> DJRaich@xxxx wrote: > > > These so-called low mileage cars tend to need more attention > > than their selling price will allow > > Boy oh boy will I second, third and fourth this opinion. Then how would you explain that those "low mileage" D's ALWAYS command a higher price? Buyers that want top notch cars know that the "low milers" may indeed require some extra attention at first, but the serious buyer/enthusiast also knows that they are by far the best value in the long run. A low mileage car doesn't automatically mean that the car has been just "sitting" for nearly 20 years. I drive mine regularly and I CAN authenticate the mileage of 9,850. That is, on average, roughly two outings a month at about 25 miles each. That is hardly sitting. I am not "bragging" about the low mileage, it's just happens to be a fact! She still "purrs like a kitten" the first time and every time. I also have a boat of about the same vintage that was purchased new about the same time. I would say that the boat has even fewer hours on it than the DeLorean does primarily because it's a seasonal toy and only gets "driven" during 3 or 4 months of the year, and because of my work schedule. She also "purrs like a kitten" the first time and every time and, BTW, she commands an exceptionally high marine survey rating (translates to value) primarily because of the exceptionally low "mileage". I have seen cars and boats of the same vintage that are absolute rags and essentially have NO value. Since 1995 I have donated 3 vehicles (all newer than my DeLorean) to the National Kidney Foundation because they had more value to me as a tax deduction than they did book value which was essentially zero. An exception to this is the DeLorean that will always retain a healthy residual value even if as nothing more than a "parts car", even if would cost more to restore it than its value after restoration. That is to say that a ragged out, worn out DeLorean still has many hard-to-find and valuable parts that are not subject to wear or abuse. Because of that, the worst of abused DeLoreans (short of totaled or burned-out) are worth at least several thousand dollars. That's the low end. The ones you loath are at the other end, and as long as I remain a DeLorean owner that's where I want to be. Regards, Ed Thompson (#6419 since 1982)