Re: [DML] Re: DAILY DRIVER DMC

[CancerMan <cancerman@xxxx>]

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Just to add my 2 cents. Im a 19 year old sophomore in college. I bought my car this
summer on a trip out to Chicago. All I can say is What a Ride!!! There have been lots of
highs and lows in my ownership so far. The first high was when I first brought the car
home and saw it sitting in my driveway. The first low was finding out the next day that
no one would insure it for a reasonable rate. The second low came when my other car blew
an engine, which depleted my funds leaving no money to fix the DeLorean until this
winter.

Over the course of the summer ive thoroughly enjoyed owning the car. Its an ego trip like
no other. But Im also under a bit of financial strain right now. My cars are sucking up
all my income and savings, and thats not a situation I want to be in. But for all the
trouble its caused, I seem to forgive and forget as soon as I get behind the wheel.
Although if I had a chance to do it over again, I would probably wait.

You need to weigh your options. Can you live with having most of your income being used
to maintain and pay for it? Can you deal with the headaches of getting
insurance/inspection/repairs? If you can make it through that mess without looking back
and regretting your decision then you should go for it.

If you do decide to go ahead with it heres a few tips. Make sure you can live with the
faults of the car, you wont have much extra money for repairs for a while. Id recommend
getting a mechanically sound car with a few cosmetic problems. That way you can still
drive the car everyday while you restore it. Buy a car thats been used as a daily driver
already, or has been driven on a regular basis. But most importantly, hook up with other
owners in your area. They will be one of your most valuable resources.

Good luck to you and I hope things work out. Just hope you realize that if you do this
before your ready you wont own the car, the car will own you.

Jeremy Delaney
vin 10842