MG trade for Delorean

[laxbrah91]

I'm looking to trade my '52 MgTd for a Delorean. My car is work around 16-17k generously with 4100 miles. New tires put on as did a battery. British racing green with black. Car en great shape with new upholstery no conditioning needed, taken out every two weeks to get fluids moving. Have been in the fame for 29 years. Looking to trade for a DMC black or silver manual or auto.
I live in Allentown near Philadelphia. Am willing to look around in that area as well as NY and NJ.

[Nicholas R]

Sounds like a cool car! Typically people on here are pretty adamant about their car and reluctant to trade their DeLorean for any other car (it is a DeLorean forum after all, lol). As long as I've been on this or the old DMCtalk I've never heard of someone trading their DeLorean for another car. If your car is worth as much as you say, your best bet would be to sell it straight out and go DeLorean hunting. Then you'll be able to shop around for the right car, instead of getting stuck with the unlikely one person willing to trade their car. Make sure it has the transmission you want, possibly the model year, condition of frame, etc.

$17k can get you a pretty decent deal if you shop around.

You should check out this thread for more info:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?37...ted%94-threads

Here's an exerpt:

What I want to pay vs. what is realistic

A “rule of thumb” for D’s was established years ago, and for the most part it is still applicable. “What’s the difference between a $20k and a $25k DeLorean? About $10k.”

What will you get for your money? In most cases, you will find the following true:
- $2k - $4k: A car with rot, not running, interior destroyed, sitting for years - - possibly decades… more times than most—a parts car. This car will take MAJOR $$ and time to restore
- $5k - $10k: a project car that has been sitting forever, MAYBE it starts, more than likely it doesn’t. MAJOR updates to electrical, cooling, brake, fuel system have to be done.
- $11k - $13k: a project car that starts, moves. Can be made into a daily driver with some work. The list of MAJOR updates to electrical, cooling, brake, and fuel system may have been started.
- $14k - $19k: a project car that has had some work done, starts and runs, drives, but needs work. A lot of daily driver D’s fall into this category. Higher side of this category are project cars that need work, but all the big things such as the cooling system, fuel system, electrical system have been mostly sorted out and updated. Body should be in good condition, some blemishes or minor work can be expected. Car can be driven with confidence for the most part, but some things are still being sorted out.
- $20k to $26k: There are a lot of D’s in this category. These are a lot of the well-known cars that spend a lot of time in a garage, have been basically rebuilt and updated, body is in excellent condition, everything works, car can be driven with confidence virtually anywhere. NICE D’s.
- $27k to $35k: This range is getting harder and harder to find as the economy has changed over the past few years. At the upper end of this range, you would expect to find things like concourse cars. When the economy was good, VERY NICE D’s were in this range, but in the past few years this has changed with the economy. The majority of nice cars you will now find in the $25k range.
- $36k+ : These are the unicorn cars. More than likely you are spending this kind of money buying a car from a vendor, or an older person who thinks the car is a Ferrari. If you are looking at a privately owned car in this category and the car has no substantial history (i.e. Right Hand Drive (RHD), Johnny Carson owned it, etc…), you can do better. Vendor cars usually have full inspections/some kind of warranty in this price range.

Please note, these are GENERALIZED figures from what we have all seen time and time again. Yes there are exceptions to the rules.

Good luck finding your DeLorean!

[tyb323]

I'd still say that an mgtd is a better trade than a high mileage old Beemer

[thirdmanj]

PM sent.

[denis45700]

Can you post some pictures of the MG.

[laxbrah91]

Sure, I'll snap some pix and upload them for you guys. To the first thread yea it seems a little tough for someone to make a trade rather than straight cash but thanx for the value scale

[dn010]

As long as I've been on this or the old DMCtalk I've never heard of someone trading their DeLorean for another car.

Actually, I got my D 10 years ago through a trade

[Nicholas R]

Actually, I got my D 10 years ago through a trade

In my defense, I wasn't on DMCtalk back then; did it even exist? Haha. What did you trade? Also I'm not trying to dissuade people from trading. The 52 MG is certainly one of if not the most interesting cars anyone has ever tried to trade on here.

[dn010]

Hah yeah, it wasn't created yet - Back then it was the "DML". I traded a mostly-restored 1967 Ford Mustang convertible for 5003. You are very right when you say DeLorean owners are reluctant to trade.... After contacting more than 50 owners selling their D's, only 2 were interested in trading and 1 who actually came through. 5003 came from SC; the owner flat-bedded it up to NY where I used to live, dropped the car off, gave me 1K cash, and took the Mustang. The car was on the road a day after I got it.

I'd definitely say the trade was worth it in my opinion- even though I've spent probably more than 12K in new parts, exhaust, seat covers, fuel system, etc etc... I've had several '67 Mustangs since

In my defense, I wasn't on DMCtalk back then; did it even exist? Haha. What did you trade? Also I'm not trying to dissuade people from trading. The 52 MG is certainly one of if not the most interesting cars anyone has ever tried to trade on here.

[laxbrah91]

How would you go about locating used DMCs besides eBay n Craigslist? I'm really trying to make this trade happen sometime. I live in eastern PA. Any other forums have listed for sale or what?