Ryan, A well maintained D at 60K miles is in its prime. My D has 260K miles and is still going strong. DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com> ---------- > From: Ryan McCaffrey <ryanjm@xxxx> > To: DeLorean Mailing List <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [DML] Soon-to-be owner seeks opinions > Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 11:58 PM > > Greetings everyone, > > I've been a lurker on the list for around 2 years now, watching and > learning. I am finally ready, though, to break my silence and buy a D. > > Anyway, I'm currently looking into a car in Las Vegas. Whatever car I > get, I will be driving it frequently. It will be a daily driver, in > fact. The D I'm looking at has 62k miles (verified to be actual > miles). Disregarding the plethora of other questions regarding the > car's condition, etc. which need to be asked, my question to all of you > is this: > > Is it wise to buy a car with 62,000 miles on it? What kind of mileage > do you guys have on your cars? I've read of a couple of list members > with 200,000+ mile cars, but I'd like to know what the average DeLorean > owner has on his car and the extent of the car's reliability beyond the > big 100k. > > Also, does anyone live in Las Vegas that would be willing to be my eyes > and examine the car? (I know it's a lot to ask) Or, does anyone know of > a shop in Vegas that has experience working on the D that I could have > the car inspected at? > > I'd like to thank everyone in advance for their help, regarding both > this matter and any future questions I may have. After witnessing the > support this group provides each other over the last two years, I know > for a fact that you are all awesome and I look forward to joining the > group as an owner. > > I'm not sure what kind of worth this thread would provide to the group > as a whole, so feel free to email me privately. > > Thanks, > > Ryan McCaffrey > Mesa, Arizona > VIN# (soon) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > FREE email Newsletters delivered right to your in-box. > CNET, USAToday, RollingStone, and more? > Click Here Now! http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/314 > > > eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications