Re: [DML] On Buying a DeLorean...BE CAREFUL!!!!
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [DML] On Buying a DeLorean...BE CAREFUL!!!!



In a message dated 10/26/2001 6:16:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
heskin@xxxx writes:

<< 
I have to chime in here one moment... I certainly did my homework (about two
years worth) before buying my '81 Delorean, VIN# 1619, and I could not be
happier with it. I've certainly had some of the problems common to all
Deloreans, but by no means more than average.

It depends 90% on how well the car was maintained before you get it, and 10%
VIN number and year. In my case, it had 17k miles last spring when I bought
it, and now it has 24k miles. I am "technically" the second owner, as the
original dealer owned the car for the first 15 year under the original
dealer title, but in reality, I am the third owner. The dealer did all the
recalls and updates. I bought it for $16K and have put about $6k more into
it (not all necessary - about $4K was necessary, hitting the $20K rule dead
on).

As Les said, it pays to do your homework - mostly to be able to evaluate
whatever car you may find, regardless of Year and VIN number. Personally,
I'm very happy with my gas flap and hood lines.
>>

Did you do the work yourself?
How much of the repair bill paid for the labor?

There was a DeLorean car #1554 donated to a vocational high school in my 
area for the students to work on. The original owner was a teacher, who 
crashed the car (poor workmanship on the front frame extension replacement & 
fiberglass bonnet, grill was missing, etc.) DMC dealer repaired it and she 
was scared to drive it. She donated it with 18,ooo miles.
The car sat for 8-9 years on a lift in the vocational school. I looked 
at this car 10 years ago... VIN 1554. The car was in very poor condition. The 
county board of education wanted $18,000 for it, 10 years ago.
The car was later sold to a junk yard owner who got it running, then sold 
to another local owner who rescued it, pouring his life saving's into it. 
He later sold it 4 or 5 years ago to a Naval Academy cadet, who put more 
$$$ into it, then drove it from Maryland to "Top Gun flight school" in San 
Diego with no problems.

So the rule of $20,000 needs further analysis and a new figure (much 
Higher) will likely surpass the "old rule of thumb."





Home Back to the Home of PROJECT VIXEN 


Copyright ProjectVixen.com. All rights reserved.

Opinions expressed in posts reflect the views of their respective authors.
DMCForum Mailing List Archive  DMCNews Mailing List Archive  DMC-UK Mailing List Archive

This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated