*cracks knuckles*
Any questions you may have about them, just ask- high odds are I'll know the answer.
Some things that almost always get asked...
What will one cost? The DeLorean community has what is affectionately referred to as 'The Rule of 25' which postulates that regardless of what you initially pay for your DeLorean it will eventually end up costing a total of about $25,000- which is also what it's generally assumed a decently sorted daily-driver quality car will cost. They of course go for more- older, rarer ones and ones that are in Concours-quality condition of course command a premium. But they're surprisingly inexpensive on the whole- they've neither appreciated or depreciated on the whole.
I paid about $7k for mine- its engine didn't run and its interior was a wet mess. I probably put about $5-6k into it parts-wise getting it back to good drivable shape including some upgrades and improvements. If I'd been paying someone to do the work, it would likely have ended up at around $25k, but since I did everything myself (or with the help of friends) it cost a lot less.
Isn't it really hard to find parts? I get asked this a lot, but the story that started this thread kind of addresses this- for about 98% of the parts it's possible to call up DMC-Houston or one of the other sites and they can get the part to you pretty quickly. There are indeed some 'more valuable than gold' parts, but they're generally not ones you have to worry about.
Is it hard to find someone to work on them? This is a different story- they're a rare, 30-year-old car that uses an engine (and more importantly, fuel delivery system in the form of the K-Jetronic) that hasn't been made in about 20 years. Lots of places are very wary of working on them, but there are also lots of places that will as well as the far fewer but still available places that specialize in them. For my part? Outside of the A/C system and tires, it just makes far more sense to do it myself. They're not the easiest cars to work on, but far simpler than many newer ones and the full manuals on them are readily available.
I've never regretted buying mine. I'd wanted one since I was a child and saw one on a showroom floor (several years before Back to the Future came out) at a dealership, and jumped at the chance to pick one up and put my (at the time) newly-learned automotive repair skills to the test. It's an absolute BLAST to take out and drive- not because it's a powerhouse supercar (believe me, at about 145HP from the factory and weighing 3500lbs, it's pretty slow off the line) but because of the reactions you get from everyone when they realize what it is. It brings smiles everywhere I drive it- and it's impossible for that to not rub off on me as well. I've long said that it's impossible to drive it around and be in a bad mood.
Is it the more mustachian purchase? Oh, hell no. Is it going to be an investment? No, probably not- maybe many decades down the line they'll be super-rare and worth lots of money, but at the moment there are assumed to be about 6,000 still in existence- and that may go up now. Is it a lot of fun? Quite definitely. Mine will probably be around for a VERY long time, with SWMBO being completely behind me on that since she knows how much I enjoy it.