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The DeLorean is making a comeback in 2008




Good news for wealthy, impractical Back to the Future fans: the DeLorean is making a comeback. With manufacturing beginning at the end of this year, the DeLorean should be for sale in the first quarter of next year for a projected price of $57,500.

As cool as this is, you've gotta wonder if there's any way buying a new DeLorean could not be disappointing. After all, there's no flux capacitor, no Mr. Fusion, and no ability to fly. It's just a car from a sweet movie that's just as impractical as it was 25 years ago. But hey, you can't help loving some things, can you? We'll see if we suddenly see an influx of DeLoreans on the road come next summer. — Adam Frucci

Ah, one of Ireland's finest exports. And the only car ever made here. Doesn't say if they're still going to be made here, though.

Jesus Prime wrote:Ah, one of Ireland's finest exports. And the only car ever made here. Doesn't say if they're still going to be made here, though.

Don't think so. Unless they start manufacturing new parts, maybe, and I doubt even then it would be made there.

If I had the money, believe you me that I would definitely buy one of these. I have NEVER seen one on the road and would be the envy of everyone and their momma if I had one. When I'm rich one day...

I saw one once, but it was in a car show. No, I didn't mean to go to a car show, it was on in the middle of town when I was trying to find some beer.

There's one here in the Tampa bay area. I've been next to it a few times. However, I have never seen it leave fire wheel marks behind it.

You WJ35 is that your car?

DJDrew&ScoobyDoo wrote:There's one here in the Tampa bay area. I've been next to it a few times. However, I have never seen it leave fire wheel marks behind it.

You WJ35 is that your car?

I wish I would have it hooked up with Mr Fusion and a Flux Capacitor

No I own a Jeep Cherokee

Someone has a DeLorean around the corner from my house.
I wonder what the MPG is on the new models?

Jesus Prime wrote:I saw one once, but it was in a car show. No, I didn't mean to go to a car show, it was on in the middle of town when I was trying to find some beer.

Yeah I saw that tosser Patrick Kielty in his one going through Dublin one day, not a bad looking car but mechanically its garbage.

Now if only I could see one of these in the flesh(and what Wheeljack should have been for the Alt or in the IDW comics). I give you the Fenomenom Stratos.

sniper_samurai wrote:its garbage.

The DeLorean or Paddy Kielty?

Jesus Prime wrote:

sniper_samurai wrote:its garbage.

The DeLorean or Paddy Kielty?

Both

Hell no its not garbage, the Delorean is a fine looking car

Wheeljack35 wrote:Hell no its not garbage, the Delorean is a fine looking car

If you read my post I said it isn't a bad looking car but isn't very good mechanically.

Jesus Prime wrote:Ah, one of Ireland's finest exports. And the only car ever made here. Doesn't say if they're still going to be made here, though.

My local paper says it's made in Humble, TX. Base price will be $57,500.

Well that's just not fun.

I hope they update the look.

This reminds me of the group (who I forgotten their name) who would build real life Mach 5's for $73,000

This is what a real life version looks like

The DeLorean would be awesome, however, I've seen the suckers. Back in Jackson, MI some guy owned a couple. The only time I ever saw them was at the mechanics, or on the road driving to the mechanics.

I love the car, but, it's a money pit.

A freind of mine who posts here as Screamers84 sometimes, she and her boyfreind bought one about a year ago for $13,000

They love the car and are part of a Delorean club that has get togethers and drive the Deloreans around in a mini convoy


Here check out her boyfreinds blog on myspace but be careful for those with dial up there a re a ton of photos

http://blog.myspace.com/raggletag

WTF in it is so damnexpensive... we all know the body in it aint gonna be steel like the original one,and what the engine gonna be?. Prolly a V8, gas guzzler.........

DJDrew&ScoobyDoo wrote:

Jesus Prime wrote:Ah, one of Ireland's finest exports. And the only car ever made here. Doesn't say if they're still going to be made here, though.

My local paper says it's made in Humble, TX. Base price will be $57,500.

I read an article a while ago that said there were a bunch of incomplete Delorean's that were in storage in Texas that got shipped there from Ireland after the company fell apart. That's probably where a lot of the cars are going to come from. With the car body being mostly stainless steel, even though they're twenty year old parts, the parts being stored there are probably in pretty good shape. Hopefully they come with updated drivetrains...

Odd that it'll come back, even for a short while, after being such a flop and it's creator being such an underhanded bastard. Of course, he's dead now, so maybe the stigma died with him.


Edit: Though Delorean will always have the fame of the Pontiac GTO attached to his name, the only good thing he may have ever done.

If there's a re-design, that'd be rad.

Yeah wellthey need to keep the old shape, andthe lambo doors.If the drive trai is chnged, it proly will house teengine fro Th New GTO, which is a 6.0 V-8 i think.....

Mighty Scorponok wrote:Yeah wellthey need to keep the old shape, andthe lambo doors.If the drive trai is chnged, it proly will house teengine fro Th New GTO, which is a 6.0 V-8 i think.....

I doubt that they are going to put a 6.0 V8 into a Delorean, it would never fit. I think the original engine was a small V-6 (just checked Wikipedia, it was a Renault 2.8 V-6).

EDIT: Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Lorean_DMC-12

Its a crappy car, very unreliable, things never worked, it always broke down..it was a piece of junk...but damn does it look awesome and i still want one!

I need to make an alt tf out of a delorean mold.