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DeLorean DMC-12 w/ 1200 miles

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Fraser:
A classic case of a Sheep in Wolfs clothing  :-DD

My neighbour owned one. He sold it as dreaming of owning a film icon vs real life ownership were very different experiences, and not in a good way :(

Fraser

edy:
From an economic standpoint, the best time to have owned a DeLorean is.... NEVER.  :-DD  The price in 1981 was $25,000, which sounds like a great deal... until you realize that is equivalent to about $70,000 2019 dollars. Given you can buy a practically mint low-mileage DeLorean today for about $50,000, I wouldn't say that was an incredibly good investment for a "classic car" (considering your other options). Then again, most cars do depreciate... and people don't own DeLorean's for economically-sound reasons alone.

There are however a number of other cars out there that are worth quite a bit more today. A quick search at movie cars shows the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Firebird (used in "Smokey and the Bandit" movie) was about $5,500 in 1977 dollars, which makes it around $23,000 in 2020 dollars. Good luck finding any that cheap today... they are well above that value and for an actual muscle-car that could do the business.



https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1301646/1977-pontiac-firebird-trans-am-for-sale-in-cadillac-michigan-49601

This is practically a steal, look at the interior, likely owned by a lady driver:

https://www.gentrylane.com/s/domestic-inventory/1978-pontiac-firebird-trans-am



Red Squirrel:
Think that's the best pics I've ever seen of one, can really see the shine of the stainless.  That is one skookum looking car.   If I had the money, the room (big heated garage), and time, it would be awesome to get one and convert it into an EV.     From my understanding there is a company that still makes them. Not cheap though.

My dad used to be a salesman and they had one in the show room, there was a sign that said not to touch because finger prints would show up easily on it.  One guy was asking what it's made of and my dad said something to the effect "stainless steel, just like your kitchen sink at home" and the guy was "what were you doing in my house?".  :-DD 

james_s:
A friend of mine had a DeLorean for a while, he's always buying and selling weird random cars, fixes them up, drives them around for a while, some he keeps, others he sells or trades later. Anyway he said the DeLorean was somewhat disappointing, it was underpowered and not very exciting to drive, not very practical either however it sure does look cool. Those PRV V6 engines were dogs, Volvo used them for a while and their reputation was marred for many years after that. They built some really excellent engines of their own but chose some of the worst 3rd party engines they could find for some models. The V6 was thirstier, less powerful, less reliable and harder to work on than their turbo 4 cylinder. The first time I saw one I thought some incompetent gearhead had done a ridiculous engine swap, the thing sat far forward with a huge gap between the engine and firewall.

I don't think anybody buys a vintage 1200 mile car to drive it, that DeLorean will be a garage or trailer queen.

TheSteve:
I loved my DeLorean. Eventually I'd like to have one again. I like the 81 more then the 82 or 83 though. You do certainly want a manual if you get one.

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