Stupid Delorean Comment Of the Day

[mr_maxime]

Well if they're built like the sad excuse of a dish you guys call poutine then they aren't much better than the Bricklin :p

[Jonathan]

Well if they're built like the sad excuse of a dish you guys call poutine then they aren't much better than the Bricklin :p

Hey... be nice... or we'll come down there and burn your White House down. Again.

[Mark D]

Hey buddy, don't be making fun of Canadians, guy, and especially not poutine, friend.

My 94 Honda Civic Coupe was built in Canada and it was the most reliable car I've owned to date. For a cheap econo-box I though the build quality was excellent.

[steve]

When Trump becomes President we will just take Canada.

Steve - Love the place:wiggle:

[DMCVegas]

http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/gif/1bd251bc101fdda4835456e99c5ffb5b5c90947.gif

[Soundkillr]

No more political posts please. The forum would probably kill me if I lock a thread running this long...

[81dmc]

I'm just wondering how many "It's a DeLorean!" comments Bricklin owners have to go through...

[mr_maxime]

Sorry guys... From quebec here, I just wanted to mock ontarian poutine. It came with shredded cheese!

back on topic, I was at a gas station and a guy yelled out "does it have a flux capacitor?!" another guy close-by came up and asked if he could take pictures following up with "you probably get tired of people asking you to take pictures huh?" I said "no, i just get tired of people asking me about flux capacitors"

I do find it odd how often people ask to take pictures. I appreciate the courtesy, but unless theyre trespassing I never see a problem.

[sdg3205]

http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/gif/1bd251bc101fdda4835456e99c5ffb5b5c90947.gif

Rob, your never cease to amaze. Either you have a folder on your desktop with a meme, GIF or picture for every occasion or your a quick study in microsoft paint.

We should really fire up that meme-only thread again. that was fun.

Anyway, i think both DMC and Bricklin owners get it equally. "Built in Canada" is label i hear frequently.

[DMCVegas]

Rob, your never cease to amaze. Either you have a folder on your desktop with a meme, GIF or picture for every occasion or your a quick study in microsoft paint.

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/53444877.jpg

Seriously though, thanks for the complement. I've got just a small folder of about 145mb of keepers that just looking at makes me laugh. Otherwise it's all just Google image search and a lot of hotlinking. I need to fire up Photoshop since Gimp is such a PITA when it comes to outlining fonts though to create some more original stuff.



We should really fire up that meme-only thread again. that was fun.

Anyway, i think both DMC and Bricklin owners get it equally. "Built in Canada" is label i hear frequently.

That was a great thread. I figure this way though, we could all just work the memes in to every thread and just let the humor spread around to try and keep things friendly. I'm sure that Bricklin owners get the confusion too, because I know we all do. Weirdest one comment I ever got (not including the crazy homeless guy) was that they built DeLoreans in Utah...

[DMC5180]

[QUOTE=Weirdest one comment I ever got was that they built DeLoreans in Utah...[/QUOTE]

The Utah connection was because the JZD owned Logan Manufacturing Corp. The LMC snow groomer was made in Logan , UT. It even used the same DMC type font for the LMC logo.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160910/e4eb3187104da77f0f972796a800620e.jpg

Dennis

[Farrar]

I've got just a small folder of about 145mb of keepers that just looking at makes me laugh. Otherwise it's all just Google image search and a lot of hotlinking. I need to fire up Photoshop since Gimp is such a PITA when it comes to outlining fonts though to create some more original stuff.

Glad I'm not the only one who does this.

46232

;-)

[Timebender]

I said "no, i just get tired of people asking me about flux capacitors"


I never really tire of the BTTF comments/references. The cocaine ones though always make the person saying them, even good friends, sound stupid, which to I usually feign ignorance as to what they're talking about.

[DMCVegas]

The Utah connection was because the JZD owned Logan Manufacturing Corp. The LMC snow groomer was made in Logan , UT. It even used the same DMC type font for the LMC logo.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160910/e4eb3187104da77f0f972796a800620e.jpg

Dennis

Yup. I know all about LMC. Even spoke with a guy who worked there for years. They once took a DMC-12 in as partial trade on a snow groomer, and it was parked for years on the property. Probably the very car that JZD referenced as owning himself.

[mr_maxime]

Normally I ignore BTTF references, but today I got one from my neighbor that somewhat annoyed me.

Neighbor, "Does it top out at 88?"
Me, "No. It goes faster than that."
Neighbor "Yeah, I know. I was making a BTTF reference."

My first thought was "oh really? you dont think I made the connection?" I'm not stan from american dad. I've seen BTTF.

[DMCVegas]

My first thought was "oh really? you dont think I made the connection?" I'm not stan from american dad. I've seen BTTF.

I feel like I'm shaking hands with a cat!

http://i.makeagif.com/media/12-08-2015/_SXnBt.gif

I know your pain. I had a guy throw a cocaine joke at me once, and when I didn't laugh, he accused me of being too young to understand it. Like it's somehow my fault that you're an insulting asshole.

Of course he got pissed at me when I asked if his Corvette came with the rebate in his trunk. You know, Viagra, since someone of his age would need it, and being young such a need was also "before my time".

[Jonathan]

Of course he got pissed at me when I asked if his Corvette came with the rebate in his trunk. You know, Viagra, since someone of his age would need it, and being young such a need was also "before my time".

46258

lol, I may have to use that!

[Michael]

All corvettes come with a nylon weave ball cap that stand 6' tall. When you wear them be sure you do it correctly, it is just supposed to rest on the top of your head...do not put it over your head.
46259

It also completes the look if you are wearing a jacket with elastic cuffs with no less than 13 "corvette" emblems on it and down the sleeves
46260

[Farrar]

It also completes the look if you are wearing a jacket with elastic cuffs with no less than 13 "corvette" emblems on it and down the sleeves

At that point, I'd mistake you for a cyclist in New Orleans. (Off topic joke, but I had to make it. Sorry.)

[andyd]

Unsure why I never posted this, but a couple of years ago, in a really rural part of Scotland, myself and a mate stopped for a pub lunch. Afterwards, a couple of stoners who had also been in, but popped outside for a smoke, came and we became engaged in conversation.

"What happens when you get to 60 miles an hour, though? Does all that lightening and stuff hit it?? Back from the the Future, you know??"

Myself and a mate just creased up, and then they hit the giggles too. It was wonderful, in that we all had fun. When we drove off, we were laughing for a good few miles down the road!

Andy

[Hokie]

At a recent show a guy came running up as I was about to leave and said "hey man, what happens when you hit 86 miles an hour?" I made him repeat it - I was giving him a chance but he said the same thing the second time. So I simply answered "I get a ticket?" I couldn't help myself...

[Hokie]

Today a woman I just met (along with her boyfriend) was looking at my car and declared it a "panty dropper" that I should take advantage of. This after a couple of single ladies came by to admire it. Hmmm...

[Lenny]

I was at a gas pump today with the nozzle in the car and a guy walked up and asked me the same thing. Then it got worse from there:

Him: Cool a DeLorean! Does it run on regular gas?
Me: Nope. I'm just using the unleaded fuel to clean out the engine.
Him: Oh. So does it run then?
Me: Nope. I had it towed here just to clean it out.

Here's your sign

[mr_maxime]

At a recent show a guy came running up as I was about to leave and said "hey man, what happens when you hit 86 miles an hour?" I made him repeat it - I was giving him a chance but he said the same thing the second time. So I simply answered "I get a ticket?" I couldn't help myself...

Some guys at work at asked "Have you figured out what happens when you hit 88 mph yet??" and I responded in all seriousness "Yeah. I get a speeding ticket" They lost it lol.

[dmcnc]

47179

[AirmanPika]

At a gas station while filling my tank...

"Does that thing run?"

[Hokie]

New one this past weekend: "Is that real?"

(As apposed to what - a hologram...?)

[Hokie]

Oops

[OverlandMan]

Not sure if this is stupid but more or less just strange. I was out in my front yard doing yard work with the garage open. A Honda 4 door car drives by slow, then stops and reverses to engage me in conversation about my car. First question "Is it for sale?". "Nope", I reply. Then I get an odd comment, which throws me off a bit. "Drive it in good health!". To which I replied, "What?". The Honda occupants replied with the same comment, to which I said, "Alright....".

[DL4567]

Not sure if this is stupid but more or less just strange. I was out in my front yard doing yard work with the garage open. A Honda 4 door car drives by slow, then stops and reverses to engage me in conversation about my car. First question "Is it for sale?". "Nope", I reply. Then I get an odd comment, which throws me off a bit. "Drive it in good health!". To which I replied, "What?". The Honda occupants replied with the same comment, to which I said, "Alright....".

It wasn't anything bad. On [wrist]watch forums, people commonly write "wear it in good health" when someone posts pics of their new watch.

[Col Bennett]

Last weekend at a gas station:
Him: Is that an Alfa Romeo?
The younger generation really don't have a clue what they're looking at. Makes me feel old.

Another gas station visit:
Him: What does it run on?
Me: (sensing sarcasm in his voice) - Plutonium
Him: No, does it run on regular 87 or 91 unleaded?
Me: Ah, sorry…
Turns out that not everyone is itching to make a BTTF comment. Oops.

[Timebender]

I had a kid ask me last weekend during the St. Patrick's Day Parade if mine was a TESLA. I responded, "No, it's a DeLorean." To which they looked at their folks and said "what's that?"

[Peripatetic]

A few weeks ago when the weather played the trailer for the summer, this mother and her son saw me at night in a parking lot. The mom asked me if I modified the doors to swing up instead of out.

On a different weekend but during the same preview, I was giving a ride around town to a friend's son. He had never seen BTTF so I gave him a summary. "That sounds like Rick and Morty".


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[DaraSue]

On a different weekend but during the same preview, I was giving a ride around town to a friend's son. He had never seen BTTF so I gave him a summary. "That sounds like Rick and Morty".



I think that might be the winner of this entire thread. :facepalm:

[mr_maxime]

I was on the phone with Geico and when I told her I had a delorean she said "what's that?" I still get shocked when people have never heard of the car. She had seen bttf though.

[Timebender]

A few weeks ago when the weather played the trailer for the summer,

Okay, this must sound like a dumb question, and it may be an east coast thing, but how does the weather play a trailer for the summer?? I just have a hard time picturing that in my head. What does that even mean??

[Peripatetic]

Okay, this must sound like a dumb question, and it may be an east coast thing, but how does the weather play a trailer for the summer?? I just have a hard time picturing that in my head. What does that even mean??
In the Midwest we had 70° weather for like a week in February. I think the week before was 60°s.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Peripatetic]

In the Midwest we had 70° weather for like a week in February. I think the week before was 60°s.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rereading, I don't know why I phrased it like that.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[RamblinDMC]

I had a guy at a car show this past weekend ask me how hard it was to keep clean, while he was touching the stainless and getting fingerprints all over it. :)

[DL4567]

Rereading, I don't know why I phrased it like that.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In your original post, I had to read it twice, but once I got it, thought it was pretty clever. :thumbup2:

[Timebender]

Rereading, I don't know why I phrased it like that.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After reading it again and your explanation, now it makes sense

[DL4567]

Just came back from a Saturday-evening-perfect-weather-to-exercise-the-car drive. The car needed gas, so against my better judgment I pulled into QT, which are nice but way too busy, and this was no exception. Some jackass coming out of the convenience store wanted to come talk to me, but rather than walking over, gets in his old Camry full of dents and backs up to get next to me. I didn't see it coming, because my head was behind the hood, but he was coming in SO close that my wife (who was sitting in the passenger seat) screams out because she thought he was going to hit us. So I look up, and he was backing up along the passenger side with literally about 1 foot between our cars. No one was pumping gas across from me, there was p-l-e-n-t-y of room. So I'm already on extreme edge and not ready to be a "good social ambassador" for the car. What stroke of brilliance does he say? What was so important that he almost hit my car to tell me? "You know you can still buy those?"

I was like, "yeah, I bought this one. that's how I got it." After he clarified he meant new ones, I gave very short answers and he started to sense I thought he was an oxygen thief, so he finally said "have a nice evening" and drove off. Fucker. I just couldn't be nice to him I was so shaken.

