DeLorean Talk episodes

[dtavres]

I should have been doing this from the start, but it just hit me that I haven't been sharing the links to the episodes here.

So, going forward, I'll share in this thread too.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com (http://www.DeLoreanTalk.com)

[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/000-introduction/

As a new DeLorean owner with lots of questions, I thought this would be a great way to get to know the community, find some answers and get different perspectives on everything DeLorean – whether that be driving the car, repairing it, finding parts, talking about the history of the factory, John Z. DeLorean and his life or the car shows and events that individuals and clubs do around the world.


I hope you’ll join me in these discussions with owners, fans and anyone with a connection to the iconic DeLorean Motor Car.
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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/001-arnie-brandon/

Dave Tavres shares how he found his car, and interviews Arnie Brandon, former President of the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/002-barrie-wills/

The last employee of the DeLorean Motor Company, Ltd., Barrie Wills, joins DeLorean Talk to share his experiences with DMCL, his 50 years in the auto industry, his time with John Z. DeLorean, and a little known fact about the Dunmurry Motor Company.
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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/003-john-parsons/

Creator of the ‘DeLorean Fanatics‘ Facebook group, John Parsons joins Dave Tavres for episode 3 of DeLorean Talk.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/004-mark-dehlinger/

Mark Dehlinger liked DeLoreans since he was a kid, and he joins Dave Tavres for episode 4 of DeLorean Talk.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/005-ryan-andy-and-bob/

Bob Brandys, Ryan Brandys, and Andy Strano join Dave Tavres to talk about the upcoming ‘DeLorean Weekend‘ in Las Vegas, as well as RentDeLorean.com, non-destructive Time Machine add-ons, and full-sized power windows for the DeLorean.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/006-harley-droba/

Harley Droba recounts the story leading up to his viral video. The video, shot by his wife, shows him and his daughter posing next to a DeLorean in a store parking lot… until Harley opens the door and gets in – and his daughter freaks out.

http://www.deloreantalk.com/wp-content/uploads/DeLoreanTalk-HarleyDroba-300x205.jpg

[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/007-sarah-heasty/

Sarah Heasty saw her first DeLorean in-person as a hurricane was coming to town, and finally bought her dream car from DMC Texas. She talks about how the car has connected her and her dad, and a fun story about someone pretending her DeLorean was actually theirs.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/008-kevin-krinn/

Kevin and I talk about DeLorean Weekend 2016, his DeLorean Digital Dashboard project, the process of doing a frame-up restore of his VIN, and his time with the DeLorean Club of Ohio.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/009-manson-cheung/

Manson shares his awesome story of designing the Hot Wheels DeLoreans – before he even bought his DeLorean; his love of the fuel flap; and the cracking binnacle.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/010-justin-webb/

Justin talks about shipping his DeLorean cross-country, his first experience with the car in public, engine modifications, and sharing the DeLorean with others.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/011-jay-shetlin/

Jay shares the tragic story about the demise of his wonderful DeLorean #06341, as well as how he started with the car and his passion for the car, and the beginnings of the DeLorean Motor Club Utah group.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/012-steve-concotelli/

Steve and I talk about filmmaking and the details of shooting and editing his movie “OUTATIME: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine“, his DeLorean experiences, and his experiences with promoting the film.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/013-mark-manweiler/

Mark talks about restoring VIN #03864, including repairing the sagging roof, and “boxing in” the lower control arms; almost buying a Bricklin; his visit to DMC Texas; and his interest in the DeLorean since he was a kid.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/014-chris-miles/

Chris talks about wanting a DeLorean as a kid; shares memories of a good friend who passed away; we talk about his help working on Dave’s car; and how to pick up chicks with a DeLorean.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/015-dara-sloan/

Dara and I talk about her cross-Country trips in her DeLorean, some mechanical issues, and an upcoming event with the DeLorean Motor Club Utah (https://www.dmcutah.com/).

