[doc] Re: An excerpt from "Crap Cars" by Richard Dredge
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[doc] Re: An excerpt from "Crap Cars" by Richard Dredge



if i was worried what journalists thought, i would of bought a new
jap

stiff


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "James" <james@xxxx> wrote:
>
> In the overall scheme of things, I think it does matter what
> journalists write about the cars. Especially since the "average
joe"
> on the street usually forms an impression based on what he reads in
> the press/media. Then it is up to people like ourselves to
> correct/change those opinions, one person at a time.
>
> James
>
> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "essexdick" <tny1964@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> >    I dont think there is anyone, but does it matter really. I
for one
> > am not interested what people think about the cars, they dont
have to
> > buy one. I love em, and unless you have unlimited funds , what
can
> > you buy that generates as much interest as a delorean...
nothing. so
> > dont worry, the cars will outlast them anyway. cheers tony 3484
> >
> >
> > --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "James" <james@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > #37 on a list of 50...why do all UK automotive "journalists"
seem to
> > > hate the DeLorean? Is there one who does like the car that I am
> > > unaware of?
> > >
> > > James Espey
> > > DMC (Texas)
> > >
> > > --------------------
> > >
> > > DELOREAN DMC-12 (1981-1983)
> > >
> > > John Z. DeLorean spent much of the 1960s and early 1970s
working for
> > > GM, where he created cars such as the legendary Pontiac GTO.
That's
> > > the sort of cool stuff you get to do when you're a handsome
cowboy
> > > figure and your middle name starts with a Z. The trouble
started
> > when
> > > John Z. got sick of working for The Man and decided to create
his
> > own
> > > "ethical" sports car. Originally his "ethics" revolved around
> > > environmental friendliness, although this soon gave way to the
> > rather
> > > less ethical business of persuading the British government to
give
> > him
> > > enormous bags of cash so he could set up a brand-new factory in
> > > Northern Ireland. The end result was, frankly, dismal. Sure
that
> > > stainless steel body looked good, at least until it got
covered in
> > > fingerprints, but the build quality was appalling and that 2.8-
liter
> > > V6 engine was so weak it would struggle to pull a hobo off your
> > > sister. DMC-12 sales were dismal, falling rapidly to zero when
John
> > Z.
> > > got caught in a doomed money laundering sting and had to shut
his
> > car
> > > factory forever. The car did rise again as the star of the
movie
> > Back
> > > to the Future, although even in 1955 they'd probably have
noticed it
> > > was a broken promise.
> > >
> > > IF THIS CAR WAS ... A REAL TIME MACHINE, MAYBE THE BRITISH
> > GOVERNMENT
> > > COULD GO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
> > >
> >
>






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