Dear list:

              According to Mr. Espey, a '00 Delorean's parts is about 
$140,000. This mean is if we really want to build by own, We can get by under 
$20,000 (Parts, tools and extra stuff like oil Bolts, Brake Fluid, etc.) with 
long long labor time and strong efforts. I think it is OK for some long term 
project because many people in U. S build some kit cars by their own. For 
me... I would simply fix my car step by step now. It is worth, but I got many 
things to do. 

                                                                              
Blacknight



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When you think about it, a totally refurbished Delorean from DMC 
Houston is actually cheaper than when they were new.  Didn't most 
Deloreans sell for around 30-35K when they were first introduced?  
Even at $30k, Deloreans now are cheaper when you consider inflation.  
Plus, "new" deloreans are much better than when they were first 
made.  re-engineered parts, better labor....

enough said....seeya in Cleveland!

Erik Geerdink
4512




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All Southern California Owners, 

A couple of events for the month of July:

Tuesday, July 4th:  Sierra Madre 4th of July parade.  There is already a group
of DeLoreans scheduled to be in the parade. If you are interested in joining us,
drop my wife Mimi a line mailto:mbreer_at_dml_ix.netcom.com

Saturday, July 23rd.  10th Annual Ventura All British Day.  This car show is
sponsored by the Central Coast British Car Club.  It will be held at Ventura
Harbor Village. After the show, there will be a DeLorean BBQ at a local owner's
home. For more information and an entry form, contact either 
Mimi mailto:mbreer_at_dml_ix.netcom.com or Julie mailto:djjohnson6_at_dml_juno.com.

Both the parade and the car show are open to any owner.

Hank




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In a message dated 6/8/00 8:53:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, james_at_dml_usadmc.com 
writes:

<< Our fully refurbished and warranteed DeLoreans for $29,500  >>


what????   i thought they were $50,000?
-greg



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Michael,

    Very well said.   It gives us all something to strive to achieve.



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In a message dated 6/8/00 8:53:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, njp548_at_dml_aol.com 
writes:

<< Makes you think 
 about the mark up for replacement parts that dealerships get to charge to 
 customers. >>

tell me about it.  my mom and i went to the chevy dealership the other day 
cuz she wanted flashier wheels ( we have a 99 chevy suburban 4wd 2500, just 
about as big as you can get, besides the diesel) and it has REALLY 
utilitarian wheels, so she wanted to get diff wheels.  they quoted us a price 
of 464 dollars.....per wheel.  4 wheels for over $1,200.  a huge rip off IMO. 
 the markup for a new car isnt that much really, but replacement parts are 
where they make money

-greg



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It isn't all markup. There is a lot of difference in costs between shipping
a bin full of parts to the factory, and boxing them up one by one for parts
sales. Plus cost of maintaining the inventory, cost of having a parts guy
at the counter to look it up and get it off the shelf, etc. I'm not saying
that the prices of parts from dealers isn't high, just that there is some
justification for a big part of that.

Mark N
VIN 6820

At 10:37 PM 6/8/00 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 6/8/00 9:29:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>rapparivarat_at_dml_erols.com writes:
>
> Makes you think 
>about the mark up for replacement parts that dealerships get to charge to 
>customers.
>
>Later,
>Nick
>1852



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I just recently changed the spark plug wires in my Delorean.  All told, I think it took me about 3 hours.  Quite a job when you consider that you're just changing wires!  I accomplished this through the removal of the fuel distributor section of the intake manifold to gain access to the cap and rotor.  When I hooked everything back up, the car started right up, but died instantly.  It refused to idle or take any gas whatsoever.  As it turns out, I was able to solve the problem, and the car is running better than ever since I've owned it.  When re-installing the fuel distributor, I had accidentally reversed two of the fuel lines, one of them being to the warm up regulator.  I discovered the root of the problem after digging up some old photos of the engine bay that I had taken prior to extracting my engine a couple of years ago.  So the purpose of my post is actually 2 fold:
 
1.  I would like to thank Rob at P.J. Grady for his patience in trying to help me determine the source of my car's condition.  He pointed me to a couple of areas that didn't solve the problem, but needed attention anyway.  (by the way, when was the last time you checked your ballast resistor connections... mine were in terrible shape).  Thanks also to P.J. Grady for there prompt delivery of the new parts I ordered.
 
2.  When working on some of the more complex areas of the car, take the time to label things properly.  Last time I removed the intake assembly, I carefully labeled all of the hoses, tubes, and wires that I removed, and re-installation was a snap... this time, I rushed things, neglected labeling, and subsequently screwed things up!  Also, a picture is worth a thousand words.  If you're taking something apart, snap a couple of pictures, or take a couple of minutes of video footage.  These types of things can really help out sometimes.
 



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Hi everyone,
Today I've heard the most outrages comment about my DeLorean. I guy came up
to me to look at the car... he said that he just loves those cars and he
always wanted to get one. Since I'm trying to sell mine I told him that
here's a chance for him to own one. Then he said: yeah, BUT.....
Me: but what?
Him: your car looks like sh$%
Me: what are talking about?
Him: it's all scrached up... looks like somebody did it with a sand paper
Me: that's the way they should be!!!
Him: no man.... this looks BAD
About 10 minutes later another guy came up to me and said that I should not
leave the car like that... that I need to paint it as soon as possible
because it will rust. He actually thought that I was restoring the car and
that I stripped all the paint. And suprisingly he knew that it was a
DeLorean ;o)

It seems that some people just don't get it ;o)
I just wanted to share this funny story... I've never heard anything like
this before.

