Jonny Jones Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Delorean-classic-spo...1QQcmdZViewItemI certainly would!Jonny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Looks in nice condition, also still looks nice even in the modern world.Hmmm, a few adjustments and it will be time travel worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakers O'Toole Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Not unless it had a Back to the Future bodykit on. Otherwise it's a worthless piece of junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Of course I would!!! There is one in the ulster transport muesem in belfast, absoutley gorgeous cars, but they were a complete failure really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Jones Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Of course I would!!! There is one in the ulster transport muesem in belfast, absoutley gorgeous cars, but they were a complete failure really.Failure for sure, which makes them NOT complete pieces of junk, but a classic car that is getting more popular by the year, more people are buying them. I could bore you to death about them but I wont, all I'll say is that Im going to buy one as soon as I have the cash and the extra 2k to do engine and suspension modifications.J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 It is not worth 16k AT ALL, 12k at the most, and that's only becasue it was in back to the future. If they hadn't used a delorean for the films then it wouldn't be half as popular as it is.Its unreliable, the battery is shit, its a bitch to keep clean, its slow, its uncomftable, its left hand drive, its automatic, its old (its not a 'classic')...If i was rich and got the chance then i would buy one for the cool factor (because i f**king love BTTF), but i would never pay more than 12k and that would have to be for one that had been modenised, I.e it started first time, (although if it started at all it would be a plus). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Didn't most delorians catch fire? And don't they use a helicopter engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick_spider Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Didn't most delorians catch fire? And don't they use a helicopter engine?It's the Mazda RX7/8's that use the Wankel Rotary engine which is used in Helicopters.Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 (edited) It's the Mazda RX7/8's that use the Wankel Rotary engine which is used in Helicopters.Really? What helicopter is that? Sure your not getting confused with radial engines which were used in early versions of the Wessex? As far as i was aware the characteristics of the rotary engine made it unsuitable for helicopter use. As for the car, lush, but probably not the car i'd buy with 17k. Edited August 17, 2006 by adamtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick_spider Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Really? What helicopter is that? Sure your not getting confused with radial engines which were used in early versions of the Wessex? As far as i was aware the characteristics of the rotary engine made it unsuitable for helicopter use. As for the car, lush, but probably not the car i'd buy with 17k.Not sure which helicopters as I'm more of a car person - I just know it was developed as a possible replacement for radial engines17K would go a long way towards a 6R4 Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 If i had that much money i would rather buy a second hand scooby or evo...Could turn into a really tidy car with the change you'd have left.....Just my opinion so please nobody kill me. zoo baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexnessie Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 If it wasn't automatic, and had the headlight conversion done, I'd buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquin Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Again, probably not my first choice of car for 17k, but then again if I had loadsa dosh and already had a decent car or two, definatly!And it really cant be that hard to get a car bodywork/bodykit specialist to make you a Back To The Future lookalikee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Agreed with the guy who said its only good because its in back to the future. Theres a guy who lives two streets away from me who drives on, he only brings it out in summer and it has some plates on it like 'b2tf c9r' or some shit like that.....but yeah, looks f**king disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 17k i'd buy a 600bhp skyline, really.But thats me. Can see the cars appeal, don't get me wrong, and a car is worth however much someone loves it, so 17k could seem cheap for some, but with the mechanical failures it is no doubt going to have, it wont stop at 17k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'd save a bit more and buy a secondhand 220bhp Lotus Exige. Like my dads Elise but with almost twice as much power, must be funking mental...However that car really does look the biz.Meh the BMW Isetta is the ultimate cool and weird car imo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 That delorean car takes me back to the future, and I`ll tell you that for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 the person across the road from me has a deloren thats done up like the car in bttf. anyone see the gumball rally with it in. thats the same car, they called the speakmans and have a tv program on sky. anyway..... the deloren was shit. soooooo unreliable, not that fast. was too expensive. raw stainless steel finish that was awful to clean and came from the factory looking in awful condition ( nearly all had dings and warps in them) and also just look at it, its hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramps Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 With 17k for a car i would probably not get one, BUT if I was a rich bitch with money to throw around i would have one for the sake of it, I would have a lot of old rare cars that in truth are pieces of shit. because i am highly skint i shant be buying anything for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 the person across the road from me has a deloren thats done up like the car in bttf. anyone see the gumball rally with it in. thats the same car, they called the speakmans and have a tv program on sky. anyway..... the deloren was shit. soooooo unreliable, not that fast. was too expensive. raw stainless steel finish that was awful to clean and came from the factory looking in awful condition ( nearly all had dings and warps in them) and also just look at it, its hideous.you live opposite them? do they not live in a huge mansion with a 6 car garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Why is it listed in the campervans and motorhomes category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 A camper is a shed on wheels, the similarity is remarkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 A camper is a shed on wheels, the similarity is remarkable true. theyre slow, unreliable, handle like a heap of shit, they look like crap cos the factory didnt actually paint them, and you can get absolutely no parts for them if anything goes wrong, which will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 If I had enough money right now I wouldnt buy that car.Infact I wouldnt buy any car, I would be no where near the UK and would be travelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Jones Posted August 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 true. theyre slow, unreliable, handle like a heap of shit, they look like crap cos the factory didnt actually paint them, and you can get absolutely no parts for them if anything goes wrong, which will happen.Unfortunately that isnt true. Delorean Motor Cars Limited is alive and well in Texas. Massive warehouse that has like $55m worth or parts - everything from the underbodies to the doors, glass to tiny rubber washers. Theres a company in Sussex who imports, restores, upgrades (for performance and in general) and does just about anything to make these cars better than new! Theres loads of history and apparently on average one or two a month are being imported back to the UK. So with any luck, you may see my driving one in a few years. people may think they are ugly but I think its just cos ive wanted one since i was small (childhood dream if you like) so I bloody adore them. They are not for everybody, this I can understand and can see where the negative feelings from some people come from, but thats cool, you're not all me hehe so its cool.You can also get 5spd Manual, which is what im after, Eibach springs, new angle drives and a 200bhp+ engine upgrade, might even invest in the twin turbo kit for it - pipe dream really, but I hope it happens one day! Jonny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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