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[Farrar]

Thanks! Subscribed for future updates. Looking forward to new episodes.

[Mark D]

Keep the new episodes coming! I've been listening to these on my commutes and really enjoy hearing from other DeLorean owners in this type of relaxed conversational format.

For anyone who hasn't listened to Episode 002 with Barry Wills, it's a must listen episode in my opinion. Lots of interesting first hand stories about the process of procuring the parts to build the cars from the beginning of DMCL thru the receivership.

I also recommend episode 004 for obvious reasons as well :)

[bytes311]

Dave, you mentioned in your podcast driving from SoCal to San Jose. How did you car perform on the grapevine? Any issues?

[Alex Brooks]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/015-dara-sloan/

Dara and I talk about her cross-Country trips in her DeLorean, some mechanical issues, and an upcoming event with the DeLorean Motor Club Utah (https://www.dmcutah.com/).

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Great Episode and I even got a mention with my Road trip home Mississippi to Oregon.

[dtavres]

Dave, you mentioned in your podcast driving from SoCal to San Jose. How did you car perform on the grapevine? Any issues?

Honest-to-goodness, I barely even noticed that I was going over the Grapevine... the car ran perfectly - no issues.

[DaraSue]

Great Episode and I even got a mention with my Road trip home Mississippi to Oregon.

When they asked what aftermarket accessories I had, I should have mentioned our matching Sinclair dinosaurs! :biggrin:

[Alex Brooks]

When they asked what aftermarket accessories I had, I should have mentioned our matching Sinclair dinosaurs! :biggrin:

That would have been a good one. That was so cool that guy at the gas station had a picture of your car and we both bought gas and dinosaurs.

[Farrar]

we both bought gas and dinosaurs.

If the dinosaurs were plastic, then technically you could say that you bought two forms of recycled dinosaur. :D

[mark w]

here is mine!

https://www.deloreantalk.com/022-mark-woudsma/

[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/016-shawn-knight/
(https://www.deloreantalk.com/016-shawn-knight/)
Shawn is the President of the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club – a very active DeLorean group in Seattle. We chat about getting his car, the large number of club events in the Northwest, and more.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/017-gez-medinger/

Gez had his DeLorean shipped from a bog in Michigan, USA to Essex, UK. And after several years of ownership, recently released a fantastic video about DeLoreans (see below!)

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/018-col-bennett/

Col is a perfectionist that may have met his match – a DeLorean. His lifelong dream of owning a DeLorean finally came true, and he’s been having a great time making an already perfect car even more perfect.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/019-dcs-2018-wrap-up/

Chris Miles, Nate Gill, Ryan Foster, and Harley Droba join Dave Tavres to do a wrap up of DeLorean Convention & Show 2018 #DCS2018

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/020-ryan-foster/

Ryan Foster talks about his first DeLorean, his recent DeLorean purchase, driving it across the Country, some of the work he’s done to the car, and future projects.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/021-mike-persyn/

Mike Persyn shares his DeLorean story, and Dave Tavres talks about their odd connection over finding Mike’s stolen (and destroyed) DeLorean.

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[dtavres]

https://www.deloreantalk.com/022-mark-woudsma/

Mark Woudsma tells the story of buying the exact same DeLorean he saw as a kid in a 1984 magazine article, and the work he’s done to restore it.

