a Delorean in England because the company I was
>working for made the exterior mirrors. I like the Bricklin better, though
>I admit that a mid-engine would have been nice.
>
>George Schiro
>
>
>----------
>> From: KTT <bubbaape@loop.com>
>> To: bricklin@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Interesting story
>> Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 8:38 PM
>>
>> I drove up to a mail box in Santa Monica at the 5th street branch and a
>> scroungy lookin guy walks exclaiming 'hey thats a Bricklin.' I said yes
>> it is, its a 74 (after he asked what year it was). I thought he was
>> going to say hey nice car but he instead started to insist that 'thats a
>> plastic car, a Delorean is stainless steel'. Thats just a plastic car, a
>> Delorean is a steel car. He stated this as he stumbled on down the
>> street. Remeber that he was dressed in shabby garb with unwashed hair
>> wiping his nose on his arm and wore beat up fingerless gloves. I thought
>> that arguing the point with him would be futile so I said adois and have
>> a nice day while he sneered at me as I drove away. (This is LA after
>> all, land of cretins in abundance.)
>>
>>
>> Moral of the story, shabby disturbed cretins are into Deloreans.
>> Relatively successful well adjusted folks are into Bricklins.
>>
>> KTT
>>
>>
>> PS this is the only diparaging remark Ive ever had about mine or any
>> Bricklin Ive ever experienced.
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