i think i'm pretty good on the insurance, i already own a 61 MGA and a 65 Mustang.. Both considered collector cars, and my insurance company just laughs at me when i tell them i actually drive them =) But thanx for the info tho! -Sokar > From: Ben Krasnow <kraz@xxxx> > Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 20:15:08 -0800 > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Re: Extensive miles on a DeLorean > > Well, I drive a little under 10,000 miles per year in my Delorean (not a > lot, but it is my daily driver). So far (one year), so good :) The car > now has 51,000 miles total. The cost is higher to maintain it, because > the DMC-specific parts usually cost more, or are harder to procure than > their Honda/Toyota counterparts. The fuel economy is good. I get 20mpg > at about 50% freeway, 50% city and cold-start trips. The tank holds 13 > gallons, so I usually get 200-250 miles on a tank ( a little more than a > week for me). Overall, the car is quite nice to drive all of the time. > Be sure to check with your insurace company about costs, and coverages > before you take the car out onto the open road. Some companies charge > very high rates for collector car daily drivers. Good luck! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault > -- http://www.egroups.com/docvault/dmcnews/?m=1 > >