Re: [DML] Delorean parting out parts available

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stephen Card" <stephen@xxxx> wrote:
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Vin 5386 <delorean_stainless@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Sort of sad actually. Always pains me to see another D
> > go this route :(
> Your looking at it all wrong. Look at it as an organ donor. 
Through 
> the "transplanting" of these parts many cars can benefit! Painful 
> would be a carcrusher and a useless block of metal at the end.
> Keep looking for the positive,
> Stephen

Problem is, organ donation only happens after a donor is dead! 
Doctors don't look at patients and say, "Well gee, it's going to take 
much more work than I'm willing to put in to save your husband's life 
Mrs. Jones. But don't feel bad, 'cause we're going to part out his 
vital organs, so that other people may live. So don't feel so bad 
about the loss." And that is exactly what was said here, looking at 
this quote from the original post:

Quote directly from Ken K, owner of the doomed car: "Well Vin 5690 
has been with me for about 3 weeks and I have gone through the 
emotions of rebuilding, refurbishing, or parting it out. After 
looking at the options this could be a $5000 car that cost $15K to 
fix and result in a $14K car that still has a way to go. So it is 
going the e-bay route."

>From what has been described, this isn't a car that's had any 
devistating damage to it from a wreck, or a fire. It doesn't appear 
to even have a wasted chassis from rust damage. It is simply a car 
that needs an intense passion to fuel it's restoration. Someone who 
is more concerned with owning/keeping a DeLorean on the road, rather 
than what the monetary value of the car will be once a restoration is 
complete, as quoted above.

To Ken K: I'm not trying to attack you, but I do disagree with you on 
both points: 1. The end value of the car can be much higher than what 
you are anticipating. NADA right now puts fully restored/original 
vehicles at a value of almost $28,000. Yes, it will require an 
immense amount of work, but it can be done. 2. The car is worth 
saving. Even I realize that you can't just store a car until that 
perfect owner comes along wanting to restore it. And classic cars 
needing this much work won't always sell as quickly as road 
operational ones, especially automatics. But this could easily have 
been avoided simply by not purchasing the car. Which is the absolute, 
#1 cardinal rule when looking to buy a DeLorean. And if we learn 
nothing else, always remember it: *ALWAYS* inspect a car that you 
will potentially be buying IN PERSON FIRST BEFORE COMMITING TO 
PURCHASE! Words to live, and drive by.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"