> > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Darryl Tinnerstet" <darryl@xxxx> wrote: > > > > I too was a DeLorean owner who just had to have a Bricklin to > > park > > > next to it for comparison and photos. I picked up an early low > > > mileage AMC powered car for about $4,000 and can safely say that > > was > > > the worst car I have ever owned. It drove like a combination kit > > car > > > and Javelin, and left me stranded at a bank drive-thru window. I > > > owned it for a seemingly endless 2.5 months. Since I have made it > > a > > > point to have never lost money on a collector car, I was determined > > > that this lemon was not going to break my record. I ended up > > selling > > > it for less than $1.00 above my total investment, and it was the > > best > > > profit I ever made. > > > > > > > > Please, Bricklin (and kit car or Javelin) fans, don't respond > > with > > > how off-base I am. This was my experience with one particular > > car. > > > Your experience may vary. > > > > > > > > Darryl Tinnerstet--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Darryl Tinnerstet" > > > <darryl@xxxx> wrote: > > > > I too was a DeLorean owner who just had to have a Bricklin to > > park > > > next to it for comparison and photos. I picked up an early low > > > mileage AMC powered car for about $4,000 and can safely say that > > was > > > the worst car I have ever owned. It drove like a combination kit > > car > > > and Javelin, and left me stranded at a bank drive-thru window. I > > > owned it for a seemingly endless 2.5 months. Since I have made it > > a > > > point to have never lost money on a collector car, I was determined > > > that this lemon was not going to break my record. I ended up > > selling > > > it for less than $1.00 above my total investment, and it was the > > best > > > profit I ever made. > > > > > > > > Please, Bricklin (and kit car or Javelin) fans, don't respond > > with > > > how off-base I am. This was my experience with one particular > > car. > > > Your experience may vary. > > > > > > > > Darryl Tinnerstet ---This is my experience with two Bricklins,and a quite a Few Deloreans----past and present-- As a Bricklin owner since 1980,and most likely,THE first person to do a Gound up,strip down to the last bolt, (frame off) restoration on a Delorean(in 1982),I think I have enough creditionals,to say that no matter how BAD of a shape a Bricklin is,it is FAR easier and Less costly(and parts are easier to find,(Ford or AMC parts)than a Delorean,I bought a 1975 Bricklin with a VERY rusted frame,non- working doors,20lbs of newspapers in the hatch area,as a water catcher,Brakes that took TWO feet just to try to slow down,Flapping door skins,all the panels looked as if spiderman attacked them (spiderweb like cracks everywhere),Shot interior(as if a dog chewed it up),yet this car ran perfect (vin#1136),the frame was repaired,without having to remove the body(by a professional,licensed welder),water leaks repaired,the Hydo-doors,were a easy fix(replaced with a hydro-pump from ebay, from a mustang),the body panels were another easy fix (resin/fiberglass/Gel-coat techniques(by me),ect,ect.Total cost,well under $1500.00,Compare that to a Delorean,British wiring(a nightmare)Frames turn to junk,if driven as my (Vin 1136 bricklin)(see below) was,Gremlins in EVERY area of a Delorean,a fire hazard looking for a place to happen,Expensive body panels to buy new/repair them,VERY hard to find parts locally,or expensive,or not to many interchangeable parts,ect,ect (Vin#1136 Bricklin)was a everyday car since birth as a(24/7/365 days per year)car(and ALWAYS parked outside)in the harsh Connecticut summers and Winters)(this was done before my ownership) If a Delorean was treated as the above Bricklin,chances are,it would not have survived,I also own Bricklin Vin# 1024 since 1980, http://bricklin.org/images/Members/CLandi_1024.JPG and TOTAL repair expenses on that car SINCE 1980 till 2002(not including normal maintenance),has BEEN under $500.00,yes $500.00(and is still showcar beautiful) NOT $12,000.00(as a previous poster),compare that to ANY DELOREAN EVER MADE--ANY-- MY POINT-any car that is well taken care of garaged correct/or the owner knows how to do the CORRECT maintenance/repairs/can locate parts at Reasonal prices,can keep any car in tiptop, showroom/showcar/reliable condition. My Experience with both B's and D's P.S. A Bricklin set up correct WILL handle just as good as a Delorean,and vise versa.And a Delorean and Bricklin Together will ATTRACT more attention than a Ferrari. Both cars are equal to each other!! IF taken care of. Claude 000570 plus three other Deloreans and two Bricklins