Since I planned to drive my D every day when I got it, I went out of my way to find a car that had been used similarly. The PO, out of necessity, had replaced many of the old worn-out items. Fuel lines, belts, tires, brakes, clutch cylinders, fuel pump, and suspension had all been done in the past two years. I was willing to pay a premium for a smoothly-running D that might stay that way awhile. Shortly after purchase, the very same points were made by the appraiser who appraised the car for $2K more than I paid. Everyone will have their own opinion, but 8,000 miles and 8 months later with only $180 spent on labor (brake master), I feel the premium was worth it. The only critical item I also had to replace was the fuel pump, all other parts have been "tinkering" on my part. I could have spent $5K less, but I couldn't afford the time in lost use or potential glares from my wife every time I dipped back into the till to bring a different kind of car up to snuff. It was way easier for me to go to the well once. Ryan, if I ever need to replace my car, God forbid, I'll make you an offer on yours! :) Marv #10820 AZ-D --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote: > Well, I agree with you here. My argument was simply in regards to the > value. Claiming a car is low book simply because it's driven often is > ridiculous. It really depends on the market for that particular car. > > It appears to me that more DeLoreans are driven on a regular basis > than other classics, and more and more people getting into DeLoreans > are doing so for the purpose of driving them. Perhaps it's the > relatively low cost of entry for such an exotic vehicle, parts > availability, etc. I expect if, God forbid, I ever need to sell my > car, I'll be able to find a buyer at medium to high book value a lot > easier given it's "useful as a car" status. 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/