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[dtavres]

Toby Peterson of DeLorean Service Northwest and DeLorean Parts Northwest joins the show and shares his DeLorean story, and to talk about some of the parts he’s popularized and perfected over the years.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/023-toby-peterson/

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[dtavres]

Clint had his parents start a savings account to buy his DeLorean when he was 8! He finally got it at 21, and after 10 years, his professional experience as a mechanic has served him, his DeLorean, and the DeLorean community, very well.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/024-clint-wolff/

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[dtavres]

After meeting Jordan at the DeLorean Convention and Show 2018, it was time to talk about his ownership, and the DeLorean Documentary he’s been working on for many years, “DeLorean – Living the Dream.”

https://www.deloreantalk.com/025-jordan-livingston/

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[dtavres]

Christian has done a lot of work to his DeLorean. Aside from synthetic oil and a lot of DPI parts, it’s also his long-distance daily driver.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/026-christian-dietrich/

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[dtavres]

Shawn shares the story of working on, and being animated in an episode of American Dad (“Delorean Story-An” Season 4, Episode 16), stories of his time as an owner, and the accident that led to selling his DeLorean.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/027-shawn-ian-chili-kerkhoff/

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[Mark D]

I listened to Shawn's episode yesterday on my drive home from work. Lots of cool history about him and his car and backstory behind the American Dad episode he is featured in. Keep up the good work on the interviews Dave!

[JBaker4981]

Fantastic work Dave! I am absolutely loving your podcasts! I'd love to be on an episode at some point and possibly tell the tale of Vin 628

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?17751-Living-the-Dream-VIN-0628

[dtavres]

Thanks to Darryl Tinnerstet, this special episode of DeLorean Talk features John DeLorean, talking to a church group on June 6, 1987. Darryl attended this talk with one other DeLorean owner, and saved the tape for all these years. John talks about his life growing up, his time in jail, his time at General Motors, his family, the trial proceedings, and how his life has changed.


www.DeLoreanTalk.com/028-john-delorean (https://www.DeLoreanTalk.com/028-john-delorean)


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[dtavres]

Creator of DCS, the DeLorean Car Show, Ken Koncelik joins DeLorean Talk to talk about 20 years of the show, his favorite DCS stories, getting cancer – and treating it, visiting with John DeLorean, and supporting the DeLorean community.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/029-ken-koncelik/

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[SamHill]

Creator of DCS, the DeLorean Car Show, Ken Koncelik joins DeLorean Talk to talk about 20 years of the show, his favorite DCS stories, getting cancer – and treating it, visiting with John DeLorean, and supporting the DeLorean community.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/029-ken-koncelik/

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This was the best one yet.

[Nicholas R]

I listened to Ken's over the weekend; great episode. As someone that spent almost every thursday night at his shop from 2007-2012, it was a nice trip down memory lane. Those were pretty golden years for my DMC ownership. Getting to work with Ken and Cliff all those nights are some of my best memories as an owner. Also, there was nothing like the DCS prep. It was all hands on deck. I was fortunate to get to help in some capacity with Gettysburg, Lexington, Orlando, and Dayton, and it really was a treat getting to help pull those together.

[dtavres]

Justin has run Wells Auto, in Milton, Ontario Canada since 2014, and specializes in DeLorean repair. He bought his first DeLorean in 1997 but returned it shortly thereafter. He bought his second DeLorean in 2009.

https://www.deloreantalk.com/030-justin-sookraj/

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[dtavres]

Listen to DeLorean Talk's first live stream and call in episode!

Saturday, April 4, 2020
3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/show031 (http://www.DeLoreanTalk.com/show031)

[dtavres]

A first for DeLorean Talk, this episode was live-streamed, with co-hosts Shawn Knight, President of the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club, and Steve Concotelli, Producer/Director of OUTATIME: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine, as well as several real-time callers.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/031-call-in-show (https://www.deloreantalk.com/031-call-in-show/)

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[dtavres]

Ryan Foster and Chris Miles join Dave Tavres to talk about some simple fixes, and some technical and mechanical updates to the DeLorean, including air conditioning, suspension, solid state relays, and more.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/032-tech-talk (https://www.deloreantalk.com/032-tech-talk/)

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[BLWNAWY]

Thanks to Darryl Tinnerstet, this special episode of DeLorean Talk features John DeLorean, talking to a church group on June 6, 1987. Darryl attended this talk with one other DeLorean owner, and saved the tape for all these years. John talks about his life growing up, his time in jail, his time at General Motors, his family, the trial proceedings, and how his life has changed.


www.DeLoreanTalk.com/028-john-delorean (https://www.DeLoreanTalk.com/028-john-delorean)


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Anybody know what has become of Dave? Numerous emails and phone calls to him have been ignored. I'm trying to get my materials loaned to him returned, as promised. I hope I didn't save them for 33 years only to get talked out of them for his use.
Darryl T

[DaraSue]

I haven't talked to him in a while but he posts on the DeLoreanDirectory Instagram daily. Just shot him a text on your behalf.

