I suppose NO ONE has a typical situation in owning/driving a
DeLorean. I am rarely on here because I never (knock on wood) have
had any problem to ask about. I enjoy reading the problems and solutions
tho, and keep a file just in case. Of course that is what this digestif
for mainly..I bought my car 2 1/2 years ago from the original owner with 3K
miles on it. I probably paid more than most do but wanted to at least
start with basically a good car. I had read all the "horror" stories re
everything that is bad about a low mileage car....rubber being rotten everywhere
etc. None of it has come true in my case. Mine is a daily driver,
although in our town we can drive from one city limit to the other in ten
minutes so it is hard to pile up much mileage. I just enjoy it and
use it for a second car in town mainly. I have done nothing to it
except change the fluids and a new battery. There is nary a drop of oil or
anti freeze under the car. IT starts instantly and the air conditioning
keeps me cool and heater keeps me warm. It is an automatic which I
preferred. Everything works. I have owned lots of cars (I am 78) and
have driven many with a gear shift and enjoyed them. I have gotten tothe
point where I am tired of rowing thru the gears all the time tho and am in no
hurry to go anywhere. From the various publications and information I have seen,
apparently there were about eight 5 speeds to 1 automatic built. It is
always a gamble in buying ANY used car. The owner can be a preacher
and lie like crazy about his mileage and his cars condition! Ho
ho. You just don't really know what you are getting most of the
time. But that applies to ANY car. Like I said at first, no onehas
a typical situation. In my case I don't put a lot of mileage on my car and
maybe if I drove it 15K miles a month my story would be different. I
have the original NCT tires on mine which still look like new, but I will
probably replace them soon just to get a little better ride. They arenot
checked or cracked in any way. I guess I should qualify that above
remark a little. My only electrical problem was the clock not
working. After much advice from various sources, I found the solutionwas
that I needed a new battery...It had a new battery when I purchased the car, but
had developed a dead cell... Also the torsion bars on my doors needed
adjusting, and in lieu of anyone in the boonies here to work on them, I gotthe
info from the DeLorean World magazine and built my own jig and now can do it
quicky and easily (and safely) myself (with one helper). FWIW
Department.
Murray Fisher
Vin: 05962 Lic: DMC-XII
Washington State
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