De Lorean - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Involute
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 07:08:53 pm
content: Look what I came across parked on Beverly Glen just south of Santa Monica in Los Angeles this morning. Lighting and reflections made it hard to shoot inside the vehicle, but that's a genuine flux capacitor between the seats.

author: onesixright
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 09:14:00 pm
content: Drives like shit. But I love the (iconic) looks!Just love the 80s. IMO your lucky if your teenaged round those years. Sent from my X using Tapatalk

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 09:59:06 pm
content: Great documentary series on the eighties. I remember them well.The 80s The Decade That Made Us

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 11:23:29 pm
content: Great scott!It would be cool to have a Delorean and convert it to a time machine, but I feel it's probably over done now days. Still would do it if I had the money though. There is actually a company somewhere in the states that builds them from the original parts and new parts.

author: WZOLL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 03:40:25 am
content: I love Delorean for what it is and it pains me sometimes to see these beautiful cars just made into another BTTF replica.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 04:40:05 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on October 06, 2018, 11:23:29 pmIf I came into a lot of money I would seriously buy (or commission a build of) a time machine delorean.I argue that no other car one the road would turn more heads or pull a bigger crowd.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 06:26:58 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 09, 2018, 04:40:05 amAnd you would be right

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 05:39:12 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 09, 2018, 04:40:05 amI've seen a few, they do draw a crowd, but things like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Outspan orange, or even an Aventador in matt black with a driver in a batman outfit attract more people.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 05:45:55 pm
content: Unfortunately saddled with a lousy engine. That "Euro V6" (a chopped-off V8) doesn't get any worse.

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 07:03:36 pm
content: Quote from: Benta on October 09, 2018, 05:45:55 pmSimple solution, cough up extra money and buy VIN502 which was a factory twin turbo car.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 07:38:17 pm
content: Quote from: TheSteve on October 09, 2018, 07:03:36 pmWhich was a factoryprototype. Hint: VIN #502.And even with turbos, it's a lousy engine. Unbalanced and rough.

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 07:49:11 pm
content: Quote from: Benta on October 09, 2018, 07:38:17 pmYep, the engine is far from exciting, mine ran fine for the 9 years I owned my DeLorean though, so I have no complaints.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2018, 08:03:12 pm
content: Here in Toronto I've seen this car pass me by... It's the Toronto Bat-Mobile:https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/brampton-batman-gets-pulled-over-by-opp-cop-for-a-selfieAnd yes, that link above is about a COP who pulled it over to take photos and also escort the car with lights because it was distracting too many people and they were worried about accidents.Now that attracts a lot of attention! I would say that this is so custom I doubt any more of these exist and may be an order of magnitude harder to build. Although the DeLorean time machine attention to detail is mind-boggling. I still think the DeLorean may grab more looks due to the movie popularity, but the Batman genre is fairly popular too, and in the right age group may draw more eyeballs. I wonder which would win in a drag race?

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 10, 2018, 12:42:40 am
content: A stock DeLorean is actually not all that expensive in comparison to other exotic cars; apparently you can still buy them new:https://www.delorean.com/faq.htmQuote from: Benta on October 09, 2018, 07:38:17 pmEasy to swap in a V8...

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 10, 2018, 04:22:54 am
content: Dave, no need to spend big money. Start with a single person version. Make Sir Clive proud.

author: FrankT
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2018, 08:58:57 am
content: I don't know if this is cool or sacrilege?

author: Yansi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2018, 10:53:07 am
content: Downright awesome.