Think about this- $5000 for a car with a bad engine, $5000 for a new engine from DMCH. $10000 for a DeLorean isn't a bad deal. Eric Itzel vin 4433 ----- Original Message ----- From: " Toscano" <toscano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "dmcnews" <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:21 PM Subject: [DML] What would YOU pay? > Getting right to the point...I am not some "lurker," I am a former owner who has been on the list for years and understand most aspects of owning a D. Recently on a drive in upstate NY I found an excellent candidate for my next princess, and I am just seeking opinions on value. I am an electrical guy but know next to nothing about engines...and therein lies the catch. > Car is an 81, VIN 2XXX, second owner, automatic, shows 3500 miles but owner says it's more like 9K, body and interior 100% pristine, was at PJ Grady in 2000 for updated window motors, Motorola alternator, fuel system going-thru, and other necessary stuff. Owner says car ran and drove fine up until about two years ago when it developed an unknown engine problem. He believes a piston is "stuck" and just needs to be popped out of place with a whack from a 2x4, and then he surmises the whole engine would need a good going-over, possibly including resleeving the problem cylinder. > Now, engine repairs to me give thoughts of high repair bills and lots of frustration, but the asking price of $5000 makes me think I'd be a fool to pass it up. Thoughts? Opinions? FWIW I did also speak to a neighbor (the owner does not know I did this), who said the car was running and driving fine until it was parked, which he was sure was "after 9/11 occurred" and he does not remember it being towed there. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/