The comments about "they still make those/you can buy new ones" are 100x worse than "where's the flux capacitor." I'm so sick of it. And when it causes my car to almost get hit, that's the last straw. With driving skills like his, it was *shocking* </sarcasm> that his car was a POS dent collector.

[mr_maxime]

That along with the "you know? theres a guy that bought all the parts for those." I mean gee, thanks for informing me about the largest vendor of parts for my car. Do they think we just buy a car and dont figure out where to get replacement parts immediately? It is more annoying than the BTTF comments because it assumes insane ignorance on our part as owners.

[GR8SCOTT]

I had a guy at a car show this past weekend ask me how hard it was to keep clean, while he was touching the stainless and getting fingerprints all over it. :)

It's amazing how people are just obsessed with touching the stainless. They. Have. To. It's as if it's this alien material that they've never seen before.

[Timebender]

It's amazing how people are just obsessed with touching the stainless. They. Have. To. It's as if it's this alien material that they've never seen before.

And they do it RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU...

I wonder how they'd feel if I walked up to their car and just started rubbing my hands all over it after they just washed and waxed it - and then leaned against it with my jeans and the rivets digging into and scratching their paint?

[mr_maxime]

And they do it RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU...

I wonder how they'd feel if I walked up to their car and just started rubbing my hands all over it after they just washed and waxed it - and then leaned against it with my jeans and the rivets digging into and scratching their paint?

It drives me crazy how often I see the guys on "whats my car worth?" just touching cars headed to the auction block.

[DL4567]

That along with the "you know? theres a guy that bought all the parts for those." I mean gee, thanks for informing me about the largest vendor of parts for my car. Do they think we just buy a car and dont figure out where to get replacement parts immediately? It is more annoying than the BTTF comments because it assumes insane ignorance on our part as owners.

Ha! Yeah that would be pretty bad too. Haven't heard that one yet. Another thing that came to mind about the guy I wrote about above, when he asked me if I knew you could still buy them, I also wanted to say, "Oh really? Wow, I wish someone had told me that before I built this one at home from scratch!"

[sdg3205]

DeLorean jokes wore me out. Being a relatively new dad (in 2015) and with our second on the way the DeLorean has taken a back seat in our lives where it was at one point on the forefront. We did rallies, daily drives, car shows, drive in movies, club events etc. Now it sits in storage in another city and I don't really miss it. We needed some time apart :)

These days I'm rebuilding the V8 in my Jeep WJ as it has developed a slow head gasket leak. The jeep keeps me busy but it has it has its haters too. If there is ONE thing I've learned in the world of car enthusiasts its that there is ALWAYS some ass hat who will tell you your car sucks, or the engine in your car sucks, or your drive shafts are crap, or your model came with the crappy differentials, etc etc etc etc. It's absolutely remarkable to me that no matter what you drive someone feels the need to crap on it. We own a DeLorean - "Piece of crap." A miata - "Dude thats a chick car, why are you driving that, you gay bro?" and a Jeep WJ - "Those 4.7 v8's are the worst engines ever made." On the last one I reply "I'll give you my number, give me a call when your car hits 365,000 KM (225,000 miles) with zero engine issues, then you can crap on my 4.7!"

People are idiots. These idiots are everywhere and you'll never escape them. Cope as you see fit. For me, it came at a time when life priorities were shifting anyway. Some day I'm sure the DeLorean will become a daddy-daughter "thing" where we go get ice cream in after soccer or baseball. I cant wait for that new chapter in ownership because for me DeLorean ownership is so much better when shared with other people and/or the people you love.

[Mark D]

*snip* I cant wait for that new chapter in ownership because for me DeLorean ownership is so much better when shared with other people and/or the people you love.

I feel your struggle. I've also gotten married and had two kids since first buying my DeLorean so it's spent way more time in the garage in recent years. I've considered selling it at times but I know down the road when my kids are older they'll have fun going for rides. My 2 1/2 yo daughter loves the car and frequently wants to go peek at it in the back yard garage under the car cover. She's just about old enough to sit in a forward facing car seat so this summer she might get her first ride.

Ownership has always been more fun when you can share it with family and friends. It seems like my own interest in the car peaks when there is someone else in my life that has interest in it and it's not just me cruising around by myself.

I got a laugh out of the Jeep comments too. I was lucky? enough to inherit my wife's grandfather's 2001 wrangler and it took me about a year to remedy all the rust issues. It's a different kind of fun (Jeep wave!) vs the DeLorean, but you're right that there are always people out there that want to shit on your choice in vehicle no matter what it is.

[steve]

day I'm sure the DeLorean will become a daddy-daughter "thing" where we go get ice cream in after soccer or baseball. I can't wait for that new chapter in ownership because for me DeLorean ownership is so much better when shared with other people and/or the people you love.

Dave you are correct. My 5 year old Grand Son now tells people how it works, horn button, drives, engine in the back hidden compartments Ect. People can not believe the knowledge he has of the Delorean.
Picked up from me telling others about the car. It truly brings a tear to your eye. Someday I hope he will pick up his date in it and go to the High School Prom if they still have it.

Steve

[mr_maxime]

So it happened today...

Guy at Autozone compliments me and says "Good job keeping that thing on road. You know? The problem with those things is the rubber tends to go out so you'll want to change all that stuff out. But then you have to find the parts and it'll cost you. There's actually a place out in Texas that actually has a bunch of the parts."

I mean come on. He just complimented me on maintaining my car then mentions a place to buy parts to maintain my car. How stupid do they think we are? Have you ever googled anything Delorean without DMCH being one of the top results?

[ccurzio]

So it happened today...

Guy at Autozone compliments me and says "Good job keeping that thing on road. You know? The problem with those things is the rubber tends to go out so you'll want to change all that stuff out. But then you have to find the parts and it'll cost you. There's actually a place out in Texas that actually has a bunch of the parts."

I mean come on. He just complimented me on maintaining my car then mentions a place to buy parts to maintain my car. How stupid do they think we are? Have you ever googled anything Delorean without DMCH being one of the top results?

Eh, that's not really stupid at all. He's not wrong, and nobody outside of DMC ownership knows how well-known DMC is in that circle.

It's not like he said the body was made of aluminum-wrapped cocaine and the car weighs 8 tons.

[DL4567]

So it happened today...

Guy at Autozone compliments me and says "Good job keeping that thing on road. You know? The problem with those things is the rubber tends to go out so you'll want to change all that stuff out. But then you have to find the parts and it'll cost you. There's actually a place out in Texas that actually has a bunch of the parts."

I mean come on. He just complimented me on maintaining my car then mentions a place to buy parts to maintain my car. How stupid do they think we are? Have you ever googled anything Delorean without DMCH being one of the top results?

I went to a show yesterday with the car. Out of the tons of people coming by, there was a husband and wife that, as they're walking around, the guy says "you know there's a place in Texas with all the parts, etc etc". The wife then follows with "honey, I think he probably knows that."

It was very satisfying. :devil:

[mr_maxime]

It was very satisfying. :devil:

Hahaha i bet

[AugustneverEnds]

Haven't brought 10287 out yet this year but I plan on going on the offensive this season and leaving this in plain sight everywhere I go: 50854

Oh I just can't wait to get out and drive and see the expressions! :giggle:

[sdg3205]

Well, people "can't take their eyes off the pinstripes," so i doubt the sign will be the first thing they see. Worth a shot.

[DMCVegas]

Haven't brought 10287 out yet this year but I plan on going on the offensive this season and leaving this in plain sight everywhere I go: 50854

Oh I just can't wait to get out and drive and see the expressions! :giggle:

Or just get one of these and point to it. That'll hush them up.

https://www.parts-people.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FluxCapacitorCharger-300x249.jpg

[opethmike]

No it won't. It will just encourage more stupidity.

[GR8SCOTT]

No it won't. It will just encourage more stupidity.

It really does.

[Michael]

I have a full size replica I put in mine every so often. If the people laugh and get all giddy over it and it makes their day then it makes my day. So be it, I have a Flux capacitor in my car because the fans demand it.(and I only paid 125.00 for it on ebay)

[AugustneverEnds]

I might just go ahead and buy the USB charger for laughs. And then point to Samuel L. Jackson :devil: Really the only people that annoy me are know-it-alls who spout incorrect BS and then insist JZD was a cokehead,in prison or that I am driving some kind of replica. After 4+ years of ownership I almost have a sixth sense for the know-it-all schmuck.

[Timebender]

I have a full size replica I put in mine every so often. If the people laugh and get all giddy over it and it makes their day then it makes my day. So be it, I have a Flux capacitor in my car because the fans demand it.(and I only paid 125.00 for it on ebay)
I keep mine in my car along with a hoverboard as well. When people ask where the flux capacitor is, I show them, they go nuts, take photos, I let some actually sit in the car if they're nice, and let them take a few more or I'll offer to take a pic with their phone (and I should use mine come to think of it, knowing what kind of crap is on theirs, literally). And we talk more, they walk away informed about the car (most are surprised it's only 2100 lbs), show them the 350 in the back sometimes, etc. I like being an ambassador for the DeLorean, and sometimes I get paid gigs from it for parties or events as Doc Brown...

Yes sometimes there's the cocaine jokes, or something else dumb, but I see it as an opportunity to engage and disarm.

And yes I know I forgot to wear my watches in this - it had been a pretty bad few weeks, but this kind of made up for it.

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=50874&d=1492132865

[Rich_NYS]

~snip~ It's not like he said the body was made of aluminum-wrapped cocaine and the car weighs 8 tons.

Ha! -I really like that, I'm totally going to say that to someone this year. I kinda like the cocaine jokes, but I hardly ever hear any. I've mentioned before that where I live I don't get a bunch of goofy comments. Here's a good example from 2 days ago:

I was talking to a guy I know while he was standing with a few others, I was asking him about a car trailer.

Other dude asks what kind of car, I say "DeLorean."
Other dude: "oh....no shit?! Cool."
Guy I know: "Ya, this is like, his second one...we should nickname him Johnny Carson."
Other dude: "So when you need to work on it, where do you get parts? Places like NAPA don't normally stock the stuff you need, right?"

Etc.....

That's how my boring interactions usually go. Where I live, I've only had one coke joke and a few BTTF references.

[Nicholas R]

...(most are surprised it's only 2100 lbs), show them the 350 in the back sometimes, etc.....


I'd be surprised to hear this to. Mine was 2800lbs before my engine swap, 2900lbs after (and my 350 is all aluminum). Where did you eliminate 800lbs? :biggrin:

[Timebender]

I'd be surprised to hear this to. Mine was 2800lbs before my engine swap, 2900lbs after (and my 350 is all aluminum). Where did you eliminate 800lbs? :biggrin:
I did a google search on how much it weighs a few weeks ago during the BTTF/time travel crossover event put on by IDW publishing and the Fleet Science Center, and one of the scientists said it would take a massive amount of energy in order to move a 4000 POUND CAR fast enough to break any speed barriers...

But he wasn't a quantum physicist, but a particle physicist from CERN.

He also made a comment about how the guys there had a hard time with women like Doc did (?) - guess he forgot how Doc got Mary Steenburgen.

Oh, and checked again - curb weight is 2712 pounds. Still not bad though. My bad.

[Jonathan]

Haven't brought 10287 out yet this year but I plan on going on the offensive this season and leaving this in plain sight everywhere I go: 50854

Oh I just can't wait to get out and drive and see the expressions! :giggle:

Or if you want to keep it to an 80s theme, you could always quote the Breakfast Club line:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q53yCqCxIe8

[steve.s]

Hi

Steve here from UK, ex owner vin 1621

a while back went into a Halfords car shop after a piece of water pipe near front radiator.

so i asked if they had any (that i could cut)

so guy says what car is it for?.

i say a Delorean...

he says, no sorry mate we dont have any......have you tried a main Dealer!!!!!

i say 'could do, but they went out of business in 1982!'

lol

anyone who knows Halfords here will understand the quality of knowledge of people they employ (sorry for any of the more intelligent ones!)

steve
ex vin 1621

[mr_maxime]

I'd be surprised to hear this to. Mine was 2800lbs before my engine swap, 2900lbs after (and my 350 is all aluminum). Where did you eliminate 800lbs? :biggrin:

I was surprised too lol. I drove over the truck scale at work and was at 2970 with me in the car and half a tank of gas.

