Re: [DML] Re: Ship or Drive newly Purchased Delorean

[Jake Kamphoefner <jakekamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The first time I drove my DeLorean, I drove 2000 miles across 9 states in 44 hours.  The only meaningful hiccup I had was the speeding ticket the friendly Nebraska State trooper gave me.  It was a difficult drive, but a great story that I wouldn't trade for the $1000 it would have costed me to ship it.
 
Then again, I knew what I was getting myself into.  The point is, whether or not you should drive the car home really depends on knowledge: your knowledge of the car in general, and your knowledge of this particular car's history.  Most things are pretty easy to tell via a good visual inspection.  Have a back-up plan in case you were wrong, though.
 
-And no, I wouldn't have done it on original hoses either.... :-)
 
Jake
1063


David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



I would add that you should make sure that the fans will cycle on. You
may have a bad circuit breaker or the origional which would keep
kicking in and out. You may also have the blue fan fail relay which
will fail so you should install the bypass jumper. You could have a
bad pick-up hose in the tank so when you get to 1/2 tank the car will
stop. You could have a bad accumulator so when it gets hot it won't
restart, say after you gas up. If you have the origional tires you
could blow one out at speed. You could have a bent trailing arm bolt.
The origional hoses (even if they look good on the outside) could
blow. You could melt out the fuse for the fuel pump. The origional
water pump could let loose. The header bottle could split open. The
seals on the brakes could fail. I could go on and on. It just makes no
sense to take a car that you have no confidence in and go on a road
trip. It will cost a whole lot more to get towed when you get stuck on
the road then if you just made arrangements to have it transported. If
you still insist on doing "on the cheap" you can rent a trailer and
trailer it home. With your time and the rental of the trailer and the
tolls and hotels it won't be cheaper. Mayabe buy one closer to your
house and pay a little more? BTW if you overheat the motor you can
always buy that upgraded motor from DMCH! Of course you may get lucky
and get home without incident, Are you a betting man? The odds are not
in your favor. BTW to drive it you will need plates and insurance, how
are you going to handle that?
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


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