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Bit ropey....

Postby Dan 6511 » Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:54 pm

I sold my corvette this morning and the guy came to collect it and got chatting about cars and I said I used to have a Delorean, he said 'blimey we used to have one of those about 10 years ago.... hmm they are a bit ropey arent they' Once I agreed and he realised I didn't have rose tinted glasses for them he said 'they are abosulutly terrible bloody things, and that john delorean was a right con man as well. Awful things.' :lol:

Did make me chuckle!
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby Admin-bloke » Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:58 pm

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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby RobvdVeer » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:16 pm

Dan 6457 wrote:I sold my corvette this morning and the guy came to collect it and got chatting about cars and I said I used to have a Delorean, he said 'blimey we used to have one of those about 10 years ago.... hmm they are a bit ropey arent they' Once I agreed and he realised I didn't have rose tinted glasses for them he said 'they are abosulutly terrible bloody things, and that john delorean was a right con man as well. Awful things.' :lol:

Did make me chuckle!

I'm sorry you had to let the corvette go.. Any particular reason (except money)?
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby jerzybondov » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:23 pm

How far did you get with the Vette? Did you ever get it running and on the road?
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby A Van » Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:58 am

Lol Dan !!!
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby Dan 6511 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:36 am

I didnt get very far with it in the end. It needed so much time spending on it and I knew it would never end and keep un earthing more problems. It was bodged up over the years again and again, and to do it properly it would need a total strip down and rebuild and a lot of money spending on parts. So I just cut my loses and sold it as a project.
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby RobvdVeer » Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:41 am

Sounds like a DeLorean to me.
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Re: Bit ropey....

Postby Dan 6511 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:43 am

Yeah. The build quality was quite bad as well, although I don't think it was as bad as a delorean.
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