[81dmc]

Ahh, the many idiots on YouTube...

51105

This particular comment is from a watchmojo video that puts the Delorean on a "Top 10 Wost Cars of All Time" list.

[GR8SCOTT]

Ahh, the many idiots on YouTube...

51105

This particular comment is from a watchmojo video that puts the Delorean on a "Top 10 Wost Cars of All Time" list.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170424/b2110d81b40a18413959b7c4c1069dd6.jpg

Winner ^^^

For worlds dumbest comment

[Trstno1]

At a local car show over the weekend......... I was asked why I didn't spend the extra money to get the V12 engine that DMC offered as an option. I just said I wasn't the original owner and that that guy must have been a cheapskate!! :rolleyes1:

[DMC5180]

Ahh, the many idiots on YouTube...

51105

This particular comment is from a watchmojo video that puts the Delorean on a "Top 10 Wost Cars of All Time" list.

Confused with Bricklin Again.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Michael]

The problem with the Internet is they let just anyone on it

[Rich_NYS]

My car weighs 8 tons and is made of cocaine wrapped in aluminum.

(Credit: Robert....but I'm stealing it going forward -lol!)

[rickjames8]

The problem with the Internet is they let just anyone on it

There was once a theory that if you had an infinite number of monkeys and put them in front of an infinite number of keyboards, that eventually one of them would bang out something intelligible. Then internet has proven this false.

[May81DeLorean]

-- overhead between other customers while standing in line at Cumberland Farms gas station -- : " what kind of kit car is that ? "

[novadmc]

heading out the other evening, guy pulls up and asks is it for sale. I laugh and say no. he then goes "cmon' there's gotta be a price!" I just looked at him bewildered for a sec. then just went "nope, there's not" and drove off as the light turned green.

[Nicholas R]

-- overhead between other customers while standing in line at Cumberland Farms gas station -- : " what kind of kit car is that ? "

Was that a stupid comment?

[Nicholas R]

Was that a stupid comment?

Nevermind; for some reason my mind glossed over the word "kit" in that statement and I read it as "what kind of car is that." My bad.

[mr_maxime]

heading out the other evening, guy pulls up and asks is it for sale. I laugh and say no. he then goes "cmon' there's gotta be a price!" I just looked at him bewildered for a sec. then just went "nope, there's not" and drove off as the light turned green.

careful john wick

[Michael]

careful john wick

I once saw him adjust the mixture by ear...who da fak does that?

[Timebender]

Recently at a car show next to a very nice Pantera, the owner of it asks if I'd want to sell. I tell him at least $45k after he's asked a few times and I've told him no, just so he either will say "okay" or just get that I'm not selling. Then he offers to trade it for his 96 Vette and $2000 (nope), and then says he can easily find one for $2k and rebuild it for less than $10...
Okay.
Btw, this was a car show where, amongst only 3 sports cars there including my DeLorean, a 32 Ford Coupe won for Best Sports Car...

[DaraSue]

When my buddy's car had the fuel leak in the restaurant parking lot the other night, some wag walked by and said "You must need Doc McFly!"

Like, come on, son, if you're going to make BTTF jokes at least get it right...

[MikeWard]

I was at a classic car meet on Sunday, and a guy on noticing the two DeLoreans parked up, wonders over and after some initial questions comes out with the classic 'Do they work?'

51561

[Timebender]

I was at a classic car meet on Sunday, and a guy on noticing the two DeLoreans parked up, wonders over and after some initial questions comes out with the classic 'Do they work?'

51561

Nine times out of ten I get almost that same question - at the gas station, at car shows, at the mall, at some event. When they do ask though if I drove it there, I tend to reply, "No, I flew it here of course..."

That always gets a smile.

[mr_maxime]

I've actually never gotten that question. I always get the more appropriate "how does it run?"/"does it run good?"

[AugustneverEnds]

I've actually never gotten that question. I always get the more appropriate "how does it run?"/"does it run good?"

That seems to be a very frequent opening inquiry. The slightly more knowledgeable, adventurous types usually follow with, "Why don't you drop a 305 in to it?" to which I reply with, "If you are buying me one, sure!"

[Michael]

I got once
"That's the first one I have seen running"

I'm thinking "How many have you seen, because I have lived here 40 years and only seen 2 others(both running)"

[Timebender]

That seems to be a very frequent opening inquiry. The slightly more knowledgeable, adventurous types usually follow with, "Why don't you drop a 305 in to it?" to which I reply with, "If you are buying me one, sure!"

I'd think they would ask more about having a 350 than a 305 in there..

Though when people see my 350, a number of them ask if that was a kit, or comment on the original engine being a Subaru 4 cylinder.

[AugustneverEnds]

I'd think they would ask more about having a 350 than a 305 in there..

Though when people see my 350, a number of them ask if that was a kit, or comment on the original engine being a Subaru 4 cylinder.

You're right. Last time I saw an acquaintance when I was working on my car he mentioned dropping a 305 in which stuck out as different. Never heard anyone throw a Subie 4 cylinder into the mix.

[NckT]

I once saw him adjust the mixture by ear...who da fak does that?

I do! ;)

Only as a "last resort" if the main and control fuel pressures are correct, fuel injectors are known to be good and if the oxygen sensor is not switching requiring diaconnection so not giving the lambda computer the correct info to give frequency valve dwell feedback, and only if I don't have an exhaust gas analyser on de-cat cars.....

Temporary measure though until the irelevant tems are fixed.

NickT

[DKDMC]

I had a guy pull up to me at the grocery store one night. He was probably around 40. Talked about how he bought the Ferrari 308 model same as the one from Magnum PI (I doubt it after his next comment) "love the delorean man. That thing is bad ass with the all stainless steel construction and a 300 hp rotary engine. Those are hard to drive!" Ha! Anyone with this level of incorrect information delivered with such conviction does not have a Ferrari. Nor does he know anything about cars. I didn't correct him because he was so excited. I just said. "Yeah man thanks it's bad ass". :hysterical:

[Jimmyvonviggle]

I don't believe there was any one year 308 used on the Magnum P.I. Series. I think they used multiple years.

[papanoel]

I was at the Princeton University Reunion weekend event the other day. My car was in the parade. Afterwards there was an area set up so people can get photos with the car. A man in his late 70s decided to sit on the hood/fascia while talking with his friend.

Me: Sir if you're tired there are seats just over there. Please don't sit on the car. Thank you.
Him (talking to his friend): My company financed the Delorean Motor Company and he won't let me sit on the car
Me: Sir I don't care what your company did. That has nothing to do with me. Get off the car. Now.

Entitled people really F..ing annoy me.

[Michael]

I was at the Princeton University Reunion weekend event the other day. My car was in the parade. Afterwards there was an area set up so people can get photos with the car. A man in his late 70s decided to sit on the hood/fascia while talking with his friend.

Me: Sir if you're tired there are seats just over there. Please don't sit on the car. Thank you.
Him (talking to his friend): My company financed the Delorean Motor Company and he won't let me sit on the car
Me: Sir I don't care what your company did. That has nothing to do with me. Get off the car. Now.

Entitled people really F..ing annoy me.

Holy $^&T that guy had some nerve.

I used to work for NASA, guess that means I can go take a dump in the Space Shuttle bathroom next time I go to the Cape?

[mr_maxime]

I was at the Princeton University Reunion weekend event the other day. My car was in the parade. Afterwards there was an area set up so people can get photos with the car. A man in his late 70s decided to sit on the hood/fascia while talking with his friend.

Me: Sir if you're tired there are seats just over there. Please don't sit on the car. Thank you.
Him (talking to his friend): My company financed the Delorean Motor Company and he won't let me sit on the car
Me: Sir I don't care what your company did. That has nothing to do with me. Get off the car. Now.

Entitled people really F..ing annoy me.

Damn millennials are so entitled!


In line with this thread but not a stupid comment, I pulled up to a restaurant today and the owner sees me come out and says "not even going to say it cause I know you get it all the time!"

[papanoel]

Damn millennials are so entitled!


In line with this thread but not a stupid comment, I pulled up to a restaurant today and the owner sees me come out and says "not even going to say it cause I know you get it all the time!"

Ha. Thats a good one. I hope you thanked him.

[papanoel]

Holy $^&T that guy had some nerve.

I used to work for NASA, guess that means I can go take a dump in the Space Shuttle bathroom next time I go to the Cape?

yeah his reaction blew me away. if he wasn't an old man I would have really reacted differently.

[GR8SCOTT]

I was at the Princeton University Reunion weekend event the other day. My car was in the parade. Afterwards there was an area set up so people can get photos with the car. A man in his late 70s decided to sit on the hood/fascia while talking with his friend.

Me: Sir if you're tired there are seats just over there. Please don't sit on the car. Thank you.
Him (talking to his friend): My company financed the Delorean Motor Company and he won't let me sit on the car
Me: Sir I don't care what your company did. That has nothing to do with me. Get off the car. Now.

Entitled people really F..ing annoy me.

You are much more patient than I am. I would be in jail right now for assault lol.

[Jonathan]

How often do you get comments starting with this: "If you don't mind me asking...?"

Isn't that just code for "I'm about to ask you something personal/obnoxious/none of my business, so hopefully you'll be less offended if I warn you first?"

If you don't mind me asking...

what did you pay for that?
what's it worth?
what did it set you back?

Usually money related. No one seems to ever start with that and then it just ends up being a harmless, normal, curious question.

If you don't mind me asking...

what kind of oil do you use?
what air pressure is in the tires?
how many of these did they ever make?

Sort of like when someone says they were just trying to be honest (but ended up being more brutal than honest) or "don't take this the wrong way, but..."

...or, "I just have a quick question for you" and it's never quick and I'm VERY guilty of that one myself, lol.

[Mark D]

How often do you get comments starting with this: "If you don't mind me asking...?"

Isn't that just code for "I'm about to ask you something personal/obnoxious/none of my business, so hopefully you'll be less offended if I warn you first?"

If you don't mind me asking...

what did you pay for that?
what's it worth?
what did it set you back?

Usually money related. No one seems to ever start with that and then it just ends up being a harmless, normal, curious question.

If you don't mind me asking...

what kind of oil do you use?
what air pressure is in the tires?
how many of these did they ever make?

Sort of like when someone says they were just trying to be honest (but ended up being more brutal than honest) or "don't take this the wrong way, but..."

...or, "I just have a quick question for you" and it's never quick and I'm VERY guilty of that one myself, lol.

By far the most common questions I get are related to how much the car cost. I don't think people are trying to be rude or anything, people are just looking for a ballpark idea of what they are going for. I don't tell people what I paid for mine but rather tell them that like with any car the price depends on condition so they range from the low teens to upper 30's and beyond.

[Dangermouse]

I think that's definitely it.

People rarely see them so have no idea of their cost.

Same with me with rarer cars. If I am at a car show I would never ask a Ferrari owner how much they are because I have a rough idea and that's >$100k, way more than I would pay for a car.

Likewise I wouldn't ask a Triumph/MG or other common British car, how much their is as again I have a rough idea.

But the guy with the Sunbeam Tiger V8; or the TVR; or the Bristol - yes, I'd be curious and would probably ask, but only as part of a larger conversation about his/her car.

[DaraSue]

Eh, when somebody asks me what I spent on my car I just tell them, with the caveat that you can get ones in worse condition for less, better condition for more (and probably vice-versa). :p

[Gregadeth]

The most common question I get (and my least favorite one) is also "how much did it cost". I'll give them an honest answer but a vague one. Random strangers don't need to know specifics. They have a device in their pocket that can give them all the answers they need, so they shouldn't even be asking. :approve:

[Jonathan]

I can go with the general approach, but don't care much for when guys ask specifics. Big difference IMO when someone asks "about how much are these in general" compared to "what did I pay for mine specifically."

I'll give the range of prices as I see it and how they change depending on condition. It takes a special kind of stupid though when after someone asks me how much I paid and then I tell them how much they are in general and then they still ask me how much mine was specifically. My reaction after that will depend on my mood, which isn't always cheery depending on the level of idiocy already encountered that particular day.

[sdg3205]

My reaction after that will depend on my mood, which isn't always cheery depending on the level of idiocy already encountered that particular day.

