A thread has appeared on facebook regarding a delorean thats been left to degrade thats got me thinking...
I dont get people with this car. We've all seen it. The many "it should be saved" and the "ive tried to buy the car" type of comments where the owner just doesnt want to sell the car for whatever reason but equally doesnt want to restore the car either.
I dont get why people feel the need to pester the owners to sell. I also dont understand why someone would offer silly amounts of money for a project when you could buy a great example for less or even buy a project for less elsewhere (bhcc always have deloreans in various states of decay as we know. Most of us here are part of the bhcc club). if someone offered me stupid amounts of money for mine, firstly i wouldnt believe they were serious unless they had a suitcase full of cash there and then and secondly its mine. I worked hard and saved harder for it. I didnt buy the car to sell it. Ok the difference is i am restoring mine but thats cos i dont want an expensive lawn ornament. Everyone has their reasons. Time and money is a factor for any car. Sentimental reasons are another. There are probably other reasons too.
Way i see it, if you wanted to sort out some double glazing on your house, do you wait for someone to knock at your door to sort them, or do you go to a specialist yourself?
Whatever the reasons are for this or any other car thats been left to "rot", if they wanted to sell it, they would list it. Going to pester the owners will accomplish nothing but to annoy them which in turn probably means they neglect the car further.
People fascinate me. Delorean enthusiasts even more so. I love the car but not to the extent where if i saw one i would follow them home or leave notes with offers as ive heard from other owners. I think some people get creepy around the car and i dont get why. People seem to have a personal connection to the car (which is fine) but quite alot of people forget it doesnt belong to them. Ive seen pics where people have had to climb inside of someone elses car at an MOT center/show events to get pics without even getting the owners consent. Not cool.
So when i see comments from people saying they would save it, why not go to the bhcc website where they have deloreans that need saving and are actually trying to sell them? Or is it just a simple wishful thinking?
What have others experiences been with their car where its made you just think WTF! Or youve been a little creeped out