On 1/18/06, Dan <djdanwilson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Some of the vehicles in this publication could be considered "Daily > Drivers" and are not valued as a classic vehicle. When determining a > value for a daily driver, it is recommended that the subscriber use > the low retail value. What?! LOL! As the owner of a DeLorean I drive every day, I find that hilarious. My car is "turn-key" with a huge number of new/upgraded parts. Mileage notwithstanding, I find it incredible that NADA (anyone, really) would book a car so low purely based on "daily driver" status. Think about the value of a car to most buyers: A DeLorean with all new parts, in which you can turn the key and drive as long and far as you like? Or a car with all-original everything, unable to be driven much due to the deteriorating components? I've found many (I hesitate to say "most") DeLoreans for sale need a huge amount of work to be usable for anything other than short, Sunday drives - close to home & with towing insurance. Don't get me wrong, my car isn't a full frame-off restoration like you'd get from DMCH, but it's the next best thing. It sure as hell isn't a $10,000 "low book value" car. In another 8-10 years when it's got 150k miles on the clock I'll still be running a huge number of new parts and I'll still be perfectly reliable - while the "classics" that sit in garages and gather dust will require even more time and money to be useful than they do today. -Ryan 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/