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We've all seen them - haven't we? That shiny body - those lovely gull-wing doors - will you click the bid button?
Let's begin by laying to rest some myths. The Delorean is not a complex car. Parts are readily available, many off the shelf in Halfords. Any garage familiar with the Peugeot, Renault or Volvo cars of th 1980's will know what he's looking at immediately he opens the engine compartment.
As to the body panels, they are exotic but easily fixable, or replaceable. There are at least two Delorean specialist garages in the UK, Delorean Motors and PJ Grady - both of whom know all there is to know about the cars and can rectify any of the usual faults.
There are a lot more cars in the USA than here. Although the dollar is presently weak, by the time one adds in import tax, vat, shipping and the rest the dollar price is the pound price by the time it sits on your driveway.
My suggestion is (unless you're very mechanically competent) as with all classic cars, by the very best one you can in the UK. No problems with SVA or registration or importing. That's not to say importing is at all difficult, but a good UK car will be just as cheap and will save much hassle.
Cost? My rule of thumb is that any Delorean will cost you £16,000. £16,000 will buy you a more-or-less mint car with all upgrades done. £10,000 buys you car needing £6,000 worth of work. And so on.
Over £16,000 will buy a concours low mileage model. Be prepared to spend at least £25,000 on one of the handful of original RHD conversions.
If money is no object, Delorean Motors Texas will build you a 'new' Delorean for about $35,000 to your spec.
The Delorean owners club is a good place to start and the club know most of the limited number of Delorean's in the UK.
Delorean's are as cheap to run and maintain as any other classic of similar vintage. The are appreciating steadily although the appreciation will balance out the cost of running and insuring the car. They are rare, exotic and believe it or not, practical. There's room for two large adults and storage space under the bone and behind the driver's seat.
You can get out of the car with 14 inches between you and the car next to you (or the garage wall). That's because the doors lift 'up', not 'out'.
I've owned one for about four years now and I can honestly say (flat battery aside) it has never broken down. So come on into the pool of Delorean owners - the water is lovely!
Let's begin by laying to rest some myths. The Delorean is not a complex car. Parts are readily available, many off the shelf in Halfords. Any garage familiar with the Peugeot, Renault or Volvo cars of th 1980's will know what he's looking at immediately he opens the engine compartment.
As to the body panels, they are exotic but easily fixable, or replaceable. There are at least two Delorean specialist garages in the UK, Delorean Motors and PJ Grady - both of whom know all there is to know about the cars and can rectify any of the usual faults.
There are a lot more cars in the USA than here. Although the dollar is presently weak, by the time one adds in import tax, vat, shipping and the rest the dollar price is the pound price by the time it sits on your driveway.
My suggestion is (unless you're very mechanically competent) as with all classic cars, by the very best one you can in the UK. No problems with SVA or registration or importing. That's not to say importing is at all difficult, but a good UK car will be just as cheap and will save much hassle.
Cost? My rule of thumb is that any Delorean will cost you £16,000. £16,000 will buy you a more-or-less mint car with all upgrades done. £10,000 buys you car needing £6,000 worth of work. And so on.
Over £16,000 will buy a concours low mileage model. Be prepared to spend at least £25,000 on one of the handful of original RHD conversions.
If money is no object, Delorean Motors Texas will build you a 'new' Delorean for about $35,000 to your spec.
The Delorean owners club is a good place to start and the club know most of the limited number of Delorean's in the UK.
Delorean's are as cheap to run and maintain as any other classic of similar vintage. The are appreciating steadily although the appreciation will balance out the cost of running and insuring the car. They are rare, exotic and believe it or not, practical. There's room for two large adults and storage space under the bone and behind the driver's seat.
You can get out of the car with 14 inches between you and the car next to you (or the garage wall). That's because the doors lift 'up', not 'out'.
I've owned one for about four years now and I can honestly say (flat battery aside) it has never broken down. So come on into the pool of Delorean owners - the water is lovely!
Guide created: 26/04/07 (updated 31/07/08)
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