Knut wrote: > For a daily driver, I expect that about 10,000 miles driven > annually might be fairly representative (I put a little more than > this on my car, but I believe the insurance companies assume > something close to 10K miles per year). In 5 years this is > 50,000 miles worth of usage. I'm surprised that some > respondents indicate they have had costs as low as > 1-2 thousand dollars. I drive about 20,000 miles/year, but I split it between four cars so the DeLorean only gets about 5,000. I still consider my DeLorean a daily driver, since I jump in and drive it any time I feel the urge. I drive it everywhere, just as I do the other three cars. > Assuming you change your oil every 3000 miles > (which you should) you'll go through 17 oil changes. > For a cheap oil change you'll pay about $25 . . . $25 includes the cost of a nice new filter, I presume? It seems too expensive for "cheap" oil alone. Carson Clark said: > I think one thing you should have done for this survey is qualify it > with how long the owner has owned the car. I just purchased > mine and havent had it a year yet. But i had to spend over $1k > on it after i bought it.... The poll did ask for veteran owners who have had their DeLoreans for five years or more. The poll was only a means to start a discussion. Now that the rough numbers are in, the specific expenses encountered during those five years (like your $1,000 initial work) can fit into the discussion. > . . . now it might be such a good car that it will go for > another 2 years before i spend any more money on it.... If you use your DeLorean as a daily driver this cannot be true. The car will need normal maintenance and expendable parts must be replaced. In addition to oil and filters, a daily driver is bound to need a few hoses, belts, door struts, brake pads, etc. just as any other car would in two years. Within five years you might need a clutch, brake rotors & calipers, tires, plus an alternator/fuel pump/AC compressor/other unpredictable part. - Mike Substelny VIN 1280, 7 years