Cheap cars can be a real problem..be warned! Chrispy -----Original Message----- From: gullwingmagazine <gullwingmagazine@xxxx> [mailto:gullwingmagazine@xxxx] Sent: 14 December 2002 01:08 To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Found a semi local delorean for sale Paul If this is the D in Caladonia, Missouri (and it looks like it from the pics) walk away from it! Unless you can get them down to $4000- 5000 or better yet less, its going to suck a lot of money out of you. We looked at this car this summer because of some tip we got at a car show. Since we like project cars we took a ride out to see it. Very disappointing. Our project D (the Yellow one many saw in Memphis)was found with many of the same problems as the one you are looking at but it would at least run and the body was straight. We bought ours for less than $5000 but have invested at least $10,000 in parts and a ton of labor that nobody will pay me for. If it wont start there are all kinds of things you cant check. Bottom line, be patient, your deal will come around. I could also tell you of another D here in St Louis that has a blown engine, destroyed interior, every body panel dented, and just a basic mess. But you know what, the owner wont budge off the $10,000 price he wants. Crazy! Ron Gullwing Magazine --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul <vrt10whips@xxxx>" <vrt10whips@xxxx> wrote: > Hey list, > > A buddy of mine was checking out his friends new house thats about an > hour away, in a very small town. On his way there passing through > another small town, he saw a delorean sitting in front of a small > shop there with a for sale sign in the back. > > I took a trip out there today to check it out, The shops closed mon- > wed. I took a look at it, and the license plate was from april of > 1996. It looks like it has been sitting there for that long as > well. From what I can see from the interior the binacle is cracked, > as well as the leather seats being cracked and worn. The passenger > window looks to be off track being that it is open about half an inch > and tilted, and being that it snowed this past week, I noticed snow > in the interior below the window(not a good sign). Im guessing it > would need the usual for a car that has been sitting for a while. > > Other than that from what I can see the body panels look to be in > good shape, the fascias need repainting. > > Ill get a chance to look at the engine when I go back thursday. > > Anybody have any Idea what a good price would be for a delorean like > this. I an expecting to have to do some work to it to probobly get > it running. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Regards, > > Paul Nolan > MidWestWhips To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/