I know what the first car I will buy out of college is

"Bandit" (2bandit)
02/02/2015 at 23:15 • Filed to: None

I will buy a driver quality 50,000 mile manual Delorean for sub $15,000, put it on some tasteful black aftermarket rims and DD it. Shouldn't be too bad right?

DISCUSSION (27)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:15

YES, but engine swap it. Those DMC engines ran like crap

Bandit > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
02/02/2015 at 23:17

Do they make engine swap kits? I wouldn't be tuning the engine for any more power but I would probably try to make it reliable

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
02/02/2015 at 23:18

weren't they actually like Oldsmobile V6's? that were already outdated before the Delorean made it to production.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:18

Jalop: Yes

Smart: No

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:18

Im pretty sure they do, I know it is common to swap out the stock engine in deloreans

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:18

$15000? Where are you going to get one for that price?

Bandit > AJ Feldman (alecmets2011)
02/02/2015 at 23:19

I have a boring and un-killable 2000 Blazer that will work if I need to be smart

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/02/2015 at 23:19

But its the electronic injection thats screwy, I think they used a similar unit to the one in the cimarron

Bandit > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
02/02/2015 at 23:20

Go check ebay. You can get a decent one for between $15,000 and $30,000

Bandit > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/02/2015 at 23:20

Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo had a hand in designing it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:20

Finding a reliable one for less than 15k will be.... interesting. But then again, there is a warehouse full of new parts, and that company has performance upgrades for the PRV.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:21

Oh. That's a lot cheaper than I thought. I was under the impression that they were way higher priced.

Bandit > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
02/02/2015 at 23:22

No, they haven't really hit the appreciation curve full on yet

chuck07 > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:37

Why not go for something like this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Make…

Anon > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:40

Oh that just inspires confidence, an egine made by frenchmen and a drunk swed! Hahahaha

Anon > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:41

I have to say, you make my wanting a Datsun 240z seem a bit more unimpressive. I wish you the best of luck!

Bandit > chuck07
02/02/2015 at 23:43

Because electric doors. If a battery goes out, you're screwed. It's also missing the fit and finish of an actual car (it's more or less a kit, let's be honest here)

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:47

Apparently LSX swaps are fairly common for DeLoreans. Someone has even swapped in a Mazda 20B in one as well. No idea if there's a standardized kit for doing the former, though.

chuck07 > Bandit
02/02/2015 at 23:53

Ah yeah the electric doors. I am sure there has to be a conversion kit. For a kit, that one looks pretty nice. You can get into a driver for less than than 10k and finish it up yourself.

Bandit > chuck07
02/03/2015 at 00:09

There are some kits to convert to struts, I researched them a long time ago.

promoted by the color red > Bandit
02/03/2015 at 00:20

Kinja'd!!!

Get yourself a decent tow rig. You'll need it.

911e46z06 > Bandit
02/03/2015 at 00:23

I know a guy who had a Delorean. He says the second happiest he's ever been was when he bought it. The happiest he's ever been was when he got rid of it.

I know another guy who owned a Delorean. I told him I was thinking about getting one. He said it would make a great anchor for my boat.

Both true things said by real people.

911e46z06 > 911e46z06
02/03/2015 at 00:24

That said, yeah, it would be awesome.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
02/03/2015 at 08:20

Didnt someone do a 5.0 swap in one as well?

Übel > Bandit
02/03/2015 at 08:22

You'll probably want more power. They are woefully underpowered. Also, a new suspension kit, since the one it has is softer than John Delorean's coke dick.

Otherwise, gopher it, they're awesome cars.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > chuck07
02/03/2015 at 09:57

YEAH! This is built in New-Brunswick Canada and thats where I'm from. I always loved bricklands.

BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/03/2015 at 13:22

The PRV wasn't really outdated at the time, it was just as underwhelming as anything in that era - ~130bhp from a V6 was par for the course. Just everyone else had a V8 option.