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Thread: You might be obsessed with DeLoreans if...

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    Senior Member qwerk's Avatar
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    You might be obsessed with DeLoreans if...

    ...it's finally hit you that you own five DMC-12's, none of them run yet, one is a BTTF replica, and you're considering turning another into a monster truck.
    ...every time you buy a part for your car, you check to see if you can buy one made from type 304 stainless steel.
    ...you've already walked away by the time you hear "capacitor."
    ...there IS one between your headrests.
    ...other people have now started dreaming about you having a DeLorean.
    ...you know what a torsion bar is, how to adjust it, and how to hit people with it when they tell you cocaine was smuggled into the country by putting it in the doors.
    ...you swear by the original K-Bosch system. Or EFI. Or the mighty carb. Or something.
    ...the person several lines up even received a Certificate of Originality before you left.
    ...the DeLorean you bought, along with at least two others, had been sitting in a barn for 25+ years and was advertised as being in very good condition despite the family of rats or cats or mice or honey badgers or whatever the hell it was living in the driver's side footwell.
    ...your engine is not like a Bently's in that it doesn't have a plaque proudly declaring that it was hand built in England by someone named Steve, but you DO have a pretty neat drawing of Elvis under your headliner.
    ...you've heard a thousand times about how they all look exactly the same and you're tired of it because you've gone to DCS and easily been able to pick out your DeLorean from across the lot.

    Anyone else have any good ones? I need to get some sleep and stop watching Jeff Foxworthy before I get up tomorrow and realize how lame this post was.

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    One of those purists you keep hearing about. sdg3205's Avatar
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    You know you're obsessed with DeLoreans when:

    - you can justify buying a part you don't really need
    - your car gets more attention then your significant other
    - the car never looks clean enough
    - you MAKE work to do on the car (you really didn't need stainless steel screws and riv nuts in the trunk access panels did you?)
    - you collect almost everything related to the car from any source
    - you drive hundreds and hundreds of miles to be around people exactly like you
    - you hate the jokes but love the films
    Dave

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    - you spend more time working on the car than you do get sleep
    - you have a pillow in the garage to catch up on sleep while you work (ask Dave Stragand)
    - you did not know what a idle speed motor, otterstat, or even fascia was before you bought your car, but you DO now
    - you have a can of Coke (Coca Cola) in the car "just in case"
    - the car gets more attention from you than your significant other does
    - you ask yourself weekly "food or car parts?"
    - you know EXACTLY which engine to tell the AutoZone cashier guy to look up without saying the "D" word (Volvo --> 1988 --> 760 GLE --> B28F 2.8L V6)
    - July 3rd is more important to you than your own birthday
    - you ALWAYS park in a corner spot or way, way out by yourself and take 2 parking spots "just in case"
    - any other car your emergency kit would be that of your cell phone and a AAA/USAA card - but in a DeLorean: 1 entire set of spare fuses, 1 alternator belt, a fuel pump, a couple assorted jumpers, some extra relays, and spare oil/transmission fluid/coolant - along with all assorted and necessary tools to assist in replacing or installing any of aforementioned parts
    - you always have at least 1 FAQ of DeLoreans info or BTTF info in the car, visible from looking in the windows "just in case" while you're gone
    - you have your VIN memorized and ready for "owner verification"
    - you go on "treasure hunts" for DeLoreans from clues that parking lot gawkers give you (There's one of these cars down this road 5.5 miles, take 3 lefts, 2 rights, look for the rose bush, go past the barn, turn left, past 5 houses.....)
    - you follow the clues only to find a late 80's Datsun/Nissan, Fiero, Fiat, or some other such nonsense
    - you buy two copies of any magazine with articles on DeLoreans - one for shows and one for collection purposes
    - you use "flux" as an alternative for another more explicit "f" word
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    Actual snippet of a conversation from Sept 2013:

    Me: Eddie, I can't wait to get the car back when you're done with it.

    Eddie: Yeah, you'll be able to give the car gas, and it won't be - like - embarrassing....

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    DeLorean Owner, Missouri jmrydholm's Avatar
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    This is awesome. I'm sure I've done at least 5 or more of these.

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    You Know you're OBSESSED With DeLoreans When;

    Your state license (WA) has read OBSESSD since 1983

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    Owner since 2007 Farrar's Avatar
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    ... your home page is DMCTalk.org.

    Farrar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Farrar View Post
    ... your home page is DMCTalk.org.

    Farrar
    And you're logged in more than 12 hours a day
    eBay selling at it's best I can tell you stock Delorians and quite a bit of slugs so the Turbo is a super nice up-grade.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmrydholm View Post
    I'm sure I've done at least 5 or more of these.
    Haha, that's the real kicker.

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    .... If you watched Cars2 but spent the entire movie looking for a DeLorean in the background.

    While knowing full well there wasn't one

    Or

    .... You have posted more than once to the Hot Wheels threads
    Dermot
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    I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans

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    No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"

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    - you're still on the DML
    - you're friends with many Delorean Owners on facebook that you've never met
    - you want to buy a Eagle Premier with 197K miles on it
    ~Eddie, VIN 16908

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