[DML] Re: "Features" Was: LEDs in Dome Lights-

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our little silver cars are the automotive equivalent of a school paper
written the night before it's due. At Pigeon Forge we learned that as
the black body cars were testing the assembly line, it was discovered
no one had remembered to design interior panels for the rear deck area
(we also learned that a proper pedal cluster had in fact been designed
but wouldn't fit the final Lotus chassis. The one we know was thrown
together in one morning). Cars were being maneuvered around the
factory with Vise Grips because no one had designed a steering wheel
yet. The wonder isn't that our little silver cars occasionally have
problems -- the wonder is that they aren't so riddled with them as to
be totally unusable!

DeLoreans are true oxymorons: they really are rather crappy cars, but
they are the most reliable and trouble free crappy cars you'll ever drive.

I think it's a point of pride that most DeLoreans arrive at shows
under their own power rather than towed on trailers.

And don't forget the significant number that are used as daily
transportation, myself included now (more than 100 miles per day).

Do unreadable dash clocks (90 degree viewing angle) meet your new
thread criteria?

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi Kevin
> 
> Here's a possible start to a new thread. I know what you mean, but 
> taking things tongue in cheek, I think the DeLorean is full of 
> "features" which are quirks unique to the car that serve absolutely no 
> purpose whatsoever but cannot be considered design flaws. I don't think 
> of the interior light delay as a quirk because it does not work as it 
> should. However, I'd like to kick off with a couple of suggestions -
can 
> anyone think of any more? To be on this list, it must be something that 
> in no way harms your enjoyment of the car, was not designed to be
there, 
> and cannot be considered a design flaw (eg lock module, tank sender, 
> warping fascias etc)
> 
> 1) The rev counter that leaps to a random reading when the ignition is 
> turned off, and stays there.
> 2) When taking your foot off the accellerator pedal quickly, you're 
> greeted with a very unique "twanggggg" noise.
> 3) Engine "hunts" when cold
> 
> Just a few ideas!
> 
> Martin
> 







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