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) > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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