When you do a bit of digging for more information on the car such as this, you may just be a bit surprised. There are quite a few people to my understanding that use their cars as daily drivers. Myself included. To take this a step farther, the DeLorean was my only car for over 2 years. I only purchased a beater truck because I needed to haul some items around that my DeLorean simply couldn't as a car. The truck sits in my driveway, and I hardly drive it! As far as reliability, I don't consider the DeLorean any less reliable than any other car on the road. Perhaps moreso because of the extra care and maintenance that goes into my car. But this is true of any vehicle. If you want ultimate peice of mind, then yes, a refurbished DeLorean is the way to go. I've had problems in the past with my own car. But none of them were nessisary. Proper maintenance would have prevented all of them (aside from my own mistake of taking someone else's word that the parts had already be repaired). So as a car, the DeLorean is a solid one. I trust my 21 year old DeLorean WAY more than I would any brand-new, off the lot Ford Focus! So in the end, it just depends upon wheather you want to restore a car yourself, or if you would prefer to have a refurbished one that has already been gone thru. Confident piece of mind, or Proud restoration? Now, the question you asked before was if the DeLorean suited your needs. Well, only you can really answer that one. What do you consider your "needs" are? If you "need" to own a fun car, that's the first requirement that you've already met! :-) -Robert vin 6585 "X"