Re: [DML] Opinion for first time buyers

["Nun Yah" <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx>]

The reason I am about to buy one is that I found one very close to my 
house which is rare. I live in Arkansas and the main sports car is 
the mustang. I have thought about waiting until I get out of college 
but that will be about six years or so because I am going for a phd 
in mechanical engineering. Plus I enjoy working on cars so it will 
get me away from the tv and off the main street in my town drag 
racing. There's no better feeling then when you crank up an old car 
that didn't run before but now it does. 
 Yes I am about to gradurate from high school, 1 semester left.

 -Josh


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jake Kamphoefner" <jakekamp@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Josh,
> 
> The very first thing (in my opinion), even before buying the car, 
is buy the
> shop manual set.  If you have to second guess spending a hundred 
bucks on
> manuals, you shouldn't be buying a classic exotic.  Spend some time 
reading
> those, the DML archives and everything on the DMC News site --
especially
> this piece by Dave Stragand:
> 
> http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/restoration.htm
> 
> As for my recommendation, I'd say don't buy a DeLorean.  I don't 
mean not
> ever.  -Just not now.  I recall from a previous post that you were 
looking
> to spend $6000.  That's about the same price that most are paying 
for parts
> cars.  If I can paraphrase Daniel from Orlando, he put it best when 
he said
> that DeLoreans are cheap to buy, but expensive to own.  If you want 
to
> restore a $6K car, I would budget at least $200 per week for the 
entire next
> year for parts and tools.  If not, you're going to spend a lot of 
time
> looking at a lifeless pile of parts that no one thinks is cool, 
your parents
> don't understand, and you can't drive at all --much less up to 88 
mph.
> Also, have you made sure that you can be insured on it?  What the 
insurance
> going to cost you?
> 
> Why are you so "desperate" for a car now?  Judging by your email 
address, I
> assume you're just getting ready to graduate from high school.  Why 
not
> finish college first??  Then you can get a job where they dump a 
bunch of
> money into your bank account and you can buy the DeLorean you 
really want.
> After all the hard work, you'll thank yourself.  I guess I'm saying,
> sometimes it's easier to do things the hard way.  Don't get 
anxious; these
> things are going to be around for a long time.
> 
> I hope this didn't discourage you, but since you asked....   :-)
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Jake Kamphoefner
> Driving 1063 in STL
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nun Yah" <joshp1986@xxxx>
> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:05 AM
> Subject: [DML] Opinion for first time buyers
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > I am about to buy my first DeLorean. What should I do first? Buy 
the
> > car or the shop amnuals? Or should I even buy a DeLorean? I have
> > wanted one for as long as I can emember and have enough money to 
buy
> > a low..guality car. I know it will be alot of work and money and 
have
> > thought about it for some time know but there are some people out
> > there determined to keep from DeLorean ownership.
> >
> > -Josh
> >








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