[BLWNAWY]

I haven't talked to him in a while but he posts on the DeLoreanDirectory Instagram daily. Just shot him a text on your behalf.

Thanks. I refuse to use Instagram, Facebook, and similar sites. As a 70 year old curmudgeon I barely use email and forums.
Darryl T

[ssdelorean]

Anybody know what has become of Dave? Numerous emails and phone calls to him have been ignored.
Darryl T

Oh good. I thought it was just me. :)

[BLWNAWY]

I haven't talked to him in a while but he posts on the DeLoreanDirectory Instagram daily. Just shot him a text on your behalf.

Well that worked - he called and said he had been deluged with tips to call. All is well now.

[BLWNAWY]

Well that worked - he called and said he had been deluged with tips to call. All is well now.
Or maybe not. One phone call a month ago, still hasn't returned my stuff or responded to latest email. Frustrating.

Dave - if you aren't getting my email just send my tapes & photos back and I'll leave you alone.

[DaraSue]

Or maybe not. One phone call a month ago, still hasn't returned my stuff or responded to latest email. Frustrating.

Dave - if you aren't getting my email just send my tapes & photos back and I'll leave you alone.

Last time he said your emails had been getting stuck in his spam filter. You have his cell phone number, right? I'd try giving him a call if you haven't recently.

[Chris 16409]

I can assure you he isn't intentionally ducking you. That's his nature, he gets going on some project and doesn't realize he's neglected something else. I'll bug him for you.

[MikeWard]

He is probably too busy 'reacting' to his own posts on Facebook/Instagram to be able to respond to you.

[BLWNAWY]

Or maybe not. One phone call a month ago, still hasn't returned my stuff or responded to latest email. Frustrating.

Finally got my stuff back. Only took 9 months. No note, no apology. Lesson learned.

[mhanch]

sorry to hear that. sadly, after reading the tone of a few of his posts I fail to be surprised.

[CFI]

sorry to hear that. sadly, after reading the tone of a few of his posts I fail to be surprised.

I agree. I liked his podcast when it first came out, but the more I find out about him the less interested I become. 9 months to return someone’s property? No apology?

[MrChocky]

He is probably too busy 'reacting' to his own posts on Facebook/Instagram to be able to respond to you.

He's busy posting on r/delorean.

[dtavres]

Hey Darryl, sorry for taking so long to get that stuff back to you. I've been very busy with work, and I didn't realize you needed them back immediately.


I'm glad they arrived safe and sound.


Dave

[BLWNAWY]

I didn't realize you needed them back immediately.

I told you a month ago I needed them back now. A month, actually 9 months, isn't "immediately" - it's inexcusable.

[dtavres]

Brandon talks about a DeLorean scam, 5 angle drives, changing the rear tire size, the hardest clutch ever, the 3D models he’s creating for the DeLorean community, taillights, and his backup battery system.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/033-brandon-fayette (https://www.deloreantalk.com/033-brandon-fayette/)
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[dtavres]

Zach shares his memories of his childhood with his dad, John DeLorean, and he talks about how his DCS experience has changed his outlook on the DeLorean community.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/034-zach-delorean (https://www.deloreantalk.com/034-zach-delorean)

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[dtavres]

Ed chronicles his DCS attendance, some of the DeLorean upgrades he’s come up with, and driving his DeLorean on the Indianapolis 500 track!


