Sounds like that scene from "Ghostbusters" when Ray Stantz shows up with a decrepit ambulance that he over paid for! ;) >From: "wayofcain" <wayofcain@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: Arkansas Delorean >Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:07:43 -0000 > >Run the other way!!! > >I checked it out about 2 months ago. Water in the oil (blown head >gasket?),it's overheated many times, rusty frame, no body panels line >up. > > The Odometer reads 42XXX or so but the cable has been disconnected >and the car's wear isn't consistent. In fact the car's wear is more >consistent with an un-maintained 140,000 mile car. The interior is >heavily worn and underneath looks like it was driven regularly down a >gravel road. > >It's electrical system is shot, melted fues box, previous owner quick >fix jury rigging, and it looks like someone jumped it in the air >General Lee style when you look under the front. Lots of hidden >damage there. > >I could go on and on about how bad of shape it's in. > >The owner pleads ignorance and that the car is fine. Yet in the trunk >were print outs of pages from Delorean.com, even though the owner >acted as though he didn't know you could still get parts. I saw many >printouts for the parts I saw that needed replacing, including the >headgasket and more printouts for parts I hadn't even looked at so >there is more hidden. > >He originally was asking $13,500 but quickly came down to $6,000!! > >The only way that car would be worth buying was if it were $2500 and >you planned on making a super custom or something. Otherwise it's >nearing the end of its life cycle and will be parts soon. > >Cain Grimes >002835 > > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jason" <rowejj@xxxx> wrote: > > Hey All, > > I keep forgetting to ask this. I went to >Mountain Home Arkansas (up by Missouri) a couple months ago. > > There was a small car museum in town. It was only open on saturday, >I got there on Sunday and left on Friday so I didn't > > get to go to it. Anyway, I looked through the front window of the >building and there was a red Delorean right in front of the > > window. The buildings windows were tinted so I couldn't get that >great a look at it. Anyone know about this car? I'm looking > > to move to the area within the year so there may be a red one and a >stainless one! > > > > > Jason #5903 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/