Re: [DML] A person with a delorean in his near future

[AJL521@xxxx]

Hello list,

Just a funny story about buying my DeLorean. I purchased my DeLorean one 
month after I graduated high school in 1998. I had the cash, since I had 
worked throughout high school, the only problem was telling my parents about 
the car. 

I decided that I would get in more trouble if I asked for permission to bring 
a car home, and was told "No" and then went out and did it anyway. So, as 
most teenagers would do, I didnt say anything. 

I went and picked up the car on a Saturday night and had it towed home. My 
mother was out of town that week, so I didnt have to worry about her. Now my 
father was another case, I had to hurry and get the car "hidden in the 
garage" before he got home. I pulled off the task of getting the car put 
away, and then I went to bed. It was a sleepless night. I stayed awake 
thinking, "Awsome, I have a DeLorean. But how the heck can I explain this?"

The next morning I decied to tell my father about the purchase. I went 
downstairs and said, "Dad I have to tell you about something." with a smile 
his response was, "Does it have anything to do with a stainless steel car in 
my garage?" 

For some strange reason he decided to walk out in the middle of the night and 
look in the garage. Thankfully he wasn't mad at all, although I did get a 
few "money pit" comments. When my mother got home a few days later she 
pulled up to the garage thinking she could pull her car in, as she opened the 
door she went into shock, with a thought of, "I know its a DeLorean, but 
where did it come from?"

On another note, I would agree that another daily driving car is needed, or 
at least helpful. I still have my 72 Buick Riviera (with 300,000 miles!), 
which I drive in these awful Chicago winters. The Buick also serves the 
purpose of keeping the miles off the DeLorean. 

Plus any parts failure on the DeLorean can take it out of service for a few 
days while you wait for a part. In the best case, you can have a part shiped 
with next day service, but that still knocks you out of service for that day. 


Live the Dream,
Andrew
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