Re: [DML] Re: delorean pricing, first time driver

["Gabe W." <thecreech@xxxx>]

I wonder how many of the 6k or so deloreans are still out there and how many
are in good condition? Isn't there a website with like buyers checklists in
stuff for the delorean?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Geerdink" <delorean502@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:58 AM
Subject: [DML] Re: delorean pricing, first time driver


> Suprizingly I drove the car 300 miles home, and for the next 4 month
> with no real problems, besides the fuel accumulator. It was over the
> winter that it broke down, starting with the waterpump. When I took
> it to Micah Fryman (thats where it is at right now) to get work done
> to it, he told me that I had a lot of angels watching me because it
> was VERY unsafe. My steering rack was dry and distroyed, my trailing
> arms were rusted through, my engine was leaking oil, the electical
> was a mess and very dangerous. I even had some parts on the car that
> suprized him, like a steel clutch line. As in, not a hose. It was a
> bent pipe that was supposidly the cool thing to install in the early
> '80s to replace the plastic hose. I also has some weird things
> bolted onto my frame that messed it up. If Micah is learking out
> there, maybe he could inform us on my badly treated Delorean. you
> wouldn't believe some of the things that was wrong with this car.
> The steering rack was installed backwards and upside down!! It WAS a
> real mess. it's not like that any more. All but the frame has been
> replaced, but that will get done soon.
> So the moral of the story is...don't be too excited when you first
> see a Delorean that you might buy. Thats what I did. Bring someone
> along with you who knows a lot about Deloreans, or at least what to
> look for. When I was looking at this Delorean all that I said was
> "oh, the dashboard can be replaced no problem, so can the dents, the
> fascia and headliners. No bid deal." All that right there is a
> couple thousand dollars! BE CAREFUL, there are crap Delorean out
> there!
> I'll shut up now.
>
> Erik Geerdink
> 4512
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Gabe W." <thecreech@xxxx> wrote:
> > Was the 10,000 delorean driveable when you got it? Did you run into
> any
> > problems? What was your first car?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Erik Geerdink" <delorean502@xxxx>
> > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:23 PM
> > Subject: [DML] Re: delorean pricing, first time driver
> >
> >
> > > I bought my Delorean for $10,000. Listed is the work I have done
> to
> > > it....
> > >
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