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Monday, 20 May 1996 Volume 02 : Number 115
In this issue:
Re: Elite Cars
Re: Fair Price? (re-sending it)
Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 21 #2
Re: fair price?
The DOA, DML and me
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From: Otto Vondrak, omv6369(AT)ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 12:50:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Elite Cars
I found that book at a library book sale a few years ago... I bought it
because it had the prototype DeLorean. As I recall, the author was
convinced it woudl never reach production.
Also interesting: the multitude of neo-classical cars, and the odd "Silver
Volt" electric station wagon builint into a Buick...
Lotus Esprit, Porche 928 come to mind...
an interesting book to read...
- -Otto-
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Otto Vondrak Box 02045
Rochester Institute of Technology Hettie Shumway Hall
School of Art and Design Rochester NY 14623
Graphic Design Major 716.475.4451
http://www.rit.edu/~omv6369
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From: Dan Berglund, gonzo(AT)mail.nwlink.com
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 15:17:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Fair Price? (re-sending it)
You said that the list got messed up so I am resending this:
On Thu, 16 May 1996, James Espey wrote:
> months (what kind of dealer is it?), I'd think they'd move a bit more on
> the price.
Just a local Ford dealership(the guy traded it in on an F-250 i think)
>
>
> Spare tire (odd looking wheel with space saver tire)
> Tool kit (behind cover in luggage compartment behind grille)
> cargo net behind seats in place in good condition
> original radio (83 should have DMC logo on cassette tape door)
all these but, I didn't check to see if the radio worked(didin't even
occur to me to check it)
> battery hold down strap in good condition (a missing one COULD indicate a
> leaky battery at one time)
err, could you tell me where the battery is?(another thing I didn't
even think to look for
> Windows, BOTH mirrors and antenna all operate properly
Pretty sure they work(didin't try radio though, so I don't know about
atenna)
> Fuse box cover still in place (hard to find now)
where's the fuse box?
> Realy cover in place and in good condition in right rear corner of engine
> compartment
Yep still there
> Car shifts smoothly from gear to gear both when manually shifted and
> allowed to shift automatically
It seemed to when I drove it
> Does the car have floormats? With the DMC logo?
Don't think so, how much to replace?
> Headliners in good shape? Not saggy in doors or waterstained anywhere
> else?
Look just fine, but the center console looks like it is wrinkled(is
this normal?)
> Is the DMC logo on all the glass in the car, including windshield?
Pretty sure, speaking of windows...do the little windows have it too?
what does the rubber strip look like around the small windows(it looks
like someone kinda just put black rubber in by hand(but it is like this
in all four places)
> Emergency brake really HOLDS the car? Prone to failure.
Hmmm, didn't check it(yet another thing I didn't check...
> Will they let you check the fuel pump rubber gasket and cover? If so,
> CHECK THEM for deterioration that could indicate long periods of sitting
> with fuel in tank and posible contamination.
I feel dumb with this one but.... can you tell me where they are
located?
Great! Thanks for all your help, i thought of a couple more questions:
How much to replace the drivers side mirror?(the whole thing - it looks
like it was broken and a quick fix was used, it has this black goop under
the mirror, but I am pretty sure it still moves)
how much for new struts for the doors? and do I need to buy them from a
delorean dealer or can I get replacements at a local auto store?
About how much are replcement tires?
Thank you VERY much I really appreciate it!
Dan Berglund
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From: Bruce Benson, Delornut(AT)aol.com
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 15:20:46 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 21 #2
Automobile Quarterly Volume 21, Number 2:
Back issues of Automobile Quarterly, volume 21, number 2, which has the
exquisite photo display of the DeLorean are available for $29.95. Their
catalog # is 1-AQ-0212 and they can be contacted at 1-800-523-0236 or,
outside the U.S. at 1-610-683-8352. The FAX number is 1-610-683-3287.
delornut
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From: James Espey, mikasa(AT)goodnet.com
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 16:10:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: fair price?
Dan wrote:
> err, could you tell me where the battery is?(another thing I didn't
>even think to look for
compartment behind passenger seat
> where's the fuse box?
behind passenger seat, under carpeted shelf
>> Will they let you check the fuel pump rubber gasket and cover? If so,
>> CHECK THEM for deterioration that could indicate long periods of sitting
>> with fuel in tank and posible contamination.
>
> I feel dumb with this one but.... can you tell me where they are
>located?
Remove access cover under spare tire - can't miss 'em
>Great! Thanks for all your help, i thought of a couple more questions:
>
> How much to replace the drivers side mirror?(the whole thing - it looks
>like it was broken and a quick fix was used, it has this black goop under
>the mirror, but I am pretty sure it still moves)
Call one of the DeLorean parts houses - shop around, too. Prices vary
GREATLY from shop to shop.
> how much for new struts for the doors? and do I need to buy them from a
>delorean dealer or can I get replacements at a local auto store?
I've yet to hear of a satisfactory door strut that was obtainable
locally. Expect to pay about $100 for a pair of new ones from a DeLorean
shop.
