DeLorean Dead at 80

[Doramius]

Stainless steel panels & skins. That's what needs to come back. If your car looks dirty, hose it off and you're good to go. waxing not required. light scratches from standard driving and normal usage, just blend in with the brushed look. Gull wing is better, but I think a sliding door similarly to the way some vans have would be cool for a car. like a cockpit slider for fighter jets. Don't have to worry about opening your door into another car.

[yoda313]

Stainless steel panels & skins. That's what needs to come back. If your car looks dirty, hose it off and you're good to go. waxing not required. light scratches from standard driving and normal usage, just blend in with the brushed look. Gull wing is better, but I think a sliding door similarly to the way some vans have would be cool for a car. like a cockpit slider for fighter jets. Don't have to worry about opening your door into another car.

Hello,

I like the lamborghini design better:



Taken while I was at the North American International Auto Show in 2002 in DETROIT. Great looking luxury sports car

Kevin

[Silvas]

Don't forget he was also the designer for the Pontiac GTO, the car that started the muscle car era. I myself would love to have a 1970 GTO The Judge with Ram Air. Holy shit, what a car!

[Doramius]

Stainless steel panels & skins. That's what needs to come back. If your car looks dirty, hose it off and you're good to go. waxing not required. light scratches from standard driving and normal usage, just blend in with the brushed look. Gull wing is better, but I think a sliding door similarly to the way some vans have would be cool for a car. like a cockpit slider for fighter jets. Don't have to worry about opening your door into another car.

Hello,

I like the lamborghini design better:



Taken while I was at the North American International Auto Show in 2002 in DETROIT. Great looking luxury sports car

Kevin

Those hinges wear out fast and I don't personally like that style of door. I don't like lamborghinis that much either. I'm a little picky with designs and styles. I like the BMW Z3 yet think it could have a better engine, but I think the Z4 is boxy and ugly and also could do with a better engine.

Looking at the Lamb's, I think they've got a lot of power and were designed nicely, but I just don't like the look and I think the engine could have been made better with more power.

[Lucifers_Ghost]

I actually watched Back to the Future this past weekend. Its pretty damn funny. One thing I never noticed, until I read this thread, the car in the movie has some killer sound (ie. exhaust .. very rumbly). Never seen a Delorean in real life. Did they sound as ballsy or was it a pipped in sound?

Just curious....

LG

PS. Off topic but I also decided to watch The Karate Kid. Man, that Pat Morita dude is pretty funny.

[Doramius]

You can get that sound from a Pinto if you remove the catalytic converter. It would be considered SFX and piped in later regardless. The one's I've seen around town aren't that loud. Sounds more like a mid-80's Volvo sedan engine. Not too impressive sounding,

[smearbrick1]

Stainless steel panels & skins. That's what needs to come back. If your car looks dirty, hose it off and you're good to go. waxing not required. light scratches from standard driving and normal usage, just blend in with the brushed look. Gull wing is better, but I think a sliding door similarly to the way some vans have would be cool for a car. like a cockpit slider for fighter jets. Don't have to worry about opening your door into another car.

Hello,

I like the lamborghini design better:



Taken while I was at the North American International Auto Show in 2002 in DETROIT. Great looking luxury sports car :drool:

Kevin

Those hinges wear out fast and I don't personally like that style of door. I don't like lamborghinis that much either. I'm a little picky with designs and styles. I like the BMW Z3 yet think it could have a better engine, but I think the Z4 is boxy and ugly and also could do with a better engine.

Looking at the Lamb's, I think they've got a lot of power and were designed nicely, but I just don't like the look and I think the engine could have been made better with more power.

Not to mention the cars are completely unreliable and cost a fortune just for scheduled maintenance. Nothing like spending $200,000 for a pretty pile of junk.

Ferrari makes a good car. One word: ENZO!!!

