Re: [DML] When to pull over?

["Tom Niemczewski" <dmctom@xxxxxxxxx>]

Congratulations on your decision! :)

The question if you can handle rain and snow is a matter of how good a 
driver you are. Being careful does help a lot.
Some drivers can't handle the snow. I've heard one person say that he drove 
his DeLorean once when it was snowing. Drove a couple of miles and spun out. 
Waited a few minutes to calm the nerves and drove the car back home very 
very slowly. I, on the other hand believe that the DeLorean is one of the 
best cars on snow. I love it and really enjoy driving it when it's 
snowing....
Just remember that you do NOT have anything like ABS or traction control or 
ESP, etc.
Here's proof :)
A couple of short movies of my D with me behind the wheel... FUN ;)

Size: ~5MB, Format: MOV (Quick Time), Lenght: 29 seconds
http://dmc.internetdsl.pl/delorean/DeLorean%20in%20snow1.MOV

Size: ~6MB, Format: MOV (Quick Time), Lenght: 35 seconds
http://dmc.internetdsl.pl/delorean/DeLorean%20in%20snow2.MOV

So, my answer to your question when to pull over is - NEVER.... if you feel 
up to it.

Tom Niemczewski
vin 6149 (in Poland!)
Google earth: 52°25'17.30"N 21° 1'58.00"E
dmctom@xxxxxxxxx
www.deloreana.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wilson Hitchings" <canon20dfan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 4:26 PM
Subject: [DML] When to pull over?


> Well, I did it. Yup, put a deposit on a refurb'd D from DMCH. Gonna get
> all the candy, have it pimped, er, loaded...
>
> In any case, thanks for all the patience with all my questions, it
> really helped me decide to go with a D rather than the Rolls Royce
> Silver Shadow I was wanting. ;-)
>
> In any case, I'll be driving it back from DMCH after it's finished
> (March time frame 2008). I keep reading that the Delorean isn't a 4WD
> vehicle, so when do you actually abandon driving it? If I encounter
> rain or some snow on my way to Colorado (both are possible), when do I
> pull over and sit it out? Rain? A little snow? Or if I'm a careful
> driver (which I am in spades), will I be OK?
>
>
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