That's a biggie. When my father and i did a 4 day car rally back in May, I was pretty much out of nice by the last day if someone was getting too pushy. I was filling up with gas on the last day, trying to get my tap card to work then get through all the prompts on the pump all while watching the clock while a guy continued to ask what i considered to be very invasive questions. I answered the first few with vague accuracy then eventually had to curtly say something along the lines of "this really isn't a good time, can you please leave me alone?." Sometimes it's the wrong guy asking the wrong questions the wrong way at the wrong time and something's gotta give.

[mr_maxime]

I don't mind telling people what I paid for mine. It's not really personal to me. Only time it bugged me is when the guy said my car was only worth 7k painted.

Last stupid comment I got was a guy saying "to get it to look like it came from the factory you need to use steel wool on it" he was baffled when I flatly said "no, it's stainless steel and that'll make it rust"

[opethmike]

Ten years of stupidity like this is why when my DMC needs gas I fill a 5-gallon gas can and bring that home.

[Jonathan]

Ten years of stupidity like this is why when my DMC needs gas I fill a 5-gallon gas can and bring that home.

Ahhh, that's 10 years of experience leading to expertise. And brilliance. I like that idea.

[opethmike]

Ahhh, that's 10 years of experience leading to expertise. And brilliance. I like that idea.

I know it sounds rather misanthropic, but the previous two years I drove the car less than 100 miles because I was so fed up from the general stupidity.

99% of my annoyance came during gas station scenarios, so this year I decided to start just bringing gas home. Between that, and either just driving the car on a pre-planned driving route and coming home, or taking it to friend's houses, my enjoyment of it has gone up immeasurably. A few hundred miles put on it this year already.

[Jonathan]

I know it sounds rather misanthropic, but the previous two years I drove the car less than 100 miles because I was so fed up from the general stupidity.

99% of my annoyance came during gas station scenarios, so this year I decided to start just bringing gas home. Between that, and either just driving the car on a pre-planned driving route and coming home, or taking it to friend's houses, my enjoyment of it has gone up immeasurably. A few hundred miles put on it this year already.

I've coincidentally being doing this as well and found it helps a lot. I have a few variations on my "evening lap" but they all hover around 30-40 miles and about an hour of time. I've been enjoying those A to A drives if for no other reason than they're just for me. I go where I want to go in the car and not where others think or expect me to go. Not so much in making plans to attend a show and then not showing up, I just don't make plans anymore. If I decide to come, you'll see me there. If I don't, you won't. Simple as that. And with around 750 miles on the car so far this season, it's working nicely.

[opethmike]

I've coincidentally being doing this as well and found it helps a lot. I have a few variations on my "evening lap" but they all hover around 30-40 miles and about an hour of time. I've been enjoying those A to A drives if for no other reason than they're just for me. I go where I want to go in the car and not where others think or expect me to go. Not so much in making plans to attend a show and then not showing up, I just don't make plans anymore. If I decide to come, you'll see me there. If I don't, you won't. Simple as that. And with around 750 miles on the car so far this season, it's working nicely.

Nice to hear that someone else "gets it". I love my DMC to death, it's still my favorite car out of my three toy cars. But I'm not a people person, so taking it out can be, um, interesting.

This is one of the nice things about my Corvette; there's so many of them no one cares, lol!

[Michael]

Wow not driving your car simply because of what people might say is robbing yourself

[vwdmc16]

If you're not driving your car, and how's it running out of gas?

[DMC5180]

I know it sounds rather misanthropic, but the previous two years I drove the car less than 100 miles because I was so fed up from the general stupidity.

99% of my annoyance came during gas station scenarios, so this year I decided to start just bringing gas home. Between that, and either just driving the car on a pre-planned driving route and coming home, or taking it to friend's houses, my enjoyment of it has gone up immeasurably. A few hundred miles put on it this year already.

My experience with gas station comments or questions depends on whether I'm alone or not.

When traveling with my wife. Gas station chatter is usually much less. More often than not the typical comment is " you sure don't see those every day " or " How long have you had it "
or " I bet you get plenty of BTTF comments ". I find in general when your not alone you tend to not get as nearly as many questions.

When I'm by myself People feel more free to try strike up a conversation about it. AND the Idiots occasionally blurt out The Stupid Remarks. Funny thing, they're always males. I can't say, l've ever gotten a BTTF joke from a female. Typically its's "Cool car" or "Sweet Ride".

When I need to get gas locally I have a favorite "Low traffic " Gas station that I prefer using. In fact it's the only place I typically by my gas for my other needs. When I'm traveling I try to pull up to the open pump furthest away from other people getting gas if possible. That also helps reduce the comments If open spaces are next to you.

I typically Don't do Local Car shows either, unless the circumstances are right.





Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[opethmike]

Wow not driving your car simply because of what people might say is robbing yourself

You obviously didn't read what I said. I said I'm now driving it again because I've figured out how to enjoy it again. Don't be a jerk; you are in absolutely zero position to make remarks about how I choose or not choose to enjoy my own property.

[opethmike]

If you're not driving your car, and how's it running out of gas?

You didn't read my post. I said I am driving it again.

[BladeBronson]

I just got one of these. I had just sat down in my car when a guy rushed over to ask if this is an "OG car or one of the new ones". I told him that there are no new ones. "Yeah, there's a place somewhere in the midwest that has the rights to these and they're remaking them". I explained that all of the DeLoreans that he sees were all built in the 80s. "Well, you sure don't see them all nice and grained out like this though". I explained that actually, all of them are grained. Oh well. I'm amazed he didn't touch the car.

[81dmc]

Not really a stupid comment, but...:rolleyes:
52421
52422

[Michael]

You obviously didn't read what I said. I said I'm now driving it again because I've figured out how to enjoy it again. Don't be a jerk; you are in absolutely zero position to make remarks about how I choose or not choose to enjoy my own property.

Easy there tough guy. Obviously you read more into my innocent comment than you needed to. Sounds like I touched a nerve.

Suck it up buttercup...you are on the Internets and nobody gives a shit about your feelings.

[BladeBronson]

Suck it up buttercup...you are on the Internets and nobody gives a shit about your feelings.

This is a 162 page thread, mostly about feelings. This is DMCTalk, a subset of the Internet, and I think it's important to treat each other with respect.

Edit: 163 pages.

[sdg3205]

Showing the car today. Here's a first for me:

"These cars were so bad that people used to abandoned these on the streets of New York hoping they would be stolen."

[Michael]

Showing the car today. Here's a first for me:

"These cars were so bad that people used to abandoned these on the streets of New York hoping they would be stolen."

Retort:
"Did you see the one that sold on ebay last week for 85k?"

[sdg3205]

Stupid but funny.

A guy with pipes in his muscle shirt is flexing for a pic by the car. He shouts "I AM THE FLEX CAPACITOR!"

I thought that was pretty good.

[mr_maxime]

Stupid but funny.

A guy with pipes in his muscle shirt is flexing for a pic by the car. He shouts "I AM THE FLEX CAPACITOR!"

I thought that was pretty good.

That actually made me laugh

[Johnny-T]

Stupid but funny.

A guy with pipes in his muscle shirt is flexing for a pic by the car. He shouts "I AM THE FLEX CAPACITOR!"

I thought that was pretty good.

haha. This reminds me of one time I was on my way to work. I had a group of drunk frat boys pull up next to me at a red light and one of them yelled "Look at that, its one of those fluxing fluxers!"

[DaraSue]

Dear Facebook-ites: when somebody just wrecked their car, it is perhaps not the most appropriate time to make BTTF jokes... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

[Michael]

Dear Facebook-ites: when somebody just wrecked their car, it is perhaps not the most appropriate time to make BTTF jokes... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

Yeah imagine my surprise when a few years ago one of the members here wrecked his car and people of this board starting cracking wise.

[NJP548]

Dear Facebook-ites: when somebody just wrecked their car, it is perhaps not the most appropriate time to make BTTF jokes... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

Who's car got wrecked?

-Nick

[Michael]

Who's car got wrecked?

-Nick

Just wait for the DeLorean destruction vulture to post...should be any minute now. He sleeps in on Mondays Tuesdays, Wedensdays, ...any day ending with a "day"

[NJP548]

Just wait for the DeLorean destruction vulture to post...should be any minute now. He sleeps in on Mondays Tuesdays, Wedensdays, ...any day ending with a "day"

I just saw it in my newsfeed. Sounds like it was a bad crash and the car held up well. It looks repairable, but they're saying it's totaled. Not as many BTTF jokes in the comments, but one would be too many in this case.

-Nick

[DaraSue]

Who's car got wrecked?

-Nick

It was a friend of mine. He and his wife are ok (for specific values of "ok") but it was a pretty horrific crash (multi-car collision at freeway speeds) and it was kind of miraculous that they're both still alive.

[vwdmc16]

Yeah that car is totalled and not repairable. From the one picture, main hit is front left, hood, fascia, and Lff are gone, just ripped off. Under body was destroyed too. Draw a line from front of RF fender to the top of the LF wheel, there is nothing but the wrinkled radiators.

[NJP548]

Yeah that car is totalled and not repairable. From the one picture, main hit is front left, hood, fascia, and Lff are gone, just ripped off. Under body was destroyed too. Draw a line from front of RF fender to the top of the LF wheel, there is nothing but the wrinkled radiators.

Fiberglass can be fixed. Chris Nicholson said he's seen worse and that this is repairable. The car is very easy to take apart and repair. This one is salvageable. Only question is if anyone is willing to do/pay for it.

-Nick

[SS Spoiler]

Can someone post pictures of the crash? I've wondered if
anyone has been killed in a DeLorean?

[Michael]

I think it would be extremely bad taste to post them especially with both occupants still in the car and appearing traumatized.
I don't know who took the pictures. Maybe a friend documenting the scene, but if it was just someone who happened across the scene looking for a bump in his social media profile then that is some special kind of douchebag.

[SS Spoiler]

I guess I was more interested in the car damage....

[DaraSue]

I think it would be extremely bad taste to post them especially with both occupants still in the car and appearing traumatized.
I don't know who took the pictures. Maybe a friend documenting the scene, but if it was just someone who happened across the scene looking for a bump in his social media profile then that is some special kind of douchebag.

The other car that was with us didn't make it back until after the ambulance had left and I was several miles up the road and had called my friend to see if they were ok but didn't know how bad it really was until later that night, so... yeah...

[DMCVegas]

Can someone post pictures of the crash?

There are pictures floating around on Facebook as people share them. Pretty gnarly accident. Driver posted that he was on the highway when traffic slowed. The DeLorean was then rammed at full speed from behind by an ambulance that didn't even slow down. From what I understand then, the car was pushed across the median into oncoming traffic where it collided with a Jeep coming the opposite way. Driver and I believe a passenger survived and are recovering. Beyond that though, I wouldn't post pictures without first censoring the faces as you can see the shock in both, and I just don't feel comfortable sharing those pics without consent, even though the driver has them on their own Facebook page. If they wish to share here, it's their decision.

Otherwise, you can see where the car transferred all of the energy from the crash around the passenger compartment. The integrated foam beams inside of the front is visible from where it was ripped away after the secondary collision. They certainly did their job. The original DOT crash tests verified that passengers would be exempt from major injury because of the cavernous size of the cockpit. The lack of more severe injuries here is proof of that.

Is this car repairable? Damn, that's a tough one. It has major collision damage in both the front AND rear sections. Both chassis & underbody damage at both ends. So it's a little bit more than welding in new crumple tubes, or grafting in some new pontoons. The smashed windshield definitely indicates some major body flexing. So it's unknown what is now out of alignment. You'd have to check all the body mounts for cracking on both sides. Certainly it still has lots of good parts. But at what point are you repairing a car, or simply building a brand-new one with the leftover parts from the wrecked one?



I've wondered if anyone has been killed in a DeLorean?

Valid question. Off hand I myself am only aware of two deaths involving a DMC-12. The first was a person working on a car who did NOT use proper jack stands to secure the vehicle. As a result it fell and crushed them to death.

The other death was a head-on collision with a full sized pickup truck. If I recall correctly, the circumstances there were that the driver was NOT wearing a seatbelt and hit the glass. I'm a bit hazy on all the details because I only saw them once, along with the gory pictures someone took of the car in the impound yard, and all was quickly retracted from the DML not long after. Which there is a good reason for that.