VIN page: 16908

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/035-ed-raffenetti (https://www.deloreantalk.com/035-ed-raffenetti/)

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[dtavres]

John DeLorean’s daughter, Kat DeLorean, joins me to talk about her father, her life as a DeLorean, her passions, and her plans for the "DeLorean Legacy Project (https://www.deloreanlegacy.org/)"...

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/036-kat-delorean (https://www.deloreantalk.com/036-kat-delorean/)

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[dtavres]

Mike shares his DeLorean journey from seeing his older brother 'buy' a DeLorean as a kid, to working at the DeLorean Midwest auto shop - and then buying it, and a little bit of tech stuff. And, be sure to visit www.DeLoreanMidwest.com (https://www.deloreanmidwest.com/)

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/037-mike-mcelhattan (https://www.deloreantalk.com/037-mike-mcelhattan/)

69482 (https://www.deloreantalk.com/037-mike-mcelhattan/)

[dtavres]

Chris Miles and Todd Bustillo join the show to talk about DCS 2023, what we saw, what we liked, the DeLorean community, and the fun and importance of attending DeLorean events.


www.DeLoreanTalk.com/038-dcs-2023-wrap-up (https://www.deloreantalk.com/038-dcs-2023-wrap-up)

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[dtavres]

Alexx Michael, author of ?Looking Inside ? The Most Incredible Story in Automotive History? joins to share how he first learned about the DeLorean, KISS, finding and buying an iconic DeLorean photo library, attending DCS, and more.

www.DeLoreanTalk.com/039-alexx-michael (https://www.deloreantalk.com/039-alexx-michael/)

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[Aaron Cake]

Does anyone know what happened to this podcast?

It abruptly ended in 2023 with no explanation or not even a "goodbye".

[JBaker4981]

Reliability is quite rare in this community.

I really did enjoy those episodes during the run but this isnt something I've thought of in 2 years.

[Aaron Cake]

Shame because it was a well put together podcast. I only discovered it around 2022 or so and retroactively listened to all the episodes while I was manufacturing the products I sold to save up for my DeLorean. On a self serving note, was kind of looking forward to telling my story on the podcast since the way I saved up was kind of unique.

[Iznodmad]

Just another ?flash in the pan? owner. I think he got a little too busy with his mouse stuff.

[jackb]

Just another ?flash in the pan? owner. I think he got a little too busy with his mouse stuff.

Flash in the pan?? Seriously? Dave created 40 hours of well put together content. That?s not insignificant at all.

I spoke with him recently, and while I guess you think he should have kept doing it in perpetuity, he stated there is a significant amount more of other content available online now than there used to be, and it took a lot of work to make Delorean Talk episodes. No need to add more.

You could watch the entirety of both Firefly and Freaks and Geeks, twice, and that would last as long as the full Delorean Talk library. Should it have been another Simpsons? How much do you want the guy to do for free? It was an enjoyable series. Enjoy it, and move on.

[mike123]

Does anyone know what happened to this podcast?

It abruptly ended in 2023 with no explanation or not even a "goodbye".

Thanks for bumping this up! I wasn't aware of it but I am really enjoying the episodes.

[Aaron Cake]

I spoke with him recently, and while I guess you think he should have kept doing it in perpetuity, he stated there is a significant amount more of other content available online now than there used to be, and it took a lot of work to make Delorean Talk episodes. No need to add more.


Oh, absolutely. As someone who does long-form YouTube content (https://www.youtube.com/aaroncake) myself, it takes a huge amount of work. One of those DeLorean Talk podcasts was probably 30+ hours to put together. I get it and if it was time to end, it was time to end.

[Iznodmad]

I put a significant amount of time into gatherings/events for owners. Used to be for this community. But, I?ve started to do some for other car communities instead. Ones that remind me what this community used to be and is no more. I am very familiar with putting in time for free.

