RE: [DMCForum] sad De Lorean on Ebay...
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RE: [DMCForum] sad De Lorean on Ebay...



What an ass-hat. He pulled the ole bait and switch but didn't offer
anything
in the switch.

Don't feel bad, I'd have done the same thing if someone was promising me a
parts car at a reasonable price. Just wait. If the eventual buyer of that
car isn't already on the Forum or DMCNews, they will soon be. Then we can
get all the juicy details of this poor poor neglected DeLorean.

The part that makes me cringe is the engine left out in the open. God only
knows what's nesting in that engine.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: timnagin [mailto:timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [DMCForum] sad De Lorean on Ebay...
> 
> Ok, I hate gossip and office politics but I will tell some of what
> happened
> since I have been asked on and off list.  It's a long story so I will
try
> to
> be brief.
> 
> I hope the background information is at least true, based on recent
events
> I
> am not even sure about that.  This guy purchased three De Loreans from
an
> estate sale.  The guy who owned all three of them had passed away and
his
> family wanted to get rid of them as a lot.  The first two, one was the
> automatic that sold on Ebay, had a few problems and the seller wanted to
> make everything right because he didn't feel comfortable about selling a
> car
> with problems.  He is a used car salesmen. The red flag should have gone
> up
> here.
> 
> This first car sold on Ebay at the buy-it-now price of $14k, I believe,
> and
> much higher than he expected.  The second car, a five-speed, would run
but
> wouldn't move under its own power.  On both of these cars I tried to
help
> as
> much as I could, also posting some questions here, and other people
behind
> the scenes on the DMCForum were contributing as well.  I will let those
> people speak up if they wish.
> 
> Through all of my personal efforts he kept telling me it was a blessing
I
> had come along and he promised over and over he would make it up to me.
> Yesterday I found out he had told other people the same thing.
> 
> The third car, the one on Ebay, was undergoing a restoration to be a
> painted
> car.  When it came time to sell the parts car he said he would offer it
to
> me first, and give me first refusal rights.  Yesterday, again, I found
out
> he told at least one other person this same thing.  I said I wanted it,
> but
> since it was the weekend I needed until the first of the week to get the
> money to him.  He went ahead and put it on Ebay, "just to see what
> happens"
> and he put the right to pull the auction at anytime for my benefit.  All
I
> had to do was tell him I wanted the car and he would end the auction.
> 
> Then he stated a sudden expense came up and he had to get as much for
the
> car as possible and would leave it on Ebay.  If it didn't sell then he
> would
> offer it to me.  Before this sudden expense came up, he would have
gladly
> accepted $1,000.00 for the car to, again, make it up to me.  I told him
I
> was done and I no longer wanted the car and washed my hands of it.  The
> whole situation really left a bad taste in my mouth.  Keep in mind, we
> were
> helping him out for about a month already I think.
> 
> He also said the body panels have no holes in them. Well, ok, maybe no
> "holes" but the left front fender has been sliced up and tack-welded
back
> together.  Technically correct, no holes, but I believe this was
> misleading.
> The only body panel even remotely close to being perfect is the hood.  I
> am
> all for restoration, but I believe this is only a parts car.  To restore
> it
> you would be starting with just a pontoon, and even it has some damage.
> The
> frame looks pretty rough too.  Remember the red De Lorean I am buying?
> The
> red one is light-years better in condition.
> 
> The engine, missing the injectors at the very least, and turbo have sat
> exposed to the weather for no telling how long.
> 
> If anyone is interested ask him for pictures.  I have quite a few of the
> car
> as in the auction, and a few more with the body panels off.  I also have
a
> dial-up connection, so if anyone wants to see them I guess I can upload
> them
> to Yahoo.
> 
> Ok, that was a Walt-sized post.  Sorry about that, but I would hate to
see
> someone get screwed over this.
> 
> Greg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:06 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] sad De Lorean on Ebay...
> 
> 
> Before you posted this, I was going to suggest that you tell the whole
> story
> rather than just announce you are disappointed.  It's the juicy details
> that
> add the spice to life. ;-)
> 
> Walt
> 
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