Re: [DML] Re: DeLorean pricing

[id <ionicdesign@xxxx>]

well i would rather buy 2 refurbished deloreans from DMCH than only 1 from delorean1.
DMCH has more bang for the buck IMHO.

i sent a email to delorean1 and asked them whats the difference between their refurb
delorean and DMCH's and they never replied.

mark
6683

trevor Johson wrote:

> without getting into this, the reasoning behing $62k is simple. The original
> cost of a DeLorean, with inflation. A brand new corvette, runs about $45k to
> $50k, (approx.). Back in 1981, the DeLoreans base price (again, approx) was
> about $25-26k. Corvettes, were only in the range of $16-$19k, DeLorean One
> is not just selling a refurbished car. What they produce are as close to a
> new car as you can get now adays. Don't respond to yell at me about d-1, or
> Ed, That isn't why i posted this... and don't point out that the corvettes
> of today are completely different cars than the ones in the eighties... I am
> aware of this. The point is, They do sell these cars at 62,500, enough so
> that DMC-H decided to join in, and do it as well, (as well as PJ Grady). If
> someone is selling these cars for this amount, who are we to argue over what
> makes it worth that much. I for one would love to sell either of my cars for
> even half that. Both are immaculate, concours winners, but the most we could
> probably get is 25-28k, By selling cars for these amounts, (62,500 and 35k)
> they are helping to raise the value of the DeLorean. Having purchased a
> refurbished car myself, i can say it is probably the nicest DeLorean I have
> ever seen, and if you can put down the $$$, I would strongly suggest doing
> so.
>
> Trevor Johnson
> #4055, and #6974