Re: Questions on maintaining please help

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

If your budget allows $20-25,000 for aquisition of a clean Delorean 
and you don't want too many problems then since you are in NY contact 
P. J. Grady and they will get you a car. For a car in this price range 
it will be a low mileage car with most of the maintainence items 
attended to and be very clean cosmeticaly. The other way to go is to 
buy a "driver" for $12-15,000 and spend $8,000-10,000 to get it up to 
that level. It is a matter of time and money. Before you spend any 
money make sure to at least have someone who knows Deloreans look it 
over so you don't spend $25,000 for a car worth $15,000. You won't be 
happy overpaying for a car that needs a lot of work.
For ongoing maintainence and repairs a budget of around $1,000 a year 
will cover it of course depending on how much you use it and if you do 
anything yourself or where you have work done. This does not include 
insurance, especially if you don't have collector insurance that is 
mileage limited (2,500 miles per year). This includes the occasional 
tune-up, tires, battery, etc.(Things you don't buy every year)
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


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> 
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have been interested in a DeLorean for many years now. I have
> researched feverishly on maintaining the car but I find myself a bit
> hazy on this topic. My budget will be anywhere from 20-25k for a
> DeLorean. My question is essentially what has been your experience
> with maintaining the automobile? Lets assume I purchase a vehicle 
that
> has been taken care of through out its life, has most or all 
upgrades
> done, frame is in great shape and cosmetically up to par. I also 
need
> to mention I plan on driving the car 12k mi a year.?. How much money
> will I have to invest in the car per year? And as far as inevitable
> fixes such as alts, batteries, tires, oil change, tune ups etc?. 
Will
> I find myself spending much more money on these repairs compared to 
a
> less exotic cars? Lastly is 25k a reasonable price to pay for a
> good-great shape car? I would like to thank you all for your time on
> this matter and I look anxiously at the future of being a fellow
> DeLorean owner. 
> 
> -Kirk McLeod
> NY