[DML] Re: Soon-to-be owner seeks opinions
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[DML] Re: Soon-to-be owner seeks opinions



Ryan,

Are you the person with the 88*MPH lisence plate? I'd like to get that in CT
but thought I'd ask you if it's OK with you. Its the best one I've come across.

Bob

Duke wrote:

> Ryan,
>
> IMO a car with 62k would be a good car to buy. It probably has all the
> updates and the bugs should be worked out. I have a D w/ 101,000 miles and
> use it as a daily driver. However, I have a back up just in case something
> goes wrong ('95 T/A that has come in handy) The best advice I can give is
> to do all the work on the D yourself. Don't take it to the local garages.
> (However, if you have a prob and can send it to a DeLorean service center
> that's completely different.) The D is an easy car to work on (I'm not a
> mechanic by any means so if I can work on it , anyone can) and I've found
> LOTS of things wrong with my D that was caused by 'local shops'. (No flames
> please! I know that there are some good 'local shops' out there, I just
> can't seem to find one in my area) Besides no one will take care of your
> car like yourself. After I started fixing things myself, I haven't had any
> serious problems out of my D and it has become very dependable. ( I should
> also pay homage to Scott Mueller for his help with my car as well) The
> DeLorean has a large support group and if you have any problems, chances
> are, someone has had the same ones and can lead you in the right direction.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Duke
> www.geocities.com/motorcity/8952/delorean.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ryan McCaffrey <ryanjm@xxxx>
> To: DeLorean Mailing List <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:58 PM
> Subject: [DML] Soon-to-be owner seeks opinions
>
> > Greetings everyone,
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ryan McCaffrey
> > Mesa, Arizona
> > VIN# (soon)
> >
> >
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