# GREAT SCOTT! I rode in a frickin' Delorean **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274 "2007-08-11T19:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/41 "2007-08-14T01:46:08Z")
Talk about odd coincidence…on my way home today I saw a Delorean with the license plate “McFly”. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/42 "2007-08-14T14:54:28Z")
[QUOTE=VenusProbe] What you need for that is [this one.](http://www.dmccal.com/_2901_bttf_delorean.html) (Flux Capacitor not included) [/QUOTE] Not a problem - you can get a replacement [here](http://www.delorean.com/dmcstore/onlinestore-search.asp). Just enter the part name and hit the Find button for current price and ordering info. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/43 "2007-08-14T15:37:25Z")
I touched a Delorean once. I saw one in a junkyard about ten years ago. The body looked really good, but it was totaled. Apparently, the driver had gone off the road and straddled a guard rail. The guard rail and posts had completely ripped the undercariage out of the car. It was sad to see the car sitting there rotting away. I felt bad for it until I grabbed the door handle to open the door. Several things escaped my attention at that moment. First, the body of the car was sitting on the ground, so it was a good foot lower than it normally would be. Second, the aisle between the rows of junked cars was pretty narrow and I was standing right between the passenger door of the delorean and another junked car behind me. Lastly, those doors are spring loaded and open with alot of force at first. So, ignoring those factors, I released the door catch. The door sprung open, whacked me against both shins and pinned my legs between the door and the car behind me. I slammed the door shut, kicked the fucker and walked away. I’m still pissed at Deloreans. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/44 "2007-08-14T16:25:38Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] . A friend from high school whom I hadn’t seen in 15 years, pulled up in my driveway last night in this thing. [/QUOTE] He should have pulled up in a panic shouting “cmyk! cmyk! Get in quickly, we must hurry. Your grandchildren are in a big mess and need our help!” ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/45 "2007-08-14T18:09:11Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Damn. Here’s a [24k Gold](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gold-D.jpg) plated one that American Express made in 1981. Ugly as hell if’n you ask me. [/QUOTE] One of these is in the auto museum here in Reno. It _is_ pretty ugly in person. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/46 "2007-08-14T19:32:15Z")
Here’s [some…](http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?num_records=50&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=both&distance=0&address=80210&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=DELOREAN&model=&make2=&start_year=1981&end_year=2008&min_price=&max_price=&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=) Pretty consistently low mileage for 1981. Are they that unreliable? Are they not comfy for driving? I wish I had a money for one. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/47 "2007-08-14T19:35:35Z")
Being stainless steel and all I’d have to assume they’re damn heavy and get poor gas mileage. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/48 "2007-08-14T19:46:22Z")
Nah, GVW 2,712 or so with a moderately-sized 6-banger. Couldn’t be much worse than my '95 Crashfinder. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/49 "2007-08-15T10:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya] Here’s [some…](http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?num_records=50&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=both&distance=0&address=80210&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=DELOREAN&model=&make2=&start_year=1981&end_year=2008&min_price=&max_price=&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=) Pretty consistently low mileage for 1981. Are they that unreliable? Are they not comfy for driving? I wish I had a money for one. [/QUOTE] Horribly unreliable. The electrical system was inadequate for the demands placed on it. My brother has friend who owns one. His mechanic makes housecalls. No shit. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/50 "2007-08-15T11:58:24Z")
\*I’ll re-start this life somehow, I could live it better now Give us grace under pressure, lord And help us watch our tongues And make our mistakes young In a Delorean… \* I had to get in an acknowledgement of the genius of Scott Miller of Game Theory/Loud Family (lack of) fame… ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/51 "2007-08-15T12:26:17Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] Being stainless steel and all I’d have to assume they’re damn heavy and get poor gas mileage. [/QUOTE] I read it as low MPG as well. I’m pretty sure that **Inigo** meant not very many miles on them. 12,000 - 30,000 miles is low for a 25 yr old car. But, if they don’t run worth a crap, you’ll have a hard time racking up the miles. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/52 "2007-08-15T12:32:45Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] The plant was located on the boundary between Catholic and Protestant areas, so they had doors on both sides for workers to enter. I still dream of an Irish sports car… [/QUOTE] Man, were we really that bad, would the dream of working on a futuristic car like this (even before the BTTF link) not have brought us together? I’m imagining the factory was populated by the work shy brought in on some sort of dole scheme, but colour me pleasantly surprised if not. [QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I know this is heretical, but I like them a lot better when they’ve been painted. [/QUOTE] I mostly agree, mostly. I’m in two minds about it, black is nice, gold is a bit too bling. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274/53 "2007-08-15T21:14:04Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] He should have pulled up in a panic shouting “cmyk! cmyk! Get in quickly, we must hurry. Your grandchildren are in a big mess and need our help!” [/QUOTE] “What? Are they _assholes_ or something?” There was only about 15,000 miles on his D when he bought it. So far he had to replace some fuel lines, hoses, and he still has to fix the wiring that turns the lights on the gull wing when the they open. That and the passenger door can’t open from the outside. But all in all, it seemed to run fine. **Qadgop** was saying how his heated up pretty bad, he wasn’t kidding. You could barely touch the louvres after taking it for a pretty mild spin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scott-i-rode-in-a-frickin-delorean/415274.md?page=2)