DeLorean wanted, manual, grey interior

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(08 Feb 2021, 10:54)Dan Willis Wrote:

(06 Feb 2021, 17:49)Guinney1971 Wrote: The days of a cheap project car are long gone, I paid £2865 + shipping for #2292 back in 2002, and I thought that was expensive, as back then a half decent car was in the £10-12k mark and good ones were £15-17k.

I think to date, #2292 owes me about £11k, once we've got the engine swap done, sorted the chassis, headliners, etc, she'll owe me about £14k max and be worth in the region of £30k even with a non PRV engine.  Value is immaterial to me though, as I've no intention of ever selling the car.  She and Sorbet will be passed down to our daughters when we shuffle off this mortal coil.

Agreed; my "good" car in 2002(ish) was £14k. My ropey one is 2016 was £9k+shipping, and I jumped on that as it was "cheap"! I wonder, if you tracked the figures and corrected for inflation, where you'd be at now? There's no car out there you can buy for £2865, or the £4700 it would be today (corrected), so it was a bargain however you look at it. As you say, it's meaningless anyway; it's only "worth" something if/when you are selling (or for insurance).

I'm tracking every penny; I'm more than my car's 2016 value in parts alone to date, and a fair bit on the chassis and labour. Worth it though, methinks. I may try and correct the final figures to allow for the changes in economy to make it make sense for any prospective project-buyer (as much a warning as a guide!).

Definitely worth pricing it up to today's value Dan gives people like me a good idea on what they'll be sinking their money into (Although I roughly know)

And Claire I agree value is nothing if its that important to you (except insurance reasons) id imagine Flopsy and Sorbet will be well looked after by your girls when that time comes (not for a long time though   ).
id be exactly the same when I get mine, no amount of money covers sentimental value id rather family kept it as memory of my madness