[DML] Re: 1 Year Anniversary...and a message of hope!

["ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Dave,

I'm a little late in replying, but wanted to throw in my two cents:

I drive my DeLorean every day, all year long, and I make no apologies
for it. It is not my only vehicle, but if I didn't have a family it
would be. So when I'm not with them, I'm in the D. That means every
day to work, on most errands, basically 95% of my driving.

I bought this car from the original owner last year. After replacing
most of the aged parts, the car has been perfectly reliable. 

The only caveat I can give to prospective owners: If you intend to
really enjoy the car or otherwise drive it often, a garage stocked
with the appropriate tools and the ability and desire to do your own
work is a must - or close proximity to an established DeLorean shop.
You can't drop this car off at your local mechanic and expect it back
in one piece. It really is a "If you want it done right, you've got to
do it yourself" way of life. You really do need a high disposable
income in your first year or so of ownership as well. If you can't
come up with $500+ on a whim, either buy a car that's already been
fully updated, or save longer, or have the ability to put the car in
your garage and use alternate transportation. There are a lot of
original parts on many (most?) DeLoreans that are failing or will fail
soon, and until you get them all replaced you have to be prepared
financially and mechanically.

Once you get through most of this stuff, maintenance and reliability
is no different than any other car.

-Ryan


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "usndmc" <usndmc@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> A year ago today I flew to Albany, NY and purchased my dream car, 
> #5968, and embarked on the 1200 mile maiden voyage drive back home. 
> My DeLorean is my ONLY car, and in the last year I've only had to 
> bum a ride to work from a friend once. She's been almost as 
> dependable as a new car, keeping me mobile for 1 year and almost 
> 12,000 miles--with about 7 "cross-country" drives ranging from 4 to 
> 18 hours each way.





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