Re: [DML] Opinion for first time buyers

["Jake Kamphoefner" <jakekamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Josh,

The very first thing (in my opinion), even before buying the car, is buy the
shop manual set.  If you have to second guess spending a hundred bucks on
manuals, you shouldn't be buying a classic exotic.  Spend some time reading
those, the DML archives and everything on the DMC News site --especially
this piece by Dave Stragand:

http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/restoration.htm

As for my recommendation, I'd say don't buy a DeLorean.  I don't mean not
ever.  -Just not now.  I recall from a previous post that you were looking
to spend $6000.  That's about the same price that most are paying for parts
cars.  If I can paraphrase Daniel from Orlando, he put it best when he said
that DeLoreans are cheap to buy, but expensive to own.  If you want to
restore a $6K car, I would budget at least $200 per week for the entire next
year for parts and tools.  If not, you're going to spend a lot of time
looking at a lifeless pile of parts that no one thinks is cool, your parents
don't understand, and you can't drive at all --much less up to 88 mph.
Also, have you made sure that you can be insured on it?  What the insurance
going to cost you?

Why are you so "desperate" for a car now?  Judging by your email address, I
assume you're just getting ready to graduate from high school.  Why not
finish college first??  Then you can get a job where they dump a bunch of
money into your bank account and you can buy the DeLorean you really want.
After all the hard work, you'll thank yourself.  I guess I'm saying,
sometimes it's easier to do things the hard way.  Don't get anxious; these
things are going to be around for a long time.

I hope this didn't discourage you, but since you asked....   :-)

Good luck,

Jake Kamphoefner
Driving 1063 in STL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nun Yah" <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:05 AM
Subject: [DML] Opinion for first time buyers


>
>
>
> I am about to buy my first DeLorean. What should I do first? Buy the
> car or the shop amnuals? Or should I even buy a DeLorean? I have
> wanted one for as long as I can emember and have enough money to buy
> a low..guality car. I know it will be alot of work and money and have
> thought about it for some time know but there are some people out
> there determined to keep from DeLorean ownership.
>
> -Josh
>






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