[DML] Re: Looking for a DMC

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It has been my experience with a lot of old cars that even if you find
one that has been garaged since new you will have all kinds of
problems. Maybe when you first start to use it you might only have a
window that won't work but very quickly the aging process catches up.
The brakes will start to leak. The water pump will leak. Electrical
problems will pop up out of nowhere. The more you exercise it the more
 problems you will have. It will be a steep curve and you will fall
behind but eventually you will catch up on them and slowly you will
have less and less trouble until it is reliable. The trouble with this
piecemeal approach is that it seems like it is bleeding you to death a
little at a time while stranding you at the worst possible times and
places. The other way to approach this is to "bite the bullet" and
just do all the work that you know it will need all at once. This
means all of the usual things for a Delorean like struts, cooling
system service, fuel system service, rebuild the brakes and clutch, do
ALL the updates and recalls, a couple of Zillas or something similar,
door seals, C/V boots,fuel accumulater and filter, tires, clutch line,
change ALL the fluids, wiper blades, Tune-up, trailing arm bolts,
lubricate EVERYTHING, and on and on. You will spend at least $5,000
just on parts. You really have to be honest with yourself and budget
for it when you buy a "sleeper"
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "spaceace3113" <spaceace3113@xxxx> wrote:
> " What you want to avoid is an all original, stock car that has been 
> sitting it's whole life with no miles" 
> 
>    Somehow I find this rather hard to believe, I purchased my car 
> with 89 miles on the clock and on top of being concourse worthy its 
> a dream to own and drive. Did I spend $$ to make it that way? yes 
> but not that much and having everything addressed from the beginning 
> is in my opinion the best way to go. Im sure that in 5 years time I 
> would have paid less to keep my car on the road than most others. 
> I would go as far as putting my car up against a DMCH anytime
> The 20 thousand rule is on its way to becoming obsolete (maybe an 
> average good shape car)....you couldnt pry some cars from their 
> owners for 35 thousand certainly not mine. 
> 
> Harry VIN #2696 "In all her glory I might add"




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