Josh is very young, and we have all been there at one
time!!
Mike
--- DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So this guy just posted he is going to buy this car
> and with everything
> we said he doesn't want to defend himself or the
> car?
>
> I dont get it.
>
> Mark V
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at 03:42 PM, timnagin
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I would classify my car as a basket case, but I
> went looking for a
> > project
> > car from the beginning. Before I bought it, I
> asked several people to
> > guess
> > what it would be worth on the open market.
> Everyone guessed way
> > higher than
> > what I actually paid for the car. I would like to
> see pictures of the
> > one
> > Josh is looking at.
> >
> > Josh, take a look at what mine was like when I
> bought it. There is no
> > way I
> > would have paid anywhere near $6,000.00 for my
> car.
> >
> >
> http://staff.xu.edu/~durman/reddelorean/pics/wide_shot.JPG
> >
> > http://home.fuse.net/1101g/reddelorean/
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:30 PM
> > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [DMCForum] old member new owner
> >
> >
> >
> > C'mon guys, don't come down on Josh too hard even
> tho he may
> > deserve it. ;-)
> >
> > Being a red painted DeLorean, this reminds me of
> two other
> > owners on the Forum: Samuel & Greg. Both these
> cars were
> > basket cases and still in the process of being
> restored.
> >
> > As for the sound system: Yeah, that was probably
> the first
> > modification I did to my DeLorean (after jumping
> out the fan
> > fail relay). But my efforts would have been
> better spent
> > doing more important things like fuel system,
> electrical,
> > brakes, etc. But I did first what I understood
> best which
> > was car audio. I since taught myself how to work
> on the car
> > with help from guys on the internet as well as
> several
> > locals who loan me tools, look over my problems,
> etc. Now
> > believe it or not, several guys come to me for
> advice.
> >
> > So young grasshopper Josh.... remember that $20K
> rule even
> > tho it paints with a wide sloppy brush and doesn't
> apply to
> > every situation. I paid $17.5K for a garage queen
> that was
> > mostly original. The great thing about the car is
> that
> > there were very few corrosion problems. But the
> bad thing
> > about it (actually good in many ways) is that very
> little
> > work had ever been done to the car. This meant
> that many
> > systems were about to fail when put to normal use:
> brakes,
> > transmission, etc. The good thing about it is
> that too
> > often on DeLoreans I see damage caused by work
> that was
> > improperly done such has hacked electrical,
> stripped
> > fasteners, holes cut, etc. The car still has many
> issues I
> > have yet to resolve, and my investment in it is
> approaching
> > $30K. And consider what I started with. If you
> buy a
> > project car for $6K, be prepared to spend lots of
> time &
> > money just making it mechanically reliable. Do
> not be
> > mistaken that you can easily find a mechanic whom
> you can
> > trust AND be knowledgeable with DeLoreans. If you
> do not
> > intend to do the work yourself then wait and buy a
> > professionally restored car.
> >
> > Nice tools are expensive, and you need room to
> work and
> > store the car. The worst thing for a DeLorean is
> to store
> > them outdoors. The interiors (at least in
> Florida) act like
> > one-way moisture valves. Water gets in and
> doesn't leave.
> > And when I store a DeLorean garaged, mold can grow
> > everywhere inside.
> >
> > If you buy a $6K painted car, I suggest having at
> least
> > another $6K in your pocket to spend on parts &
> tools.
> > Otherwise it will be a lawn ornament.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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