In a message dated 3/8/00 10:18:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, dmc_norway@xxxx writes: << I want everyone to know that I didn't get my DeLorean as an investment for the future. I got it because I simply just love everything about it. >> I agree. Cars are not good "investments." Neither are most other hobbies. Buy stocks or something if you want to invest. A collector car is not something you buy for mere transportation either. Money spent on a collector car could be considered recreation or even labor of love. ON THE OTHER HAND... My wife said it was a stupid waste of money to spend thousands of dollars a year, if that's what it takes, to keep an "old car"... 8-O ... on the road. I said, "Well, we spent around $12k on our Neon. After 5 years, it's now worth maybe $3-4k... I'm guessing... or less. So it "cost" us nearly two thousand a year, and that's with no improvements." When I spent $600. on brake work, coolant lines etc. last week, I was improving my D. I won't be redoing those items next year, or maybe ever. Like the saying goes, "you can pay me now, or you can pay me later." The money I spend year to year I don't expect to get back. That's the cost of having fun, like eating at a restaurant, paying for cable tv, renting a video, or taking a vacation. (My relatives have boats they use a few times each summer. I drive my D any day there isn't pouring rain, or snow on the ground. Yee hah! :-p ) And if I ever sell it, (hopefully never, ) I'll quite likely get back my initial investment. Try that with any everyday car! -Wayne A. Ernst "Living the dream" VIN...11174 And yes, she eventually gave in! 8-D ... and likes it!!