Tom Niemczewski
tomcio_at_dml_gtemail.net
vin 6298 (FOR SALE)






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Brad,

You obviouisly missed about a good 10 to 15 minutes of the movie.  Flynt (Harrelson) calls a CBS mgmt. figure (Norm MacDonald) and has the FBI tape of JZD and the bust.  The JZD tape scandal (or whatever you want to call it) then moves into court.  It happens to be a bigger deal in the movie...  Like I said, it takes up 10 to 15 minutes in the film.  And you missed it??!



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Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to make a move right now, but I did run
across a nice D for sale.  Here are the particulars:

1981 40,612 miles   Grey Interior  5 Spd.     BAE Turbo      Engine bay in
pristine condition with S/S header bottle
Non original Alpine receiver  Built in K40 radar   Goodyear Eagle RH's F195/R235
looked new     Leather is Avg.
Stainless is in good condition 1 small indention on the T panel   Fascia's in
good shape       Frame is in good condition
Comes with Tech Manual

The car drove very well - the A/C worked fine, all the other electricals
appeared to be in good condition.  All the gaps in the panels
were uniform and it didn't appear to of been in any type of accident.  I don't
have prior ownership history as its at a wholesale car lot
(indoors).  They don't know what to do with it.  They have $12K in it but will
take $10k to move it.  I've exhausted my resources looking
for a way to purchase the vehicle, but didn't want to stand in the way of
someone else realizing their dream.  Overall I would rank this car a
6.5 out of 10.

Here's what the car needs:

Headliner Engine louver       Weatherstripping     Pulls for both doors
Drivers window needs work (offtrack)
Carpet         Brakes squeak       A good detailing!

SCEDT26T8BD00471         Oct. 1981

Please contact me offline for more info.
Mbomberger_at_dml_analysts.com





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Hi All,

I was hoping someone could answer a question for me on R134a.  I will 
be pressurizing my system soon, and wondered which compressor oil was a
better substitute for the original on a total conversion-- Esther, or
PAG.

My system has a brand new compressor, o-rings and accumulator, and the
hoses, condensor and evaporator have all been flushed with a/c system
cleaner.  I bought 3 pounds of R134a and a can of the cooling additive
(it works pretty well, surprisingly), but realized I didn't know which
oil to use.

This will be my fourth conversion to R134a on cars (2 Fords and an Audi)

I've seen a lot of mention on R134a in the archives, but no 'final
answers' ever surfaced.  If anyone has some help they could provide,
please let me know.

Thanks,

-Dave Stragand
VIN #05927
http://www.ProjectVixen.com



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In a message dated 06/09/2000 5:23:01 PM Central Daylight Time, 
mbomberger_at_dml_analysts.com writes:

<< The car drove very well - the A/C worked fine, all the other electricals
 appeared to be in good condition.  All the gaps in the panels
 were uniform and it didn't appear to of been in any type of accident.  I 
don't
 have prior ownership history as its at a wholesale car lot
 (indoors).  They don't know what to do with it.  They have $12K in it but 
will
 take $10k to move it.  I've exhausted my resources looking
 for a way to purchase the vehicle, but didn't want to stand in the way of
 someone else realizing their dream.  Overall I would rank this car a
 6.5 out of 10.
 
 Here's what the car needs:
 
 Headliner Engine louver       Weatherstripping     Pulls for both doors
 Drivers window needs work (offtrack)
 Carpet         Brakes squeak       A good detailing!
 
 SCEDT26T8BD00471         Oct. 1981
 
 Please contact me offline for more info.
 Mbomberger_at_dml_analysts.com
  >>
Is something wrong with that Vin #  ? I thought that they started at 500 ???
Ralph



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The $50,000 DeLoreans are the price quoted from "ONE" of the other 
DeLorean parts/service facilities. Bear in mind that an order for one 
of our $29,500 DeLoreans placed today could probably not be filled 
until August or September. Right now we have a backlog of four cars...

James Espey
DeLorean Motor Company
Houston, Texas

281/568-9573
800/USA-DMC1
http://www.usadmc.com

>In a message dated 6/8/00 8:53:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, james_at_dml_usadmc.com
>writes:
>
><< Our fully refurbished and warranteed DeLoreans for $29,500  >>
>
>
>what????   i thought they were $50,000?
>-greg




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My car has 9,280 mile on it and I thought that it might be a good 
idea to replace the original cap and rotor.  DMC in Irvine replaced 
the spark plugs.

Is there a simple method to accomplish this seemingly dificult task?  
It looks like a difficult and time consuming undertaking. Also, 
should the coil be replaced?  The car runs great, so maybe I should 
just leave it alone.

Scot 
6452





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I believe the time has come to sell my Delorean.  Due to work and family I 
just do not have the extra time I once did.  Here is some information:

VIN  3309
1981  Automatic grey interior
20,000 miles  
Thin grey side stripe,  Black mats, manuals, paperwork etc.
Frame epoxy is like new
fasicas are mint. Exterior extremely clean and straight
Too many new parts to list here
Orginal NCT's with the fronts like new  no dry rot
Interior is clean with no dry rot or sun damage
The car is located in Youngstown, Ohio which is about 60 miles from 
Cleveland. I am asking $15,750.  Anyone who is interested can E mail me  at :

dmc3309_at_dml_aol.com  or call me at 330 792-0016

Thanks, Robert Gorski



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 Here's what the car needs:

 Headliner Engine louver       Weatherstripping     Pulls for both doors
 Drivers window needs work (offtrack)
 Carpet         Brakes squeak       A good detailing!

 SCEDT26T8BD00471         Oct. 1981

 Please contact me offline for more info.
 Mbomberger_at_dml_analysts.com
  >>
Is something wrong with that Vin #  ? I thought that they started at 500 ???
Ralph
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Beginning in 1981 all Vin#'s are required to have 17 digits. The Vin listed
has only 16 digits, so the poster has forgotten one digit.

Robert Starling
Vin#05252







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