Originally Posted by
Jonathan
That's a very nice looking car. I didn't see what it is priced at though? I suspect it is in the $40's? Whatever it is, it'll likely be a "you get what you pay for" sort of thing. And that's a good thing here.
The fact that you glossed over quickly some of the important areas, like frame condition, and picked out some pretty small concerns, like the sunvisor material, sounds to me like this car needs very, very little. Add to that what you noticed about Mike and Dave and the Midwest people being good and honest, and I'd say this isn't a car you would want to pass up on too quickly. Yes, there are more out there, and without knowing what the price is, they could be less or more expensive, but they may not be as an all-around good offer as this one appears to be.
I wouldn't expect you to have a heart attack if you get a speck of dust on it either, but I also wouldn't expect a DeLorean owner to have a heart attack the first time something breaks on it. And something will break no matter how flawless the car is the day you get it. That's something to make yourself okay with before going ahead. Knowing how you might handle repairing the car, either yourself with certain jobs, or taking it to someone who can help. That's fortunate for you if Midwest is close enough to get the car serviced there. More expensive than learning to do things yourself, but that's each owners choice. Just don't let yourself get heart broken if something isn't working perfectly on the car after you get it. There's no empty DeLorean to-do list out there for any of us.
Those last two pictures I can't quite see what you mean about the door rub strips sitting higher than they should. It's common to see doors that aren't closed all the way though, either on one end or the other, and those strips won't line-up when that happens. The door latches have a second position that the striker pins don't always get into if not closed with enough force (or good alignment). It might just be something simple like that.