Thank you Joe, Dick, and Paul for your comments. Let me begin by confirming that I love DeLoreans and drive one every day that I can, and have for the last 13 years. I wouldn't do so if I thought they were unsafe. Period. I certainly don't want to start a paranoia about driving one, and I apologize if it sounded like that. But as someone who has been working on these cars for years, I have to admit that I am greatly concerned by the number of fire totalled ones out there. Two Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club cars (out of a membership of 70-80 at the time) were lost to engine fires. I purchased one of them plus 2 others for parts; plus I have personally seen 2 more that I didn't acquire. Add to that the dozen or so photos I've seen in the last 13 years, and that's a lot of fire damaged DeLoreans. In that same time period I have not seen any other '81-'83 cars that had burned. I totally agree with Joe that the number one problem is probably the unskilled mechanic, but the engine design, with all those fuel lines over the ignition distributor, leaves a lot to be desired. No, lets not be paranoid. But we had better be very careful. Inspect your engine compartment regularly for any sign of fuel leaks, especially after anyone including professional mechanics has worked on the motor. One of the PNDC cars mentioned above was on its way home from a repair shop. As for DOA, they refused to even acknowledge my request for input. They didn't even have the decency to tell me I was wrong. I'm hoping that by discussing this openly in the DML we can stir up enough diligence to make this potential problem unworthy of further concern. By the way Dick, and others who may wonder, I sell DeLorean parts. I do not operate a repair shop for several reasons - I recently moved to the boondocks and don't have a new shop built yet; I already have a full time job; and mostly I don't consider myself qualified enough to deal with some of these issues which relate to owner safety. But I do speak from the knowledge of having owned 6 DeLoreans, and having been in contact with hundreds of other owners over the years from selling parts. Darryl Tinnerstet