johnu

After driving the 928, the DeLorean feels like an ox cart....but man does it draw a crowd! Took me half an hour to get gas the other day...everyone wanted photos. Some guy even gave me his business card incase i ever decide to sell it.

MarcusG

Johnu.

You're being generous about it handling like an ox cart! Lol. The car handles absurdly. Even for the time it was a pig. The guy was the father of the GTO. I'm sure he was embarrassed by the final product as well. Still draws a crowd 30 years later I agree. Mine had the stripe below the trim just like yours with a flat hood and the emblem on it. I didn't even know how much more desirable the gas flap hood was until years later. I know so much more now since I sold it. I will own another.

johnu

It is a cool car but I cant figure out why it is worth twice the price of a comparable 928S4

bronto

"Back to the Future" vs. "Risky Business". In the first, everyone wanted the car. In the second, everyone wanted the girl.

hacker-pschorr

Common misconception, DeLoreans are a Lotus chassis with a fiberglass body with stainless panels bonded on.
The stainless is 100% for looks.

I'm not sure what one has to do with the other.

The DeLorean is one of those iconic cars almost everyone recognizes, even without the movie tie in. The gullwing doors and stainless body has a lot to do with that. Very few cars have such stand out features that even your average Joe can recognize.

Total production of less than 9,000 cars doesn't hurt.

Meanwhile, even Porsche aficionados cannot tell you how many cylinders are in a 928 or where the engine is. I'm reminded at car shows and gatherings by people who have no clue I actually know 928's: "You better watch that timing belt, they are known to break often...."

Maybe that is why I have such a draw towards the Ferrari 355, it's probably the most mis-understood Ferrari with complete nonsense circulating about how "bad" the cars are. When the reality is they are very reliable (when properly maintained) and easy to work on.....just like the 928!!!!

johnu

What are F355 parts prices like? I read $7000 for a set of exhaust manifolds, which apparently WILL need replacement at some point...according to FChat anyway

hacker-pschorr

How much is a new water pump for a 928 from Porsche?

Point is, headers like many parts may be stupid expensive from Ferrari, but few (if anyone) actually buys those.
We did have to pay $120 for a thermostat......
FChat has a crossover database to help people buy replacement parts that are shared with other makes / models for a far lower cost.

The headers on my fathers car have 15,000+ miles on them and I don't see them failing any time soon, but time will tell. My plan was to have them stripped, inspected and re-coated with every engine out service.
Some claim the SS is very thin and that is why they fail. I cannot comment on that (since I didn't drill any holes to measure them) but IMO the horrible wrap under the clam-shell heat shield exacerbates the issue.
I removed the clam-shell and wrap, then had them coated by Swain Technologies in New York. I know other 355 owners that did the same (just different brand coating) and their headers are also surviving.

Fabspeed makes headers for $3k and QuickSilver can repair damaged headers for a fraction of that cost and when they are repaired, are better than new.

The support for the 355 is awesome, and the main reason I was comfortable with my father buying one knowing I would have to figure out how to work on it. Long story short, it's an easy car to work on and I'm going to miss it when it sells.

johnu

I was thinking of buying one but those parts prices scared me off. Maybe a little more research is in order.

renbry

Matt Farah from the Drive network bought a Delorean last year and had it restored/upgraded by DMC. There's a few videos of it too -

Nice sounding idle/exhaust in the Restoration Update video.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...farah+delorean

hacker-pschorr

Back the value comparison subject......

For about he same price I paid for my recent 87:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-rogerbox.html


I could have picked up this beauty, which has about the same miles:

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...82513506&Log=0

Similar color too!!

johnu

That aztek will be a collectible one day! Kinda like a pinto!

AirtekHVAC

Lol...my dad has an Aztek....loves it...I hate it....