[Patrick C]

But, I've started to do some for other car communities instead. Ones that remind me what this community used to be and is no more.

I think the countless DeLorean Facebook groups broke our community. When everyone used to turn to the DeLorean Mailing List (I'm dating myself here) or later DMCTalk.com (before we lost all the great information we had there), we had a much more close knit group of owners online and all of our information was in one spot. Now it is all over the place and you need to be following 50 different Facebook groups.

[Iznodmad]

I agree with you 100% Patrick. I?m an ?old head? now and tend to only interact with just a handful of long timers like myself and just a couple of newer owners. The other ?beginning of the end? was the value jump of 2015. It garnered a whole new group of owners just looking for clout and to be cool. And to make a quick buck. Turned the hobby for the worst, unfortunately. Social media has definitely splintered us more than it brought us together.

[Bitsyncmaster]

I agree with you 100% Patrick. I?m an ?old head? now and tend to only interact with just a handful of long timers like myself and just a couple of newer owners. The other ?beginning of the end? was the value jump of 2015. It garnered a whole new group of owners just looking for clout and to be cool. And to make a quick buck. Turned the hobby for the worst, unfortunately. Social media has definitely splintered us more than it brought us together.

Same here. Even though I will help owners asking questions on face book, any of that help gets lost forever in one week. I would probably never post technical data on any online sites except for DMCtalk. I do enjoy sharing information on things I've found or developed.

[Bill6298]

I think the countless DeLorean Facebook groups broke our community. When everyone used to turn to the DeLorean Mailing List (I'm dating myself here) or later DMCTalk.com (before we lost all the great information we had there), we had a much more close knit group of owners online and all of our information was in one spot. Now it is all over the place and you need to be following 50 different Facebook groups.

I appreciate you explaining this because I have been a bit confused as to what happened. I bought my DeLorean in 2001 and DML was my only source of information. I guess the groups.io transition from Yahoo Groups didn't take because there's not a lot there in recent years. Over the years I figured out that DMCTalk is a great source of information but have been offline from here since about 2015. I am a bit lost as so much has changed --- including the vendor landscape. I am not really a fan of Facebook but it is surprising there isn't one high-volume group.

[jackb]

Unfortunately, fb killed a lot of (if not most) forums. The splintering to many groups sucks, but not nearly as hard as the format of fb.

Unsearchable. Uncategorizable. Non-linear in timeline. Comments change order and many/most are hidden. Unable to directly respond/quote.
It?s the absolute fucking worst.

[ssdelorean]

Unfortunately, fb killed a lot of (if not most) forums. The splintering to many groups sucks, but not nearly as hard as the format of fb.

Unsearchable. Uncategorizable. Non-linear in timeline. Comments change order and many/most are hidden. Unable to directly respond/quote.
It?s the absolute fucking worst.


A-frick'n-MEN!

FB is a purposeful algorithm time suck. Not for me. I love it here even if it is a little less active. And yeah, I'm older than Patrick, now get off my lawn! ;)

[JETS 81 DMC]

Unfortunately, fb killed a lot of (if not most) forums. The splintering to many groups sucks, but not nearly as hard as the format of fb.

Unsearchable. Uncategorizable. Non-linear in timeline. Comments change order and many/most are hidden. Unable to directly respond/quote.
It?s the absolute fucking worst.


A-frick'n-MEN!

FB is a purposeful algorithm time suck. Not for me. I love it here even if it is a little less active. And yeah, I'm older than Patrick, now get off my lawn! ;)


:thumbup2: I AGREE :thumbup:

[Timeless]

:thumbup2: I AGREE :thumbup:
I concur.

[Helirich]

I concur.

Yea, I don?t understand why people go to the fb groups. I?m a member of several forums for different interests. It just seems like the obvious thing to do. Of course, I work on everything I own. Most people, I guess, are just showing off on fb.

