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Thread: This car just popped up on Craigslist...

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    Senior Member OverlandMan's Avatar
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    This car just popped up on Craigslist...

    http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3156461051.html

    Looks like an early 81 w/ gas flap. Black interior. Auto trans. 21k Miles. Looks pretty clean; however I see a dash cover that could possible be hiding cracks, no frame pics, and car history may be limited according to seller's description.

    The ad says the car is located in Belton, TX, which is down in the Ft. Hood/Killeen area.

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    Car Fanatic. Technical Novice. pezzonovante88's Avatar
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    Looks like trouble to me. Cosmetically pretty good, but I dunno...... Also, the ad says power steering-probably doesn't realize Ds don't have it.
    Previous Owner of 5875 - 1981/Grey/5-Speed/Grooved Hood

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    DeLorean Lover Girl Karin's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by pezzonovante88 View Post
    Looks like trouble to me. Cosmetically pretty good, but I dunno...... Also, the ad says power steering-probably doesn't realize Ds don't have it.
    That was something I learned some months ago, while given the chance to ride in someone's DeLorean.

    I didn't know they didn't have power steering until then.

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    Senior Member DMCVegas's Avatar
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    What in the hell am I looking at? Did someone reroute the entire throttle cable on this car? Or did this guy break a mount and use plumbers tape to strap the muffler to the water pump?

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    HIS WIFE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE CAR EXCPT ITS
    VALUE...
    ASIDE FROM HOW ANNOYING ALL CAPS LOCK IS... How exactly does someone who knows "nothing" about the car know it's value???

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    Senior Member OverlandMan's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by DMCVegas View Post
    What in the hell am I looking at? Did someone reroute the entire throttle cable on this car? Or did this guy break a mount and use plumbers tape to strap the muffler to the water pump?
    Southern Engineering??

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    EFI DeLorean dmc6960's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by DMCVegas View Post
    What in the hell am I looking at? Did someone reroute the entire throttle cable on this car? Or did this guy break a mount and use plumbers tape to strap the muffler to the water pump?
    *Could* be a cruise control setup. That's typically where the cable for it is mounted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackb View Post
    ASIDE FROM HOW ANNOYING ALL CAPS LOCK IS... How exactly does someone who knows "nothing" about the car know it's value???
    Yep...
    Still rocking the Ducellier

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    Senior Member DMCVegas's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by dmc6960 View Post
    *Could* be a cruise control setup. That's typically where the cable for it is mounted.
    Interesting. I do see an extra stalk above the turn signal, so you're probably right. Up until now the only cruise control I saw was the Caps Lock...


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    Quote Originally Posted by jackb View Post
    ASIDE FROM HOW ANNOYING ALL CAPS LOCK IS... How exactly does someone who knows "nothing" about the car know it's value???
    eBay.

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