[DML] Re: Service with a Frown

["DMC Joe" <DMCJOE@xxxx>]

Gus,

You will find that most quick oil change places will change your oil once
you tell them that the engine is the same as a Volvo 760 V-6.

DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>

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> From: Gus Schlachter <gus@xxxx>
> 
> I understand that the Delorean is an unusual vehicle and that others have
> had problems getting service, but I never knew it would be difficult to
get
> an oil change. My local "Kwik Lube" absolutely refused to touch my car
> today, even for a state inspection. Why? "They're too expensive if
> something goes wrong." They were unimpressed when I told them that the
DMC
> was actually cheaper than the other cars of mine that they've worked on,
and
> equally unimpressed when I informed them that those other cars would not
be
> returning.
> 
> Fortunately, I found a Texaco down the street that was more than happy to
> work on it. They thought my being there was odd since they'd had another
> Delorean in a few weeks ago (anyone here?) for service. I was a little
> concerned at first ("Sure we'll work on a Delorean, it's just a
> Chrysler...") but the service manager assured me that they knew what they
> were doing. In fact, they knew about the female oil-drain plug and
offered
> to drill it and replace it with a standard one, but I opted not. Of
course,
> the tech doing the inspection looked in my trunk for the engine....
> 
> Gus Schlachter
> Austin, TX
> VIN# 4695