[Mark D]

Unfortunately, fb killed a lot of (if not most) forums. The splintering to many groups sucks, but not nearly as hard as the format of fb.

Unsearchable. Uncategorizable. Non-linear in timeline. Comments change order and many/most are hidden. Unable to directly respond/quote.
It?s the absolute fucking worst.

Yup, you pretty much nailed it.

Facebook seems to be set up that way by design to drive engagement and keep people posting and clicking even though the same question has been asked and answered 100 times already. It's a black hole where information goes to die.

But the worst is how FB slowly killed off internet forums as the go-to format. I'm sort of amazed this place is still hanging on, but glad it's still here for us old farts.

[Patrick C]

I think the countless DeLorean Facebook groups broke our community. When everyone used to turn to the DeLorean Mailing List (I'm dating myself here) or later DMCTalk.com (before we lost all the great information we had there), we had a much more close knit group of owners online and all of our information was in one spot. Now it is all over the place and you need to be following 50 different Facebook groups.

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[SupercoolBill]

I didn't expect this to be a thread about FB. I agree with others statement. FB is a lousy platform for sharing technical information and progress. The one thing I like about it is there are quick replies to posts and a lot of opinions. Thing is we could have the same thing if more people were on here and on more often. But how do we get people back to using forums? I don't know.
I started posting everything I did on my car when I first got it (on FB).
I was very frustrated to be blasted with all kinds of people saying I didn't know what I was doing, I was ruining my car, I was an idiot, etc. A lot of guys know each other so if one disagrees with you they will all gang up on you bullying you. On the other hand sometimes you post on here and it seems like nobody cares.

I feel like FB has become necessary evil at this point.


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[BladeBronson]

Are you kidding me? Facebook is a fantastic platform for sharing technical information. The refinement of media, tagging, scheduling meetups, etc is far better than this forum or the DML. I agree that fracturing of the community across groups and the saturation of non-owners and meme fanatics can make it difficult. Also, it seems that I can?t use apostrophes without some kind of character encoding problem here. Photos are often upside down or tiny by default at the very least. Mobile web and apps are really sophisticated in their refinement these days and this forum hasn?t kept up.

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[SupercoolBill]

Are you kidding me? Facebook is a fantastic platform for sharing technical information. The refinement of media, tagging, scheduling meetups, etc is far better than this forum or the DML. I agree that fracturing of the community across groups and the saturation of non-owners and meme fanatics can make it difficult. Also, it seems that I can?t use apostrophes without some kind of character encoding problem here. Photos are often upside down or tiny by default at the very least. Mobile web and apps are really sophisticated in their refinement these days and this forum hasn?t kept up.

71864The one thing I agree with is scheduling meet ups is more effective on FB.

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[Aaron Cake]

I've never had a Facebook account and don't use Facebook so I don't know what I am missing.

All forums have been almost killed in my car hobbies by Reddit, Facebook and the like.
Stealing traffic and creating a crappier version of the thing they replaced.
Only used because of convenience.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Are you kidding me? Facebook is a fantastic platform for sharing technical information. The refinement of media, tagging, scheduling meetups, etc is far better than this forum or the DML. I agree that fracturing of the community across groups and the saturation of non-owners and meme fanatics can make it difficult. Also, it seems that I can?t use apostrophes without some kind of character encoding problem here. Photos are often upside down or tiny by default at the very least. Mobile web and apps are really sophisticated in their refinement these days and this forum hasn?t kept up.

71864

If you want an instant response then use facebook. Now how good that response is remains to be seen. I personally get on DMCtalk more times a day then FB.

[Helirich]

If you want an instant response then use facebook. Now how good that response is remains to be seen. I personally get on DMCtalk more times a day then FB.

Yea, I don?t use FB, but I understand you get quick answers because more people are on it. But if you come here, you are more likly to get all the answers, good and bad. Then you get to decide your best move. This is especially true if you research an old topic. On FB, the guy with the best answer might not see your post.