[BJ_M]

ENZO = $732US for an oil change + labour

You see a single quart of the Shell Helix 10W-60 synthetic oil that the Enzo requires sells for $60US/quart and the Enzo requires 12.2 quarts of it each time you take it in (presumably every 5000 miles). 12.2 times $60 is $732. That doesn't include the oil filter or any of other service checks that the dealer will perform. A full service for that car is around $1300US for the oil change..


A complete brake job will be $100,000 (that is correct)


wife going shopping at walmart

[Capmaster]

A complete brake job will be $100,000 (that is correct)

Does it require diamond-impregnated brake pads?

[BJ_M]

The brakes for the Ferrari Enzo were developed by Brembo and are made of carbo-ceramic material (CCM). Ferrari has been using brakes made of similar materials in their Formula One efforts but this is the first time it has seen service in a road car. The advantage behind the exotic materials is weight reduction; unsprung weight was reduced by a whopping 12.5 kg. (27.5 lbs.). There is a price for the advantages however. A set of brake pads is said to cost $6,000 per wheel and for the rotors the bill is $24,000 per wheel..

front rotors should be changed each time pads are changed is recommended

[smearbrick1]

ENZO = $732US for an oil change + labour

You see a single quart of the Shell Helix 10W-60 synthetic oil that the Enzo requires sells for $60US/quart and the Enzo requires 12.2 quarts of it each time you take it in (presumably every 5000 miles). 12.2 times $60 is $732. That doesn't include the oil filter or any of other service checks that the dealer will perform. A full service for that car is around $1300US for the oil change..


A complete brake job will be $100,000 (that is correct)


wife going shopping at walmart

I never said it was cheap. Of course, if you own an Enzo, you can afford to maintain it (hopefully). I sincerely doubt many of the Enzos will ever even see 5,000 miles. If they do, it probably won't be much more. They seem to be more of a conversation piece than anything (a conversation piece that can kick a hell of a lot of ass on the track).

$100,000 for brakes? Sounds steep! I thought the $1,500.00 brake job on a Porsche 928 S4 was expensive.

Kids... save your pennies.

I always dug Ferraris ever since the days of Magnum P.I. Always loved that 305 gts (I think that's what it was).

[MackemX]

when you got a car like that, why use your brakes?

you should be cruising slow enough, showing your machine to the ladies, that you can stick out your foot to stop the car

I love the Enzo and I've actually started building my own and this is the first part I'm starting with HERE

p.s. it was the 308GTS http://www.ferrariclub.com/faq/magnum.html

[BJ_M]

when you got a car like that, why use your brakes?

you should be cruising slow enough, showing your machine to the ladies, that you can stick out your foot to stop the car

I love the Enzo and I've actually started building my own and this is the first part I'm starting with HERE

p.s. it was the 308GTS http://www.ferrariclub.com/faq/magnum.html

not the right ones --


zoom in

[BJ_M]

[BJ_M]

remember to recycle the dashboard before disposing of your enzo at the wreckers

[MackemX]

guess I'll start with this then as it's the complete kit car at a price I can afford

http://www.boysstuff.co.uk/product.asp?id=10621

[yoda313]

Hello,

Bj_m - maybe you should remove that vin number from the pic eh???

Kevin

[Doramius]

Wife's gotta shop at Wal-Mart. Can't afford to go anywhere else. I have a Ferrari Enzo. It's in a case on my desk at work. Got it as a work gift along with an Enzo door key blank and a certificate from the motor company. It was because I was the top sales leader for the company and I was their main power for moving ahead of competition. You'd think by now they'd pay me enough to buy one of those myself. In actuality I still drive a 2001 Mercury Sable where I haven't had time to work on it and get the A/C system working again. And it's almost into the HOT season.

[BJ_M]

Hello,

Bj_m - maybe you should remove that vin number from the pic eh???

Kevin

why ? you going to steal it ?

[yoda313]

Hello,

Bj_m - maybe you should remove that vin number from the pic eh???

Kevin

why ? you going to steal it ?

Hello,



Hmm... a trip to toronto for a ferrari.....

Kevin