[DMCForum] Re: old member new owner

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you ask questions like this, you'd better have a strong stomach 
for constructive criticism. 

Having been on the list for a long time, I hope you've learned 
something (in between the political infighting posts) on what to 
look for when buying one of these things. I mean you did examine the 
car, or have an owner nearby do it for you right???

6K? Well let's see. I paid 7K for mine and I had a hacked up wiring 
harness, blown headgaskets, a rotted front frame, the fuel system 
was totally ruined, the stereo was a non-event. The windshield was 
cracked, the tires were dry-rotted, every single rotating electrical 
motor was a siezed up metal rock (alternator, fuel pump, idle 
regulator, blower motor). The door handles were broken and the 
windows didn't work. The A/C system was empty. The seats were 
rotted. The gauges didn't work. Siezed up brakes. (I'll stop here) I 
was totally taken for a ride by the seller because I didn't do my 
homework and I paid dearly for it.

Yours is painted. Often that indicates body damage that the owner 
didn't want to fix so it's Bondo'd and painted. No big deal if you 
like the color. Depending on how much money and mechanical skill you 
have, if the frame isn't rusted out and the fiberglass underbody is 
ok, then all that crap I listed above can be fixed. In my opinion 
(which varies in worth depending on who you talk to), if you have a 
solid foundation (frame), the mechanical stuff can be replaced or 
repaired.

The only thing I can say for certain is this: If you think you're 
going to buy a DeLorean for 6k and drive it anywhere, you're 
dreaming. To even speak of the stereo at this point is absurd. You 
either buy a turn-key car for $15-20k, or rebuild one starting at $4-
7k and pour your life into it because you love it.

Rich A.
#5335

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Nun Yah" <joshp1986@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I have been a member of this list for some time now, but not an 
owner 
> of a DMC-12, until this week. I am about to buy a 81 for 6k. 
What's 
> the catch? It's painted red, it's got a blown head gasket, it's 
got 
> the eyebrow effect but I think that is all of the stuff that is 
wrong 
> with it.. or at least I hope it is. Well I guess that I'll find 
out. 
> I was wondering how hard is it to install a sound system in a 
> DeLorean? -Josh

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