I've no doubt that the original poster meant no ill will, but the name of the deceased owner was also published. A little over a week later, someone else posted on the DML that they were at a gas station filling up when some stranger approached them to complement them on their car. Then made mention that a buddy of theirs owned one as well a few towns over. The DML'er asked if his friend's name was such and such. The guy confirmed it was, and asked if he knew him. At which point he had to tell the guy no, he didn't know him, but that his friend was killed the week before in a major wreck with the car. Guy was just caught off guard, and in a panicked voice said that he had to make some calls before he jumped into his car and took off. Kinda eerie, but also rather sad, and probably not the best way to spread such a notification.

[ssdelorean]

So upon exiting a fine dining establishment today (the American version of Mexican) :biggrin: there was this newer mini van with 4 guys sitting inside eating their lunch. Windows down & rear sliding doors open. Nicely dressed. Not suits but very business casual in a button up & khaki kind of way. As expected, one asks if the flux capacitor is working, to which I reply with the usual 'I don't have one. I just get pulled over if I go 88mph' blah blah blah. But the younger guy in the back . . .

"How much booty have you gotten with that?"

I just smirk and gesture with one hand using my thumb while tapping on my wedding band.

"FOUR!?" he replies surprised!

"I'm married. I get all the booty I want."

The older guys started to laugh and point at the younger booty obsessed dude.




Granted, it might just be every straight male's dream, to land a chick due to your pimp'n ride, but seriously! IMHO regardless of gender, I don't care if you stick it or lick it, if you have sex with someone solely based on the vehicle they drive - your stupid! And with that, I just upset every straight male who is either single or doesn't take wedding vows seriously. :biggrin:

[opethmike]

if you have sex with someone solely based on the vehicle they drive - your stupid!

you're*

[DaraSue]

More comical than offensive, but when I'm taking sunset pix of my car in the parking lot at work, somebody always asks if I'm selling it. Like, sorry your car isn't so awesome you want to document every day of its existence, bro... :p:cool:

[81dmc]

Not really a comment, but rather an annoyance.

I decided to leave my car outside tonight so I can check the AC. After a run to Oreillys for gauges, I found a crowd of local middle schoolers blowing off fireworks in front of my house. They stopped soon after, but now my truck AND the DeLorean are full of ash!:mad2::mad2::mad2:

[Nate88]

Was at a local chain parts store looking for the 8mm square drain plug socket (they didn't have it, got it off Amazon) and the guy behind the counter says:
"A DeLorean? Those are the heaviest cars ever made!"
My reply: "Eh they're not that bad."
His: "They're pretty heavy."

I didn't say anything back to that. :banghead:

[Michael]

Was at a local chain parts store looking for the 8mm square drain plug socket (they didn't have it, got it off Amazon) and the guy behind the counter says:
"A DeLorean? Those are the heaviest cars ever made!"
My reply: "Eh they're not that bad."
His: "They're pretty heavy."

I didn't say anything back to that. :banghead:

Hard to believe the guy behind the counter at the local parts store is ignorant about DeLoreans. I always meet ignorance with what matters
.
OK then smart guy, How much does it weigh?
After he answers tell him, for every pound you are over you owe me a buck, for every pound you are under I owe you a buck. Still confident enough about your DeLorean knowledge to put your money on the line?

[mr_maxime]

It's one of my favorite wrong facts. My old co-worker drove a 72 tbird and we used to park next to each other. There's no way you could look at them side by side and think that the delorean weighed more than the tbird.

[Ron]

I suspect he doesn't know the difference in a T-Bird and Panthera :rolleyes1:
...closer in weight and look, but no cigar....

[Max]

There's that word again.. Heavy.

[Citizen]

So I’ve had my car for about 12 years now, and lived in my current house for the last 9 years. In all this time, I’ve never had a negative comment about the car. They’ve always been compliments, like “cool car”, and I get the thumbs up a lot when driving around.

Then the other day I’m out in the garage and my neighbor comes over to talk about something else, but we get on the subject of DeLoreans. He then says “found any cocaine in it yet?" And “you know he went to jail for that”. To which I was caught by surprise and so answered strait-laced with “No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”. Then he says they call this a “snow sled”.

Then our meeting quickly ends:
Me: I’ll see you later John, I’ve got some more work to do.
Him: Ok Tommy, see ya later.
Me: Ok, bye.

Shame, because he’s always been a good and helpful neighbor (still is, I guess). But I’m not sure if he even knows how insulted I was after that encounter.

...

[SamHill]

So I’ve had my car for about 12 years now, and lived in my current house for the last 9 years. In all this time, I’ve never had a negative comment about the car. They’ve always been compliments, like “cool car”, and I get the thumbs up a lot when driving around.

Then the other day I’m out in the garage and my neighbor comes over to talk about something else, but we get on the subject of DeLoreans. He then says “found any cocaine in it yet?" And “you know he went to jail for that”. To which I was caught by surprise and so answered strait-laced with “No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”. Then he says they call this a “snow sled”.

Then our meeting quickly ends:
Me: I’ll see you later John, I’ve got some more work to do.
Him: Ok Tommy, see ya later.
Me: Ok, bye.

Shame, because he’s always been a good and helpful neighbor (still is, I guess). But I’m not sure if he even knows how insulted I was after that encounter.

...

Allow yourself to get unangry. You never know when somebody will do you a solid out of nowhere.

[Timebender]

Hard to believe the guy behind the counter at the local parts store is ignorant about DeLoreans. I always meet ignorance with what matters
.
OK then smart guy, How much does it weigh?
After he answers tell him, for every pound you are over you owe me a buck, for every pound you are under I owe you a buck. Still confident enough about your DeLorean knowledge to put your money on the line?

Best response so far! I always just say “well, being it’s fiberglass and just stainless skins, I don’t see how that can make it so heavy, as 4 guys can lift the body off the chassis.”

[Timebender]

[QUOTE=citizen;227165]“No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”.



..[\QUOTE]

Actually, he was convicted in 1982, and acquitted in 1984. So was he in jail during that time, or just on probation?

[Michael]

[QUOTE=citizen;227165]“No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”.



..[\QUOTE]

Actually, he was convicted in 1982, and acquitted in 1984. So was he in jail during that time, or just on probation?

When JZD was arrested he spent 7 days (some sources quote 10 days) in jail while he raised bail which I believe was 5 mil.

[SamHill]

Without even looking: he was arrested, the FBI did their perp walk, and after a matter of days before his initial appearance, preliminary hearing or whatever, he had a bond determination and was released with conditions. All the while he was held at a local jail or detention center....the reason being that a defendant needs to be relatively close to the courthouse for appearances. If convicted and sentenced, that's your PMITA prison time. Except he was, you know, not convicted of the drug junk and did not go to prison.

[DaraSue]

Then the other day I’m out in the garage and my neighbor comes over to talk about something else, but we get on the subject of DeLoreans. He then says “found any cocaine in it yet?" And “you know he went to jail for that”. To which I was caught by surprise and so answered strait-laced with “No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”. Then he says they call this a “snow sled”.


Forever boggled by people who think it's funny/cool to shit-talk something somebody else obviously likes.

I've recounted this incident in my other thread but it probably deserves to be enshrined here, too. I was filling up in St. George and this guy (wearing a black t-shirt and sport jacket when it was 90F outside) walks up to me and says, in a tone that suggests he's imparting some amazingly hilarious information that I'd never heard before, "Hey, funny story about that car, when the company got in trouble the guy who owned it started selling drugs!"

Seriously the closest I've ever come to going off on somebody. I just gave him the "talk to the hand" snapped, "No, he didn't."

Guy: "Well, that was the rumor."

Me: "The bust actually happened, but it was the FBI's deal and the FBI's coke. He was acquitted on all charges."

He walked away muttering something. I feel like I showed remarkable restraint in not telling him to get his bitch ass back on the Greyhound. :rant: Memo to douchebags of the world: if you're going to act like you know more about a car than somebody who's actually driving that car, at least get your facts straight...

[Michael]

If I ever see a owner in the wild it's going to be hard for me to not play the fool and be every guy in this thread rolled up into one.

Hey you know the guy that made those aluminium cars went to jail for hiding coke? Yeah those cars wouldn't get to 85mph even thpugh they had a 351 Cleveland because they were so heavy. My neighbors' friend used to work at the DeLorean plant in Michigan and said they are making them brand new now but yours is probably one of those kit cars though isn't it? Is he still in jail?

[Rich_NYS]

If I ever see a owner in the wild it's going to be hard for me to not play the fool and be every guy in this thread rolled up into one.

Hey you know the guy that made those aluminium cars went to jail for hiding coke? Yeah those cars wouldn't get to 85mph even thpugh they had a 351 Cleveland because they were so heavy. My neighbors' friend used to work at the DeLorean plant in Michigan and said they are making them brand new now but yours is probably one of those kit cars though isn't it? Is he still in jail?


[QUOTE=citizen;227165]“No, no cocaine, and no, DeLorean never went to jail”.

LMAO....you should totally do that & record it -hahaha!

When I first approached Jimmy's car at the Clayton car show, he was busy talking to spectators and I walked up to the nearest person, pointed at his car, and over-excitedly said: "hey!....that's the car the movie was in!"



..[\QUOTE]

Actually, he was convicted in 1982, and acquitted in 1984. So was he in jail during that time, or just on probation?

Can a person be acquitted after being convicted???

[DMC5180]

If I ever see a owner in the wild it's going to be hard for me to not play the fool and be every guy in this thread rolled up into one.

Hey you know the guy that made those aluminium cars went to jail for hiding coke? Yeah those cars wouldn't get to 85mph even thpugh they had a 351 Cleveland because they were so heavy. My neighbors' friend used to work at the DeLorean plant in Michigan and said they are making them brand new now but yours is probably one of those kit cars though isn't it? Is he still in jail?

[emoji23]🤣[emoji23]

Well done, Michael

[Timebender]

If I ever see a owner in the wild it's going to be hard for me to not play the fool and be every guy in this thread rolled up into one.

Hey you know the guy that made those aluminium cars went to jail for hiding coke? Yeah those cars wouldn't get to 85mph even thpugh they had a 351 Cleveland because they were so heavy. My neighbors' friend used to work at the DeLorean plant in Michigan and said they are making them brand new now but yours is probably one of those kit cars though isn't it? Is he still in jail?

Nice!! Have to remember that for next time...

[jackb]

Fiberglass can be fixed. Chris Nicholson said he's seen worse and that this is repairable. The car is very easy to take apart and repair. This one is salvageable. Only question is if anyone is willing to do/pay for it.

-Nick

Well, here's their chance to save it. This is the one that was referenced. Looks like the insurer is selling it:
https://www.copart.com/lot/43413727/?cid=fb_us_tl_delorean_11142017

[DMCVegas]

Well, here's their chance to save it. This is the one that was referenced. Looks like the insurer is selling it:
https://www.copart.com/lot/43413727/?cid=fb_us_tl_delorean_11142017

Keep in mind though that this car is not legally repairable in the United States. It has a Non-Reparable Title instead of a Salvage one. The only way this will ever see the road again is if it goes to Europe.

[Michael]

Keep in mind though that this car is not legally repairable in the United States. It has a Non-Reparable Title instead of a Salvage one. The only way this will ever see the road again is if it goes to Europe.

Or the simple act of changing 2 vin plates with a good titled parts car.

[Timebender]

Two days in a row of stupid comments: Saturday at a gas station - “Oh man, is that a 300zx? I always wanted one of those.” I told him yes, yes it is and to check out the cool special model lettering on the back. He sees them asks “Why does it say ‘DeLorean’, and what’s that?” Then he pauses and says “Oh, was that the car in the movie?” I say yes and he responds “Well, it looks like a 300zx.” And my doors were up too. Next day, a gentleman comes up to me after a parade, with 5 other DeLoreans nearby. His comment: “Did you know these were made in Canada?” Uh, actually Ireland- near Belfast. “Oh, well, it was designed by a Canadian.” Uh, actually it was an Italian named Giorgetto Giugiaro. “Oh...” and as he starts to walk away, a ask “Want it go 3 for 3? Because I can do this all night.”

