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Iznodmad
08-16-2011, 01:25 PM
Just a few weeks ago, someone kindly posted a warning for a DMC for sale on Ebay. I would like to do the same here. I found this car about 3 years ago for sale local to me. It was for sale forever, somebody obviously bought it and is now trying to "flip it" without doing a damn thing to the car. It is listed for a starting bid of $18K, too much for this car. It has all the typical mechanical neglect, but it is rather sound cosmetically. Sadly, there was a complete write-up and pics on the old dmctalk.com website when I found the car. Oh well. This is a buyer beware! Link for the curious....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DeLorean-Delorean-DMC-1981-12-566-original-miles-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27bd597c4eQQitemZ17068 0482894QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks
Dangermouse
08-16-2011, 03:24 PM
ebay username "vonturd222" :hysterical:
DMC3165
08-16-2011, 04:34 PM
Interesting how the fuel distributor is orange. Wonder where that came from. What was the writeup on the old site?
dmc6960
08-16-2011, 04:36 PM
Interesting how the fuel distributor is orange.

Orange is the color of rust.
DMC3165
08-16-2011, 05:38 PM
Orange is the color of rust.

possibly, at first glance i would've assumed it was a rebuilt unit or something. it is an exceptionally clean engine bay in the pic. The FD was the only thing that caught my eye.
Marty
08-16-2011, 07:11 PM
What about that coolant hose incorrectly mounted over the a/c?? yikes.
Ron
08-16-2011, 08:44 PM
ebay username "vonturd222" :hysterical:
:lol:

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"Deposit...within 72 hours....Full payment within 3 days."
:hysterical:
Iznodmad
08-17-2011, 09:52 AM
Interesting how the fuel distributor is orange. Wonder where that came from. What was the writeup on the old site?

I had found the car for sale, went to look at it, took lots of pics and made a list of things that needed attention. I posted all of that to the old dmctalk.com website. It was close to $8,000 worth of parts alone to make the car roadable (not including labor).


What about that coolant hose incorrectly mounted over the a/c?? yikes.

Exactly. Those were the only 2 replaced coolant hoses on the car, all the rest were original.
Roman Legion
08-17-2011, 10:10 AM
Orange is the color of rust.

Rust is also known as oxidation, which occurs when oxygen comes in long-term contact with certain metals. over time, the oxygen combines with the metal at an atomic level, forming a new compound called an oxide.
Notifier
08-17-2011, 04:58 PM
Rust is also known as oxidation, which occurs when oxygen comes in long-term contact with certain metals. over time, the oxygen combines with the metal at an atomic level, forming a new compound called an oxide.

So it's got an "oxide coated distributor" - you pay extra for that!
DeBro
08-18-2011, 04:55 PM
Price is pretty high for that thing.
uhhair
08-18-2011, 07:03 PM
People on ebay are slow. If you are going to sell a classic car for any decent amount of cash, could you please write more than 2 sentences and not talk like you're in 8th grade? Seriously, wow.
Iznodmad
08-19-2011, 08:46 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DeLorean-1981-Delorean-DMC-12-12-566-original-miles-/170683511895?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27bd87b457

Relisted with lower starting bid now. I assume this current owner bought it from the previous owner for $16K. That was the bottom price the previous owner would accept, and in my opinion was too high for what it was. Like I said previously, this current owner is just trying to flip it and make a few thousand off of it. The work he mentions being done was by the previous owner, and it was all done incorrectly. It would have to be re-done. Can't blame him for trying, but I don't want to see anyone get burned by a sub-par DeLorean that is priced like a sorted DeLorean.