granprixweiss928

The 928 is a better car by far, than a DMC. But you dont own a DMC for what you would want to own a 928 for. They are what they are. You will be the center of attention when you drive one, no matter where you are. People will come talk to you, and make BTTF comments constantly. I just smile back....an yes everybody smiles when they see one.

Keep the DMC for a while and experience what its like to own one. if you dont like it, then move on. The Delorean owners are a tight nit group, not all that different than us 928 owners. Tight, support group with a number of select specialists and parts supplier, like the 928.

My DMC is my second one. I sold my first and bought a 993, because thats what I wanted at the time. A canyon carver. then I sold that and got my 928. the current DMC is a custom built car that that was done in 83. it 84 it was in a magazine and I saw that as a kid. I never forgot that article and then found and bought that exact car in late 2017.

docmirror

If you only knew the history of the car. Everyone, and every company that touched them got burned, including the owners. Do yourself a favor and look up the DMC motor car history. My comment is not nearly as harsh as the complete nightmare that DMC became.

fini

GOTA944

The DeLorean is not as terrible as everyone makes it out to be. The very early cars (first 400 or so) did have quality issues and were essentially rebuilt at the DMC Quality Assurance Centers in the States upon their arrival. DMC did not have the time or resources to run a pre-production run of cars to work out issues and had brand new workers (many of whom it was their first job) in a brand new factory. The car's build quality improved over its production, and changes were constantly being implemented. Notice how GrandPrixWeiss and my DeLorean have gas flap hoods to access the fill point. Those were from 0500 (first car) to about 3200 in the VIN sequence. Mine is 2282.

The Germans and particularly Porsche were on another level with quality and engineering, but DeLorean recruited many of the best engineers from the industry at the time to help turn his dream into a reality. The history of the car and how quickly the factory went from a grassy field in Belfast, Northern Ireland to full production is something never to be seen again. That story is far more interesting than the fact that it was the Back to the Future Time Machine, though that's how I and most people became aware of it. I think the car is adequate for what it is, and there are certainly better cars for the money. It will forever be linked to the optimism/excess of the 1980s and Back to the Future. This is why I think people smile when they see one because that's what they know the car to be rather than what it actually was.

Ghosteh

I don't know about that. I'm 50, and to me the cars of the 60's & 70's were as much a part of my formative years (high school) as the cars of the 80's. When I remember the school parking lot back then, there were more 10-20 year old hot cars than brand new ones. While we all wanted a new IROC, Porsche or Buick GN (and a few wanted a DeLorean), there were few kids that didn't also lust after those old '69 Camaros or fastback Mustangs. And in 1984, the reality of owning a '69 Z28 was a lot closer than owning a new DeLorean or 928.

I don't plan on "aging out" for another 40 years. But I do agree that now is the time to grab an '80s car if you like them. They won't get cheaper in 10 years.

RSMartin

GOTA944

Thank you again for all the advice and feedback. Not only did you all save me from overpaying for a S4 a few years ago that I thought was nicer than it actually was, you also convinced me to keep the Mach 1 and DeLorean. The goal is to add a 928 to the collection as well, though not as soon as I thought since I'm keeping the other two. The issue is more storage related than anything else since I don't think my garage ceilings are high enough to do a lift. I will keep my eyes open though.

Booker42

granprixweiss928, I saw your Delorean at Radwood Bay Area in June. That is a beautiful car! If I'd known you were a 928 guy as well I'd have tracked you down to say hello!

Chuck Schreiber

GOTA944

My high school parking lot (1999-2003) was populated by two camps, the 1980s/90s Mustang and Camaro crowd and the tuner crowd with their huge spoilers and giant mufflers on their Hondas and Toyotas. Fast and Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious were all the rage. I tried to toe the line with a Guards Red 1985.5 Porsche 944 with Fuchs and factory sport seats. It was my first car, and I picked up my wife for our first date in it back in 2003. Good times, and why I always will have a soft spot for Porsche in my heart.