[DMC5180]

Two days in a row of stupid comments: Saturday at a gas station - “Oh man, is that a 300zx? I always wanted one of those.” I told him yes, yes it is and to check out the cool special model lettering on the back. He sees them asks “Why does it say ‘DeLorean’, and what’s that?” Then he pauses and says “Oh, was that the car in the movie?” I say yes and he responds “Well, it looks like a 300zx.” And my doors were up too. Next day, a gentleman comes up to me after a parade, with 5 other DeLoreans nearby. His comment: “Did you know these were made in Canada?” Uh, actually Ireland- near Belfast. “Oh, well, it was designed by a Canadian.” Uh, actually it was an Italian named Giorgetto Giugiaro. “Oh...” and as he starts to walk away, a ask “Want it go 3 for 3? Because I can do this all night.”

At which Point, I would of said, but seriously Sir you’re probably confusing this Gullwing car with that Other Gullwing Car built in Canada called The Bricklin SV1 designed by Canadian Malcomb Bricklin.

[Timebender]

At which Point, I would of said, but seriously Sir you’re probably confusing this Gullwing car with that Other Gullwing Car built in Canada called The Bricklin SV1 designed by Canadian Malcomb Bricklin.

Nah, it had been a long day and we just wrapped doing a very long parade route- plus being Doc, lots of getting out of the car to interact with the audience. So i was pretty pooped by that time.

[iflights]

At which Point, I would of said, but seriously Sir you’re probably confusing this Gullwing car with that Other Gullwing Car built in Canada called The Bricklin SV1 designed by Canadian Malcomb Bricklin.

Just need to clarify that Malcolm is a U.S. Citizen. Used to have an office down the road from my childhood home in Livonia, MI where I would just stare at the cars in the back lot.

[BladeBronson]

We had a guy drive through our Sunday meetup asking if we knew where he could get some "keys". Man, I've never seen somebody so pleased with themselves. He kept repeating it while Ronnie and I just stared at him. Ronnie must've given the guy some nod of recognition which caused him to exclaim, "yeah, he gets it!" He looked at me and kept repeating his hilarious question. I just kept giving him the death stare. "Aw, he doesn't get it. You don't get it. Do you know where I can get some keys? Bah, you don't get it. Hahahaha".

I hope that guy died in a car accident that afternoon.

[Michael]

We had a guy drive through our Sunday meetup asking if we knew where he could get some "keys". Man, I've never seen somebody so pleased with themselves. He kept repeating it while Ronnie and I just stared at him. Ronnie must've given the guy some nod of recognition which caused him to exclaim, "yeah, he gets it!" He looked at me and kept repeating his hilarious question. I just kept giving him the death stare. "Aw, he doesn't get it. You don't get it. Do you know where I can get some keys? Bah, you don't get it. Hahahaha".

I hope that guy died in a car accident that afternoon.

I don't get it

[JETS 81 DMC]

He must have used his up.
Arlo Guthrie knows.......
This might explain it
https://www.google.com/search?q=arlo+guthrie+couple+of+keys&rlz=1C1CAFB_enUS678US704&oq=arlo+guthrie+keys&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0.17367j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Stainless]

I don't get it

+1

[Mark D]

I think he meant "Ki" as in "Kilo", or Kilogram of cocaine.

I'm sure he had that smug proud-of-himself look on his face :banghead:

[JETS 81 DMC]

He must have used his up.
Arlo Guthrie knows.......
This might explain it
https://www.google.com/search?q=arlo+guthrie+couple+of+keys&rlz=1C1CAFB_enUS678US704&oq=arlo+guthrie+keys&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0.17367j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Lyrics
Comin' into Los Angeles
Bringin' in a couple of keys
Don't touch my bags if you please, mister customs man…

[BladeBronson]

I think he meant "Ki" as in "Kilo", or Kilogram of cocaine.

I'm sure he had that smug proud-of-himself look on his face :banghead:

Yeah, that's definitely what he meant and that's definitely what he looked like.

[DL4567]

The only reason I know what he meant is because I've been watching a ton of Miami Vice lately. It's a term they used often on the show. But yeah, not something I'd expect to be commonly recognized in conversation today.

[Rich_NYS]

I'm going to start collecting random keys and keep them in my car.

[mr_maxime]

The only reason I know what he meant is because I've been watching a ton of Miami Vice lately. It's a term they used often on the show. But yeah, not something I'd expect to be commonly recognized in conversation today.

Same here! Theres an episode with I think 3 or 4 Deloreans in it.

[DL4567]

Same here! Theres an episode with I think 3 or 4 Deloreans in it.

Yep, "The Glades" in Season 1. It's silly, they drive to the middle of nowhere (the everglades) to this tiny town, and there are literally 3 DeLoreans in a single camera shot as they pull into the main area. Another one is near the black truck a few minutes later, not sure if it's a 4th or one of the first three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgRrqA-4XD0

[SKnight]

At a car show in Seattle last weekend while waiting for another owner to get going so we could head out together three guys walked behind my car. My Stage II motor was running with its lopey idle and one of them said "there's no way that thing is running on all cylinders, what a piece of crap." All the while looking over his shoulder at me. Idiot clearly knew nothing about cars.

[Michael]

At a car show in Seattle last weekend while waiting for another owner to get going so we could head out together three guys walked behind my car. My Stage II motor was running with its lopey idle and one of them said "there's no way that thing is running on all cylinders, what a piece of crap." All the while looking over his shoulder at me. Idiot clearly knew nothing about cars.

I could not have kept my inner smart ass at bay on that one.

[powerline84]

At a car show in Seattle last weekend while waiting for another owner to get going so we could head out together three guys walked behind my car. My Stage II motor was running with its lopey idle and one of them said "there's no way that thing is running on all cylinders, what a piece of crap." All the while looking over his shoulder at me. Idiot clearly knew nothing about cars.

Guy at work did the same thing to my brand new rebuild dpi engine. "That thing runs like shit you gonna rebuild it ? Timing sounds way off" lol

[SKnight]

I could not have kept my inner smart ass at bay on that one.

Oh I had a reply for him, which I don't think he appreciated. He stood there and gave me a special salute as I drove by.

[SKnight]

Guy at work did the same thing to my brand new rebuild dpi engine. "That thing runs like shit you gonna rebuild it ? Timing sounds way off" lol

Lol, it always amazes me how some people don't think before they speak.

[DL4567]

Oh I had a reply for him, which I don't think he appreciated. He stood there and gave me a special salute as I drove by.

Well don't leave us hanging. What did you say?

[SKnight]

Well don't leave us hanging. What did you say?

My exact words to him were "Go F@*K yourself sweetheart!" Not my most creative response, but short and to the point.

[Karin]

In relation to the Miami Vice topic, I used to have the BTTF mod on my GTA: Vice City game and recorded a few videos for fun. At the conclusion of one of those videos, I returned to 1985 from 1955 and found nothing but DeLoreans (I think four excluding mine) driving by in one picture. Kinda reminds me of that very scene in "Glades".

[Michael]

My exact words to him were "Go F@*K yourself sweetheart!" Not my most creative response, but short and to the point.

LOL
He pondered his lack of follow through as he made his way back to his primer red Cobalt with plasti dipped black wheels and hefty bag rear door glass.

[Jonathan]

My exact words to him were "Go F@*K yourself sweetheart!" Not my most creative response, but short and to the point.

That's good. Kinda Bill Burr-esque. No time for something witty and clever with that kinda guy. Much better just getting to the point.

The bad mouthing always goes up, doesn't it? Like it's always a guy driving some beater POS that finds fault in your car. Never a guy driving some million dollar supercar that comes around to tell you how shitty or underpowered your car is. To me it's like that scene in Saving Private Ryan where Tom Hanks' character explains how gripes always go up, never down. Complain to your superiors, not the guys under your command.

My fear though of letting any of these dirtballs hear exactly what I think of them and their comments is that it is not very hard to track down a DeLorean owner. Zero privacy with these cars nowadays once you add in the social media factor. Just type into Google the city or town name and "DeLorean" and your name and photo comes up in the first few images. I don't need one of these knuckleheads coming back around to do something stupid. 'Cause Googling "rusty beige Corolla" isn't going to let me find him in return.

[81dmc]

Since the weather was perfect on Saturday, I decided to take a cruise down FM1488. Cruising at the 50mph limit with smooth road, I decided to pop the door to enjoy the rarely fresh Houston air. Once I did that, this beaten down truck full of rednecks purposely jumped in front of me and smoked me out while riding the brakes.:rant:

Not a comment but a stupid action that kinda pissed me off...

[Michael]

Since the weather was perfect on Saturday, I decided to take a cruise down FM1488. Cruising at the 50mph limit with smooth road, I decided to pop the door to enjoy the rarely fresh Houston air. Once I did that, this beaten down truck full of rednecks purposely jumped in front of me and smoked me out while riding the brakes.:rant:

Not a comment but a stupid action that kinda pissed me off...

If it were up to me ANY vehicle that was modded to roal coal would be impounded until the owner volunteered to be castrated.

[81dmc]

If it were up to me ANY vehicle that was modded to roal coal would be impounded until the owner volunteered to be castrated.

Hey I don't mind if any diesel smokes a little. Hell, I own a Dodge Cummins myself, but I specifically custom tuned it for power NOT smoke.

Those that install those smoke switches and think they're cool are the assholes.

[SKnight]

That's good. Kinda Bill Burr-esque. No time for something witty and clever with that kinda guy. Much better just getting to the point.

The bad mouthing always goes up, doesn't it? Like it's always a guy driving some beater POS that finds fault in your car. Never a guy driving some million dollar supercar that comes around to tell you how shitty or underpowered your car is. To me it's like that scene in Saving Private Ryan where Tom Hanks' character explains how gripes always go up, never down. Complain to your superiors, not the guys under your command.

My fear though of letting any of these dirtballs hear exactly what I think of them and their comments is that it is not very hard to track down a DeLorean owner. Zero privacy with these cars nowadays once you add in the social media factor. Just type into Google the city or town name and "DeLorean" and your name and photo comes up in the first few images. I don't need one of these knuckleheads coming back around to do something stupid. 'Cause Googling "rusty beige Corolla" isn't going to let me find him in return.

Exactly, I just wanted to say my piece and get outta there. No sense in trying to argue or correct him about the car, it's not worth it with morons like that.

Yep, it's always the people who drive crap cars that want to criticize yours. Probably because deep down they're jealous and their way of dealing with it is to degrade what you have.

I've had that same thought to, which is why I didn't let it turn into a bigger deal than it was. I could've gotten out of the car and confronted him or said something else, but inflaming the situation like that probably wouldn't have ended well.

[bytes311]

Not so much a stupid comment but a bizarre interaction.

I was working on my car in my drive way and a guy drove up and asked if he could take a look. I said sure, and he was polite and friendly and all that. But then he proceeded to tell me that he'd just moved in down the street and pointed towards a house. I said "cool, guess I'll see you around." He said the same and left, but when he left he did not go to "his" house. He took off in another direction, and I have not seen him or his car since then, and it's been a week. I'm 99% positive he does not live in my neighborhood. And I'm not even sure why someone would randomly lie about that, especially since I didn't ask him.

[Jim D]

I had a fellow come up to me at a car show today and explained how the Delorean was created by “dumbing down” a Bricklin. This guy even said he had worked on one before and said the Delorean was so heavy because of the stainless steel panels. He even said the Delorean used the same frame.
When I calmed down and explained things to him, he quietly slipped away.

[Jimmyvonviggle]

That guy needs a brain transplant.

[bfloyd]

I had a fellow come up to me at a car show today and explained how the Delorean was created by “dumbing down” a Bricklin. This guy even said he had worked on one before and said the Delorean was so heavy because of the stainless steel panels. He even said the Delorean used the same frame.

Sounds like the guy I encountered Wednesday night at the car wash. I was finished washing my car, so I was out by the vacuums drying it off and this guy in a Dodge Viper pulls up then gets out of his car and told me about his "86' Delorean"... and that was the year they offered them with the optional Nissan engine from the 300ZX turbos. He said he was going to get the 1985 model, but heard that Delorean was coming out with the Z engine and he decided to wait.

I wanted to say something SO badly, but I just kept wiping off my car hoping he would leave. He started walking around my car and poked his head in the drivers door and saw my 9mm in its holster between the seat and the console. He said, "Why do you pack driving something like this?" I just said, "You always meet some crazy people at the car wash who try to BS their car stories." He promptly walked away...

[DMC5180]

Sounds like the guy I encountered Wednesday night at the car wash. I was finished washing my car, so I was out by the vacuums drying it off and this guy in a Dodge Viper pulls up then gets out of his car and told me about his "86' Delorean"... and that was the year they offered them with the optional Nissan engine from the 300ZX turbos. He said he was going to get the 1985 model, but heard that Delorean was coming out with the Z engine and he decided to wait.

I wanted to say something SO badly, but I just kept wiping off my car hoping he would leave. He started walking around my car and poked his head in the drivers door and saw my 9mm in its holster between the seat and the console. He said, "Why do you pack driving something like this?" I just said, "You always meet some crazy people at the car wash who try to BS their car stories." He promptly walked away...

Great comeback [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]🤣🤣🤣


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Michael]

i just said, "you always meet some crazy people at the car wash who try to bs their car stories." he promptly walked away...

Perfect!!!

You win the internet for the month!

[Rich_NYS]

Sounds like the guy I encountered Wednesday night at the car wash. I was finished washing my car, so I was out by the vacuums drying it off and this guy in a Dodge Viper pulls up then gets out of his car and told me about his "86' Delorean"... and that was the year they offered them with the optional Nissan engine from the 300ZX turbos. He said he was going to get the 1985 model, but heard that Delorean was coming out with the Z engine and he decided to wait.

I wanted to say something SO badly, but I just kept wiping off my car hoping he would leave. He started walking around my car and poked his head in the drivers door and saw my 9mm in its holster between the seat and the console. He said, "Why do you pack driving something like this?" I just said, "You always meet some crazy people at the car wash who try to BS their car stories." He promptly walked away...

Completely awesome.

[Nate88]

Filled up my car for the first time this season after getting it out from winter storage. Guy leaving the gas station asked about my plate then said

Guy: "Does it follow the white line?"

Me: "What?"

Guy: "Does it follow the white line?" (while rubbing the side of his nose)

Me: "No"

Guy: "Oh ok, you know why the company went down right?"

Me: "Yeah"

Guy: "Ok" (laughing as he drove off)

I didn't want to indulge him by saying any more. :bash:

[DMC_Farmer]

I've only put about 800 miles on my DeLorean so far and I've already collected quite a few silly comments. One pattern I've noticed with people is there's always a BTTF reference followed by a "fact" about the car that isn't even true. After every BTTF joke they always look at me with a dumb grin like I've never heard that before and that I'm gonna think it's hilarious. I try to be a good sport and give them a little chuckle.

Here are some that I've heard lately:

-"It's a Delaaarean!"

-Talking to a buddy next to the car when a group of teenage boys walk by: "It's a Back to the Future Car! It's a Dolores!"

-An old work colleague walks up when I'm filling up with gas: "Wow, look at that thing! Isn't that one of those E.T. cars?"

-A fast food employee basically walked off the job so he could run across the street and take pictures of my car:
Him: "Is it pretty quick?"
Me: "It's nothing to brag about, but it isn't terrible."
Him: "Yeah, these things actually have a ton of horsepower, but the stainless steel is so heavy that it slows them down."
Me: "Uh, okay."

-The "It's a Delaaarean!" guy, who was driving a pickup that looked like it should've met the salvage yard 2 years ago, complete with his toothless wife/girlfriend with meth sores on her face:
Him: "What's something like that worth?"
Me: "You can get a pretty nice one for around $30,000."
Him: "Man, I had a chance to buy one 10 years ago for $15,000. It only had 20,000 miles on it. Guess I should've went for it."

Yeah, cool story, bro.

[dodint]

I'm surprised how many people think the body is aluminum instead of SS. Particularly when standing right next to it. Maybe grained aluminum is a thing but then so is stainless steel that most peoples sinks are made of.

[Hotknight53]

So an old man came to my house wanting to pave my driveway, I was working on my DeLorean and I have the BTTF barcode license plate on it (important later). Anyways he is talking and talking and all I want is to go in for luch it was a Satuday. I had already politely told him many times I was not interested in his service. Then he starts asking questions about the DeLorean, " Is that some kind of golf cart?" My mouth dropped I didnt know what to say, before I could respond he looks at the plates and asks "Is that a promo for Texas?" I tried to explain but he didnt get it and he finally left.

[Hill Valley PD]

So an old man came to my house wanting to pave my driveway, I was working on my DeLorean and I have the BTTF barcode license plate on it (important later). Anyways he is talking and talking and all I want is to go in for luch it was a Satuday. I had already politely told him many times I was not interested in his service. Then he starts asking questions about the DeLorean, " Is that some kind of golf cart?" My mouth dropped I didnt know what to say, before I could respond he looks at the plates and asks "Is that a promo for Texas?" I tried to explain but he didnt get it and he finally left.

Did you go into your house afterwards and discover you'd been burglarized? This is a common Gypsy Burglary Ring ruse. They come to the front of the house wanting to sell some BS home improvement service, while the younger ones go through the back and burglarize you, while you are distracted in the front. This is usually a family affair as well, and they are like nomads traveling around doing this type of crime. The elderly are their favorite targets.

[Hotknight53]

Did you go into your house afterwards and discover you'd been burglarized? This is a common Gypsy Burglary Ring ruse. They come to the front of the house wanting to sell some BS home improvement service, while the younger ones go through the back and burglarize you, while you are distracted in the front. This is usually a family affair as well, and they are like nomads traveling around doing this type of crime. The elderly are their favorite targets.

No I wasnt burglarized I think he was just clueless.

[DaraSue]

My neighbor invited me to hang out with them and the other neighbors last night and I didn't want to be rude so I went over there. We got on the subject of my DeLorean and I told them the Cliffs Notes version of the saga and then I overheard the neighbor across the way (who was drunk off her ass and not whispering as quietly as she apparently thought) telling my neighbor "I was laughing at [Dara] and her DeLorean... How stupid can you be?"

Thanks lady, I guess it's not bad enough that I constantly have my own voice in my head telling me every decision I ever made was wrong, I needed yours too. :mallet:

And I know I shouldn't take shit talk from drunk randos personally and however stupid I am for taking the word of the president of our local DeLorean club that the dude he bought his car from sold good cars, at least when I get sick of my car I can sell it for $30 - 40k instead of having it try to take half my 401k so am I really that dumb in the grand scheme of things? But it's just... Ugh. Really didn't need this from someone I considered, if not a friend, at least a friendly acquaintance.

This is why I'd rather stay home and read Knight Rider fanfiction than hang out with real people.

[CFI]

This is why I'd rather stay home and read Knight Rider fanfiction than hang out with real people.

That lady was a rude jerk. I know it stings to hear stuff like that. Forget her. Some people just don’t get cars. They really don’t. They don’t understand why anyone would want:
a classic
a manual transmission
something not built in the last decade
something that requires attention
something that doesn’t have 30 different “nanny” devices helping you drive to the store
something that can’t drive you to the store while you take a nap

I know, I’ve met these people. They roll their eyes when they talk about my DeLorean, and then proceed to tell me how great their Tesla is.

Whatever.

[DaraSue]

That lady was a rude jerk. I know it stings to hear stuff like that. Forget her. Some people just don’t get cars. They really don’t.

Ironically she's not even one of those people, she has more mechanical experience than I do and has helped me out with stuff on my CRX before. I thought she was pretty cool until this happened. Maybe that's why it bugged me more than it might have coming from some Karen, or more than the yahoos who want to tell me about how JZD smuggled coke in the cars (which I also ran into today. It's like I've accidentally activated the tractor beam for jerks, lol).

[Ron]

This is why I'd rather stay home and read Knight Rider fanfiction than hang out with real people. Just view her crap as a poorly written paragraph in a good book ;-)

[er1c]

Its all about the smiles....

You drive it... you smile....
people see it on the road... they smile....

With the exception of my good lady who is usually shotgun and 1ft over the central reservation in a LHD car on English country roads.... it makes everyone smile.

Don't let anyone knock you for having one...

[CFI]

Its all about the smiles....

You drive it... you smile....
people see it on the road... they smile....

With the exception of my good lady who is usually shotgun and 1ft over the central reservation in a LHD car on English country roads.... it makes everyone smile.

Don't let anyone knock you for having one...

That’s correct. It’s not a time machine, it’s not a speed machine, it’s a smile machine. I don’t know who came up with that but it’s so true.

[Victor]

It’s a smile machine 👍🏼 Right on !

[Alex Brooks]

I got asked if mine was one of the real ones or a kit car like "they" sell. then proceeded to argued with me over the weight of the car.

[painterdave72]

at a show last sunday.. overheard some kids saying there is one of those cars that they made with scrap metal... wtf?

[WHO1DMC]

I got asked if mine was one of the real ones or a kit car like "they" sell. then proceeded to argued with me over the weight of the car.

I've also been asked it was real one or a kit. Another time had an argument over how many they made he tried to convince me they only made 3000.

[Citizen]

[snip...]

Another time had an argument over how many they made he tried to convince me they only made 3000.


That's when you whip out your trusty Android phone with the DeLorean Mobile App installed, press "Global Statistics", then show the guy the "World" count. Shut 'em down right then and there, case closed.

64034 - 64035

More information about the DeLorean Mobile App here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?18105-DeLorean-Mobile-App

Get the DeLorean Mobile App for free here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=citizenkidd.dod&hl=en_US

Thomas

...

[Michael]

That's when you whip out your trusty Android phone with the DeLorean Mobile App installed, press "Global Statistics", then show the guy the "World" count. Shut 'em down right then and there, case closed.

64034 - 64035

More information about the DeLorean Mobile App here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?18105-DeLorean-Mobile-App

Get the DeLorean Mobile App for free here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=citizenkidd.dod&hl=en_US

Thomas

...

You're both wrong. They are still making them brand new in Houston TX.

[81dmc]

You're both wrong. They are still making them brand new in Houston TX.

Yep, I heard they’re making those with Tesla electric motors now

[CFI]

Another time had an argument over how many they made he tried to convince me they only made 3000.

Sounds like he confused DeLorean with Bricklin.

[CFI]

I got asked if mine was one of the real ones or a kit car like "they" sell.

I ask those people to use their cell phone to show me that they are correct and I’m wrong.

“Show me the kit I can purchase.”
“Show me where I can purchase a brand new one for $25k”
“Show me the electric ones for sale in Texas”

That shuts them up.

[DaraSue]

Just view her crap as a poorly written paragraph in a good book ;-)

Thanks, you guys. I did run into a couple of dudes at the movie theater later who were super excited to see my car, so it made up for some of the previous Close Encounters of the Douche Kind. :rock_on:

[er1c]

.

[BladeBronson]

I went on a drive with some friends from work last weekend. At the meeting spot, one of the guys said, "ah, John DeLorean and his coke habit....". I explained that JZD didn't have a coke habit or a drug smuggling enterprise. I filled him in on the details of Jim Hoffman, the FBI, and the videotaped encounter. The next day he sent me a message that after the drive, he went home and watched Framing John DeLorean and now has a newfound respect for the man. I was really surprised!

[Michael]

I went on a drive with some friends from work last weekend. At the meeting spot, one of the guys said, "ah, John DeLorean and his coke habit....". I explained that JZD didn't have a coke habit or a drug smuggling enterprise. I filled him in on the details of Jim Hoffman, the FBI, and the videotaped encounter. The next day he sent me a message that after the drive, he went home and watched Framing John DeLorean and now has a newfound respect for the man. I was really surprised!

I would like to think I would have been as gracious as you, I wish I could tell you that, but cruise ins are no fairy tale world.

[mr_maxime]

The delorean was the first car I owned that would get complimented as well as all the dumb comments and BTTF references. Its been strange driving my z3 around and getting only compliments without any stupid comments. I didnt think you could have one without the other, the automotive yin yang.

[MrChocky]

The delorean was the first car I owned that would get complimented as well as all the dumb comments and BTTF references. Its been strange driving my z3 around and getting only compliments without any stupid comments. I didnt think you could have one without the other, the automotive yin yang.

