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["Adam Ska" <kingskalar@xxxx>]

Hi, I'm new to the group, and I have been wanting to purchase a
DeLorean for quite a while, and when one showed up for sale somewhat
near me, I decided to go and check it out.

I dont' want to buy something that is going to be irrepairable or cost
me more money than its worth, and I'd like an expert's opinion 


It was a several hour drive to get there and the man who was selling
it was not there when I arrived, we miscommunicated the time I was to
arrive. Neverthless, his daughter let me into the garage where it
was.

and there it was, in its gleaming stainless-steel beauty.. although on
blocks!

.. I critiqued the outside.. it was an early 81' with a grooved hood
and gas flap, there was a small ding in the hood. the door had a few
key scratches. it also had one of those thin stripes with the DMC
logo.

When I opened the door, the door drooped a little, but stayed open. 
Some piece immediately fell out of the car and hit the floor. an
armrest of some sort?

the car was an automatic, with 65,000 miles the odo.


The mirrors on the doors were rather cloudy, so was the one on the
windshield.. although it didn't stay there for long; I tried to adjust
it, and it fell off into my hand... it also had a small crack in the
lower left.

the seats and the rest of the interior looked great, besides the
dash, which had a large crack, but was covered by a dash cover.

the passenger side door wouldn't stay open.. I would open it.. and it
would fall down. New Struts? maybe adjusting the torsion bar?

the engine looked pretty clean. I don't know too much about the
engine itself, so I couldn't find out exactly whats wrong with
it.(i'll explain it later on)

so I climbed into the passenger side, and I shut the door, I noticed
the roof light is loosening, and needed to be fixed.

...and thats when I heard 'Varoooooom!!!'

....the owner's daughter, climbed into the driver side turned the key
and started the engine... the engine sputtered and spattered and
barely kept an idle... so she applied gas, and when she did the engine
died.

....I'm thinking fuel contamination? She didn't know how long exactly
the car was stored there. Judging by the condition its in.. a pretty
long time.

she started it up another time..pressed the pedal and it died
again... 

I grimaced and told her I thought the fuel could be contaminated..

the car also looked like it needed new tires.. and after i got out,
there was a small drop of oil underneath the transmission 


at any rate, it looked very sad in the garage was in, up on blocks.. 
I would love to take it home and restore it to original condition.


the man wants $14,000 for it, which I think is about TWICE what it is
worth. he is on vacation now and returns sometime next week, and then
he will have it off of the blocks so I can test drive it to see how it
handles.

If no more problems show up, I think I may offer him $7000, but not
more than 8K.

what do you guys think? would I be overpaying? or is this a lost
cause?


Thanks
-Adam