$30,000 or less
$32,000
$34,000
$36,000
$38,000
$40,000
$42,000
$44,000 or more
Location: Niceville, FL
Posts: 104
My VIN: 03430
Is there a way to tally the voter's owner status? Like Currently own, looking to buy, recently sold, recently bought, etc. it would be interesting to see the numbers there as well.
You would have to start a new thread & poll and cram it all into 10 choices max...probably not enough w/o narrowing down the price first.
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Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 2,405
My VIN: 01049
My car probably was worth 40ish-k based on today's market, but then I ruined it by LS swapping, and now it is worth $5.
-Mike
My engine twists my frame.
1981 DeLorean, Carb LS4 swap completed
1999 Corvette, cam/headers/intake manifold, 400 rwhp
2005 Elise, stock
2016 Chevy Cruze
Posts: 218
Well, seems like consensus so far is low to mid 30s for an average driver. A quick glance at eBay sales seems to confirm those numbers provided the cars actually sold.
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When I was searching for a DMC in late 2017 I wanted a very well sorted daily driver, and I was looking at $32k as a target. I ended up finding a car that looked very clean and also happened to be a Stage II so I was happy to pay $39.5k as I felt the Stage II and better than average cosmetics were worth the premium. I ended up spending $8k to fix things in the first year anyway (clutch, AC system, etc.).
This thread makes me so happy that I purchased my car in 2008. These days I'd be hard pressed to justify spending 35K+ on a vehicle that is only driven for pleasure.
It helps that they don't depreciate. I feel like I can put it up for sale today and recoup my purchase price pretty easily. I don't view it like a regular car purchase; I feel like I'm borrowing it more than anything since I expect to get my buy-in back someday.
Location: Taylors SC
Posts: 5,326
My VIN: (former)05429
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
That's actually an interesting way to look at it. The depreciation on buying a new car, over the first 5 years or so, is a LOT more than maintenance on a sorted DeLorean, even if you drive it all the time. The only depreciation you'd see on a DeLorean is un-repaired wear and tear (i.e. you let the car go), or if you add a ton of miles to an original low mile (sub 10K or so) car where the low miles is part of the perceived value.
Dave S
DMC Midwest - retired but helping
Greenville SC