I usually don't talk prices and numbers, but we are all D owners here and know the cars very well. Hank's comments made me start thinking. I have owned my D for 5 years now, and have not hit the 20K mark, and I won 1st place in my category at Cleveland (those of you who saw me there may attest to the condition of my D). I paid $14K for it and my repairs for all five years to the best of my recollection have totaled less than $4K. That works out to be less then a grand a year in repairs. I have also put over 25 thousand miles on the car in those 5 years. Now these figures are repairs, not restoration. I have chosen to make certain parts replacements as I felt necessary that would add to my total costs, but I don't believe that replacing all of the light lenses, recovering seats due to age, etc. etc. BIG ETC. should be factored in to the repair costs. These are simply things to make my car look as new as possible. I am not saying anything more then what my history has been. I may have lucked out and gotten a treasure, but then again Hanks sounded like a sweet deal with his being owned by a Delorean dealer for 15 years, and he has put in a lot more then I have in repairs ( no offence Hank, some cars cost more then others to maintain. Just the luck of the draw). I may not have the same past as Hank has in repair costs, but I have no problem siding with him in the matter of financing a car. There is a reason Banks will not generally finance a car of that age. My feelings are, if you do not have the money in your pocket, wait and save it up until you do, or rethink your purchase. These cars are unique in the fact that almost every one looks new on the outside. It is what comes up after signing the check that means the difference between a fine maintained automobile and a yard planter. Just my 2 cents. I am sure there are lots of others with differing opinions, this is just mine. Jack & Virginia Stiefel http://www.sacketmansion.com 1981 DeLorean Vin 3461 August 1981 Build 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC V-12 Live Internet Radio at 104.9 Radio Cape Vincent http://www.radiocapevincent.com -----Original Message----- From: Hank Eskin [mailto:heskin@xxxx] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:42 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; dan@xxxx Subject: Re: [DML] DeLorean Financiers? Here's my personal opinion (which may sound harsh, but that's because it is!!) You can take or leave at your pleasure. If you are in need of financing a Delorean, you should think twice about it! .. -Hank #1619