I feel like I've been lucky. Yeah, I could have filled in the DeLorean bingo at the first show I went to, but most of what I get is thumbs up, or "nice car". Very few BTTF comments, except to say the car was in the movie.

[JBaker4981]

At a car show a couple of weeks ago, it finally occurred to me why people ask the general questions regarding the engine:

"Does it have that Ford Engine in it?"
"It's got that Chevy 350 in it, right?"
"Yeah that V8 was weak"


People have got to be getting that from the Bricklin SV-1. There can't be any other explanation other than folks keep getting these cars mixed up.

[Rich_NYS]

I don't get many stupid comments, but mostly don't mind when I do hear them. I try to have fun with it. I think most people aren't being malicious.

This past weekend as my wife & I were getting in the car, a large pickup did a slow crawl passing by ~15' away. The dude was laughing in an odd, goofy way. After I closed my wife's door, I approached him and as I walked toward him I said: "Are you laughing at my wife?!"

He stopped laughing and said: "No, I just haven't seen one of those cars before."

Me: "Oh..." (short pause.) "It's pretty cool, right?"

I chatted for about a minute and then invited him to see our local club at our next public gathering.

Sent from my LGL164VL using Tapatalk

[jawn101]

Not so much dumb as funny I guess, but fits better here than the 'good/positive' thread. Was at Chevron treating 2100 to its yearly bottle of uncut Techron and a guy driving a funeral delivery truck (caskets, etc) was at the pump next to me. He asked if I could go back in time and tell us all not to come to 2020.

My friend, if I could, I would have already!

[MrChocky]

Yesterday, I drove 4 hours to Maryland and then several more to Western PA to pick up some stuff (in my regular car). There had been some confusion about when I'd be there and I explained I had gotten up at 4am.

The guy pointed out that I must have used a time machine to manage all the driving. I had of course been wearing my DMCH t-shirt.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

[MrChocky]

Today at gas station:

"I heard this guy in Florida had a mausoleum built to take his DeLorean when he died".

Now, given what I've heard some of you guys say, this doesn't seem entirely unlikely ;-) But it
does rather have the air of urban myth about it.

[DaraSue]

Today at gas station:

"I heard this guy in Florida had a mausoleum built to take his DeLorean when he died".

Now, given what I've heard some of you guys say, this doesn't seem entirely unlikely ;-) But it
does rather have the air of urban myth about it.

Oh, there was a thread on a Facebook group (DeLorean Fanatics?) about that a couple years ago. 200 incredulous comments later, the dude admitted he was just trolling. :rolleyes1:

[MrChocky]

Oh, there was a thread on a Facebook group (DeLorean Fanatics?) about that a couple years ago. 200 incredulous comments later, the dude admitted he was just trolling. :rolleyes1:Ah Hah. Well, probably my fault for going to gas station at busiest time of the day. I was basically mobbed on 4 sides.

Moral of the story, don't trust a guy in a Harley shirt that's been roughly cut down to a wife beater.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

[NJP548]

Ah Hah. Well, probably my fault for going to gas station at busiest time of the day. I was basically mobbed on 4 sides.

Moral of the story, don't trust a guy in a Harley shirt that's been roughly cut down to a wife beater.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Actually there is a bit more to the story.

The guy on Facebook that was trolling was a guy in NJ and yes he was trolling about that.

While all of that was going on in the Facebook post, people started to look online to see if anyone had actually done that before. A story came up from Florida in the 80s or 90s (I don't remember when) that a man actually intended to do this but it never materialized. Sad story though, the guy ended up killing his wife in a domestic dispute and went to jail.

If I can find the info on this story from Florida, I'll post it here.

-Nick

EDIT:
Ok it actually wasn't that hard to find it:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-10-31-0150450241-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-02-28-9202280326-story.html

[captainneo]

I filled up with gas recently, and had a guy say. "why did you come to 2020".

So I replied. "it's way better than then the next 10 years after it".

He just gave me the :umm: look. ;)

[ssdelorean]

I filled up with gas recently, and had a guy say. "why did you come to 2020".

So I replied. "it's way better than then the next 10 years after it".

He just gave me the :umm: look. ;)

So true but we cannot talk about it here. That would involve both politics & religion! :-)

[MML]

So true but we cannot talk about it here. That would involve both politics & religion! :-)

I think he was referring to

[SPOILER ALERT]

the great zombie apocalypse of 2021...

[er1c]

I don't get many stupid comments, but mostly don't mind when I do hear them. I try to have fun with it. I think most people aren't being malicious.

This past weekend as my wife & I were getting in the car, a large pickup did a slow crawl passing by ~15' away. The dude was laughing in an odd, goofy way. After I closed my wife's door, I approached him and as I walked toward him I said: "Are you laughing at my wife?!"

He stopped laughing and said: "No, I just haven't seen one of those cars before."

Me: "Oh..." (short pause.) "It's pretty cool, right?"

I chatted for about a minute and then invited him to see our local club at our next public gathering.

Sent from my LGL164VL using Tapatalk

I really like this story... it just goes to show we are all different, people handle situations differently and some are a lot more socially awkward than others. It probably made his day seeing it and he didn't realise what he was like chuckling away. So many arguments/fights/stabbings and even deaths have occurred from a lot less.

There are a lot of clever people who aren't great socially and there are a lot of dumb idiots who are great socially and inspire folk and go up the tree. Its such a shame.

[Michael]

I really like this story... it just goes to show we are all different, people handle situations differently and some are a lot more socially awkward than others. It probably made his day seeing it and he didn't realise what he was like chuckling away. So many arguments/fights/stabbings and even deaths have occurred from a lot less.

There are a lot of clever people who aren't great socially and there are a lot of dumb idiots who are great socially and inspire folk and go up the tree. Its such a shame.

I wouldn't want to be the guy who insults Rich or his wife.

[Rich_NYS]

I really like this story... it just goes to show we are all different, people handle situations differently and some are a lot more socially awkward than others. It probably made his day seeing it and he didn't realise what he was like chuckling away. So many arguments/fights/stabbings and even deaths have occurred from a lot less.

There are a lot of clever people who aren't great socially and there are a lot of dumb idiots who are great socially and inspire folk and go up the tree. Its such a shame.

Thanks!


I wouldn't want to be the guy who insults Rich or his wife.

lol...I always lead with kindness & reason. :-)

[NJP548]

Thanks!



lol...I always lead with kindness & reason. :-)

This is confirmed.

Rich and his wife had a lovely chat with my wife and I while we were in the area last month on vacation. Granted, no one was laughing in their direction at the time though.

-Nick

[Maritime-elf]

Two weeks ago I went out to dinner with my wife in the Delorean. We parked and got out of the car, and this guy frantically ran over to us. Looked at the car then looked at me and said is this car real? I wasn’t sure how to react....if it was fake would I be able to drive it?

[Rich]

These aren't exactly DeLorean comments. They're just weird "DeLorean" items currently for sale on eBay.

Need any matching grout (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Building-Products-PMG1651-2-Gallon-Pre-Mixed-Grout-Delorean-Gray/353108143784?epid=1600288110&hash=item5236e2aea8:g:HiMAAOSwN35e5~Dm) for the frame or the fascias?

How about a new power steering filter (https://www.ebay.com/itm/A1-Cardone-Power-Steering-Filter-fits-DeLorean-DMC-12-1981-1983-18JKSG/402437788756?hash=item5db3295454:g:-1oAAOSwqtZfYTdH) that's said to be compatible?

Weird if not stupid.

[MML]

These aren't exactly DeLorean comments. They're just weird "DeLorean" items currently for sale on eBay.

Need any matching grout (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Building-Products-PMG1651-2-Gallon-Pre-Mixed-Grout-Delorean-Gray/353108143784?epid=1600288110&hash=item5236e2aea8:g:HiMAAOSwN35e5~Dm) for the frame or the fascias?

How about a new power steering filter (https://www.ebay.com/itm/A1-Cardone-Power-Steering-Filter-fits-DeLorean-DMC-12-1981-1983-18JKSG/402437788756?hash=item5db3295454:g:-1oAAOSwqtZfYTdH) that's said to be compatible?

Weird if not stupid.

Hmmmm

https://i.imgur.com/oZC7WZQ.jpg

[TheStoot]

At a car show yesterday a guy drives up and looks at the car and says, "Is that a real actual delorean?" I said yes, they don't make kit cars for this.

Another guy at the show goes, "Those got an aluminum body right?". No, it's stainless steel sir.

[TheStoot]

I forgot the one guy that asked if it had an AMC motor in it....

[WHO1DMC]

A month ago I was able to attend a car show because it was the only one not canceled. This gentleman as he was looking at the car said he went to the factory for a tour. I was like wow cool how were you able to do that? He said he was in Pennsylvania and asked if he could take a look. I'm was like what these cars weren't made here in the states. He gives a bewildered look. I go they were made in northern Ireland! He said well there were a lot of parts there. This was definitely a weird one for me.

Dave B.

[Rich]

A month ago I was able to attend a car show because it was the only one not canceled. This gentleman as he was looking at the car said he went to the factory for a tour. I was like wow cool how were you able to do that? He said he was in Pennsylvania and asked if he could take a look. I'm was like what these cars weren't made here in the states. He gives a bewildered look. I go they were made in northern Ireland! He said well there were a lot of parts there.

You were right but the gentleman you met probably wasn't completely wrong. He was likely just suffering from poor memory about the location.

A number of DeLoreans were assembled/finished in Columbus OH by Consolidated Industries, the company that bought the inventory of parts and partially-completed cars out of the DMC bankruptcy in the UK. Ohio is next to Pennsylvania so his story sort of stands up. Right "factory", wrong state. And for sure he would have seen lots and lots of parts at Consolidated.

The "DMC DeLorean" Wikipedia page puts the number of cars finished by Consolidated at approx. 100 which would be about 1% of the total production. So, yes, DMC's only factory was in Northern Ireland but not every DeLorean made in the '80s was entirely made in that factory.

[WHO1DMC]

Yes. It could be very possible he was thinking of consolidated industries.

On a side note. Last summer I met a woman at a show that told me her uncle worked for Delorean and the trucks loaded with Deloreans went past her house. She had to take a picture to send to him.

Dave B.

[louielouie2000]

You were right but the gentleman you met probably wasn't completely wrong. He was likely just suffering from poor memory about the location.

A number of DeLoreans were assembled/finished in Columbus OH by Consolidated Industries, the company that bought the inventory of parts and partially-completed cars out of the DMC bankruptcy in the UK. Ohio is next to Pennsylvania so his story sort of stands up. Right "factory", wrong state. And for sure he would have seen lots and lots of parts at Consolidated.

The "DMC DeLorean" Wikipedia page puts the number of cars finished by Consolidated at approx. 100 which would be about 1% of the total production. So, yes, DMC's only factory was in Northern Ireland but not every DeLorean made in the '80s was entirely made in that factory.

Roughly 100 cars were completed after Consolidated took the reigns (roughly VINs 20000 to 20105), but I've never heard of that taking place in Ohio. The only car I'm aware of that was assembled in Ohio is VIN 20105, the car Consolidated assembled from the spare American Express gold plated panels and raffled off (and given the last DeLorean VIN). To be best of my knowledge, all other cars were completed in Northern Ireland.

[Rich]

Roughly 100 cars were completed after Consolidated took the reigns (roughly VINs 20000 to 20105), but I've never heard of that taking place in Ohio. The only car I'm aware of that was assembled in Ohio is VIN 20105, the car Consolidated assembled from the spare American Express gold plated panels and raffled off (and given the last DeLorean VIN). To be best of my knowledge, all other cars were completed in Northern Ireland.

Thanks for the good comments.

In re-reading the end of John Lamm's Stainless Steel Illusion just now I see that Consolidated did have control of the inventory and the cars in DMC's Dunmurry factory after winning the bankruptcy auction. They visited the DMC factory while considering their 45-day option to continue production, an option they did not exercise. It implies the 100+ cars that were completed after bankruptcy were completed in the DMC factory and belonged to Consolidated.

So apparently only that one gold-spare D was built in the USA (not counting any DMCH new-builds since then).

Sorry for any confusion on that.