Hello Gentleman: Here in Pittsburgh to purchase VIN 16118. Had to deal with three sales people so far, and I am pretty close to a purchase price. The car is a low mile 1983, with 928 miles on the odometer. There are a few questions I have; 1) The undercarriage is undercoated with tar. Some DeLoreans were prepared at the docks in Belfast and the QAC's to hide the rust from the sea air. Is this a problem especially with the sensitivity of the DMC chassis? 2) the center arm rest area/window switch area has been modified to include a toggle switch & warning light, I suspect for the cooling fans. This part is no longer available? 3) frame tow hooks are badly bent from towing the car. 4) the cooling system hoses have a plastic tie wraps holding the hoses together. 5) there is a small chuck missing from the lower passenger seat cover. It is noticeable 6) center steering pad has a DMC pin glued onto it. 7) the shifter plate for automatic has a thermostat hot glued to it where the 1981 clocks are located. 8) The original coil cover for 1983's has been replaced with a 1981 version. My offer of $26,000 was considered as the dealer counter offered to $28,000. He wants more than $32,000 for the car. It does have a cover, extra oil, air & fuel filters, workshop manual, window stickers etc. What is your advice? Sincerely Yours, Michael Pack NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND NONPUBLIC INFORMATION. IT IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL(S) OR ENTITY(IES) NAMED ABOVE, AND OTHERS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE IT. If you are not the intended recipient of this document, you are notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by return email, delete the electronic message and destroy any printed copies. Thank you for your cooperation. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/