You will get alot of answers but the bottom line is your ability to fix things and the condition of the important parts of the car. Start with the frame and make sure there is no or little rust. ALso look at the front extension to see its condition. If the owner will let you drive it listen to the engine after it warms up. It should idle pretty smooth after 3-4 minutes. If you drive it see how the transmision feels. You dont realize until you restore/repair a car how many parts ther are too possibly replace. 3 years later and I still have parts boxes arriving on my porch. When I help other potential owners I can usually tell in the first few minutes how the car is taken care of. Look at things like the seat belt bolts and other metal parts of the car. Do they look worn? Rust? I have helped two loal onwers bring thericars back to good condition and they are both well over $5k in repairs so make sure you have money put aside for repairs/saftey improvements. When you look at the engine compartment does everything look clean or worn out? Delorean engines can look pretty nasty if they are not well maintained. However, none of this can not reveal any hidden problems. A ten minute test drive should reveal alot about the health of the car....how does it idle, accelerate, brake and shift. My best advice is to ask a local owner in your area to come look at the car. It could save you from making a big mistake or give you the confidence to make the right decison...Just post your location and usually someone can inspect the car for you. My fee is usually a Wendy's frostee :-) So its hard to give you the answerr but it does seem prices are going up and I have seen some bad cars sell for $10k. So the right price is a moving target based on your abilities, tools ,list of repairs and most importantly the tolerance of your wife to let you spend the next year or so holed up in your garage .... Good luck Mike C 2109 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/