Re: Confirmation of milage

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

There are several ways to try to decide if the mileage on the odometer
is close to accurate. If the speedometer is not working then of course
the mileage is suspect. The same goes if you see a lot of new speedo
parts like an angle drive, lower cable, or support bracket. This would
mean it was broken and recently fixed. At 4,800 miles the car should
stilll have the origional NCT tires on it. If it does you can measure
the remaining tread. It should be no less than 8/32 for that mileage.
You can look at the Lambda counter. It should not read more than 16.
Look at the interior and the pedals. If there is a lot of wear than
that should make you suspicious. Get the vin # and call the nearest
Delorean vender. He can tell you if any parts or service work was done
and if service work was done they usually record the mileage. See if
there are ANY repair bills or work tickets from anyone with the car.
They should have the mileage when work was done. Look at the title.
Try a title search for previous titles on the car and the recorded
mileage at the times of sale. In the end don't overpay for a "low
mileage" car. What matters more is condition and how it was taken care
of. If it was sitting for 15 years figure doing a complete fuel system
and a complete brake system and clutch. Also figure on recharging the
A/C, the cooling system, tires, recalls, updates, struts, battery, and
tune-up. To make the car roadable and RELIABLE, if you do it yourself,
can cost between $5,000 to $7,000. Cosmetic things like headliners,
repainting the facias, leather seats, carpets, cracked binnacle,
missing or broken trim will raise the cost even more. Before you buy
the car budget these additional costs plus any tools you may need and
a place to work on it.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "trekkerlb" <trekkerlb@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi All!
> 
> I have an oportunity to get my first Delorean at a local dealer who 
> claims they picked this up from someone who just had it parked for 15 
> + years. They claim that the milage is only 4800 or so. I was 
> wondering if anyone knows how that could be verified - I'm new to 
> DMC's and am trying to learn.
> 
> Thanks for the input!
> Luis
> (Hopefuly 5626)