>About how much are replcement tires?
Depends on what kind you get - original Goodyear NCT's are no longer made
for the rear sizes. I just put new Yokohamas on mine from the Price Club
here - $400 for four.
Also, does the car have any of the original paperwork with it? Owners
manual, window sticker, etc?
James
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From: James Espey, mikasa(AT)goodnet.com
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 23:00:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: The DOA, DML and me
I run the DeLorean Mailing List as a fanatical DeLorean owner, not a
member of the board of directors. I began the DeLorean Mailing List as a
way of exchanging information about the car, company and man on a
worldwide basis. I decided early on to have a moderated list (meaning
that I must personally approve each message that you read) so that we'd
have some sense of order. Some of you remember the disastrous period when
the list was not moderated in which someone posted on their search for a
used Pontiac Trans Am. The DeLorean Mailing List costs me approximately
$15 per month and several hours of my time, all of which I am glad to
give.
The DeLorean Mailing List is not offiliated with or sponsored by any
DeLorean parts/service facility or any owners organization. I have been
approached by both types, and politely declined their offers. As long as
I am the list-owner, it will stay that way.
For those of you out there that don't know it, I am currently the ONLY
non-California resident, under age 30 member of the DeLorean Owner's
Association board of directors. I fly or drive to the monthly board
meeting in Los Angeles AT MY OWN PERSONAL EXPENSE. Depending when I buy
my plane ticket (or the cost of gas), this costs me between $80 and $160
per month - none of which is reimbursible or tax-deductible. Generally
one of the other board members will pick me up and take me back to the
airport so I don't have to rent a car. (Thanks to John and Joan Truscott,
Christa McNeill, Jack Balderston and Linda Porter!)
In my position as the Electronic Communications Director, I have some
contact with Ed Bernstein, the current president of the DeLorean Owner's
Association. Despite many peoples thoughts to the contrary, Ed Bernstein
is one of the greatest assets of the Association, and at this time, there
is no better leader or spokesperson for the Association than Ed
Bernstein. Any talk of there being a conflict of interest with him as the
owner of DeLorean One and the president of the DeLorean Owner's
Association is inaccurate and insulting.
Insulting to whom, you may ask? Insulting to me, for one, and several
other members of the DeLorean Owner's Association board. As board members
of a corporation, we are charged with the responsibility of running the
largest and certainly most successful DeLorean owners group in the world
- - larger and more successful than many other non-DeLorean car clubs out
there, too. We are legally required to see that the DeLorean Owner's
Association in run in a legal and ethical manner. To accuse Ed Bernstein
of ANY impropriety is to accuse the board members of complicity by
allowing it to happen.
A few former and present members of the Association have complained about
certain policies of the DeLorean Owner's Association, including the fact
that we will not distribute parts cross-reference lists, we will not
distribute our membership list and our policies requiring quarterly
reports and other information from the local chapters.
To set the record straight, we will not distribute parts cross-reference
lists because of the tremendous liability that is magnified even more so
by the ever-litigious society we live in today. Say we recommend an oil
filter made by "Billy Bob's Oil Filter Company of Osh Kosh". You buy one
and install it on your car and a week or month or year later your motor
throws a rod - the DeLorean Owner's Association could be held liable. And
no, more often than not, disclaimers will not hold up in court.
The DeLorean Owner's Association can and does offer a listing of it's
members and the city and states they live in (at least those who have
authorized to the Association to release that information about them). I,
personally, am glad that the Association does not release the membership
lists to anyone - the last thing I need or want is more solicitations
(junk mail) than I already receive. The DeLorean Owner's Association is a
business, and the board is charged with running it as such. Would you
freely distribute your company's mailing or client list to anyone who
wanted a copy?
Regarding "our policies" about the local chapters. In order to maintain
our non-profit status with the IRS, all the local chapters, as affiliates
of the DeLorean Owner's Association, must have a federal tax ID number.
They also have to send us a quarterly report of their activities, along
with a copy of their chapter bank statement. The policy is not "ours" as
much as it is that of the United States Internal Revenue Service. Again,
this is part of doing business AS A BUSINESS.
I'm often asked via email and in other ways of the single best thing
people can buy for their DeLoreans. I'm dead serious when I say that the
best $60 you'll EVER spend will be on membership in the DeLorean Owner's
Association. If after becoming a member in the DeLorean Owner's
Association, you take advantage of the fantastic collection of back
issues of DeLorean World magazine, the entertaining and informative owner
expos, and the local chapter activities (No chapter in your area? Why not
start one?) you'll get your $60 back several times over.
I welcome anyone who has any questions reagrding anything I've written or
anything else for that matter to contact me at anytime.
James Espey (mikasa(AT)goodnet.com)
Fanatical DeLorean Owner, #10570
Moderator, DeLorean Mailing List
Electronic Communications Director, DeLorean Owner's Association
Chapter 43 Coordinator (Arizona), DeLorean Owner's Association
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