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macstainless @discuss.tchncs.de

2w ago

Awakening my Delorean from its winter slumber

Took my car out for its springtime shakeout drive. Pretty excited to get some miles on it here in NY now that the weather is finally nice.

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No need to censor the license plate. We all know it says OUTATIME.
- It does... just spelled different. 😉
  
  If your license plate was “different” then you would also be telling the truth :)

Awesome, looks pristine. Hopefully you hit 88mph at least once
- Thanks! I wouldn't know, because the speedo only goes up to 85!

Saw one of those the other day with my kid! Had to blow his mind that the wrangler is likely as fast or faster than the delorean.
- Yeah it looks fast. That's about it. I would consider swapping it to an EV in the future to get some real performance on it.
  
  That or have a train push it.
  
  Ooh that'd be a fun idea! It'd also match the futuristic theme.
  
  I don't know...1.21 gigawatts can get expensive.

Very neat! Is there anything you do to store it?
- Thanks. Sta-bil for the fuel tank, battery tender, keep the fuel tank under 1/2 full, garage kept. That's about it.

that's so cool. Is it as awesome as it looks online?
- Yes and no. It's fun to show off but driving is okay. No power steering, dealing with late 70s tech, it's a 5-speed so I HATE driving in traffic, normal classic car maintenance, and a lack of people who can work on it.
  But lemme tell you: the moment I pop the doors, people come out the woodwork. Any time I get gas I have to pad the stop by 10-min for the inevitable person who'll come up and ask me about it.
  
  I imagine it would be real fun with some good performance mods.
  
  Its funny, I like traffic with a manual better than an automatic. I can just idle along, control speed almost fully with the gas. Play the game where I see if I can roll to a stop going up hill and apply brake just as I stop.

I think I saw you cruising up 684 a few years back.
- Maybe? Plenty of DMCs in NY.

Great Scot...

I remember these from the day! I can honestly see the Cybertruck being the 2060s DeLorean. Hated in it's time, classic (but a PITA) in the future.
- That would require them to last to the 60s, and I wouldn't put money on that.
- LOL. Musk WISHES he had even 1% of the design skills as Giorgetto Giugiaro. One car is a classic, the other is a "I have a small dick and want to marry Elon" statement.

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