I would think a good rule of thumb would be if YOU can do most of the work then I would say buy a cheaper one, but being not so mechanically inclined, as I am, all of the work would have to be done at a mechanics shop----> labor ----> expensive! I purchased my 1983 DMC from the original owner last September, and he had all of the receipts dating back to 1983. The car was one of the best looking ones I had ever seen, very clean, he only drove the car sparingly. It only had 35k miles on it. I purchased the car for approximatley $15k, then I took it up to Don and had him do a check on the car. To my dismay he did about $1800 worth of work on it, all engine related (slave cyl, accumulator, etc...), but now I use this car now everyday and have no complaints. I just wanted to drive the car and not worry about anything, I am no mechanic. I beleive one thing that restricts these cars from selling for a higher price than what they do now, is getting them worked on. I know that was one of the biggest factors for me NOT getting one, and I live in San Diego- 70 miles from DON! I probably would not have purchased one if I lived 1000 miles from a knowledgable mechanic, people think I am crazy for having to take my car to LA to get it worked on! :-) C VIN 16367 --- Gus Schlachter <gus@xxxx> wrote: > > I didn't really buy my Delorean as an investment, although I do > want it to > keep it's value. I have no problems with the way I went about the > purchase/repair, having bought a $12k car and paid for enough > repairs to > satisfy the $20k-Delorean "D20" theory. :-) > > The way I see it, I'm going to want customizing/repairs done on > almost any > car I would get. In the case of my DMC, I get to drive a car with > the > confidence that comes from it having been recently > inspected/serviced by a > reputable expert (DMC Houston). Plus, I got to pick the things > that got > fixed and how I wanted them fixed. > > I was disappointed with the number of defects in my newly-acquired > car when > I bought it, but now I'm quite pleased with the eventual results. > > > Gus Schlachter > Austin, TX > VIN# 4695 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Carson Clark [mailto:cnsandog@xxxx] > > Subject: [DML] Re: Restoring a D > > > > One thing to think about, which I can attest to > > from personal experience, is that you will get > > more for your money if you purchase a DMC for > > around $17-$20k and all of the work has already > > been done to the car. As all of you who have > > ever 'dumped' money into a car know, you RARELY > > if ever get that money back out! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules > at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please > address: > moderator@xxxx > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com