Hi Question .. what is the owner of the second DMC asking ?. I find that selling a D is not as easy as it first seems ! We all know that our passion for the D's has made us very knowledgeable about the car itself. I must have read several books on Delorean, joined mailing lists, searched the web, all before I ever attempted to buy my first D. So the buying audience is always a smaller more knowledgeable group of people. Which brings me to my point.... The first Delorean owner may have this car of sale longer then he expects, call him every one or two weeks and offer him $15,000. If the second owner is looking for 10k or above, I would hang out for the first one. Delorean parts are not cheep. We cannot see inside the engine so appearance is all we have to go on. P.S. I believe the owner about his odometer, this item has always been an issue on the DMC. Good Luck. Declan, Dublin, Ireland. -----Original Message----- From: nskalsky@xxxx [mailto:nskalsky@xxxx] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 8:46 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] 18k or 14k HI, I've been researching the Delorean Motor Company, the dmc-12 and John Delorean himself for the past couple years. alot of my information came right from this list. I was wondering if I could get some advice. I currently have two possiblitys for my first delorean. a 81' 5speed with 9,000 miles, I drove it, rus great, absolutly flawless in apperance, not to say what the condition of it mechanicaly after sitting so much. I did check for frame rust and I couldnt find any. the engine starts right up with out hessitation and seems to idle and drive smooth and consistant. the owner wants 18,900 for it. The biggest catch is that when I drove it the Sped. and Odometer didnt work, he said they worked the last time he drove it about a month ago. I belive that the car is at least close to this reading because the origional tires still have alot of tread left. I intend on driveing this car everyday, in the summer and storing it for the michigan winters. so I'm not sure if I should buy a 9,000 mile car and drive it alot when it probably should be preserved as it is. the other car is a 81' 5speed with 49,000miles. new clutch, some other new stuff, the dash is cracked, instrument cover cracked, seats worn, fascias need re-painting, small dents on front of car, and bend in the stainless steel by the wheel well. it was a southern car so its been in the sun. the owner of the second car seems to be very knowledgeable about deloreans and I would guess that means the car was well taken care of Mechanically. I'm just wondering if anyone has experiences or advice for me, it would be greatly Appreciated! thanks! Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxx [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]