Question about operating, repair and maintenance costs

[dvonk]

...For the purpose of this assignment, our group is going to hypothetically buy a new DeLorean in either 1981 or '82. We are then going to go through the "financial life" of the car as a light duty daily driver from then until now (10,000 miles per year or less)...

for a 30+ year cost analysis, youll probably get the most valuable information from those who are original owners. while there is the standard bell curve distribution for the years of ownership, i would say the majority of owners on this forum are probably between 5-10 years. of course, there are also those who are just getting started and those who have been in it for the long haul.

one cause of this distribution is the advent of the internet. there is roughly a 15 year gap from when DMC went into receivership to when DeLorean parts & information started becoming available on the internet in the mid to late '90s. while some owners did maintain their vehicles through this "dark age," thousands of DeLoreans were tucked away and forgotten. this is why active original owners are rather scarce.

[Michael]

for a 30+ year cost analysis, youll probably get the most valuable information from those who are original owners. while there is the standard bell curve distribution for the years of ownership, i would say the majority of owners on this forum are probably between 5-10 years. of course, there are also those who are just getting started and those who have been in it for the long haul.

one cause of this distribution is the advent of the internet. there is roughly a 15 year gap from when DMC went into receivership to when DeLorean parts & information started becoming available on the internet in the mid to late '90s. while some owners did maintain their vehicles through this "dark age," thousands of DeLoreans were tucked away and forgotten. this is why active original owners are rather scarce.

Not to derail, but I would love to read any stories and thoughts original owners have about the "dark years". Seriously, was PJ Grady and Ed B. The only game in town in 1987?

[Dangermouse]

Not to derail, but I would love to read any stories and thoughts original owners have about the "dark years". Seriously, was PJ Grady and Ed B. The only game in town in 1987?

+1 on this.