In a message dated 5/31/00 9:32:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dmcvegas@xxxx writes: << I don't know about other owners, but I run into alot of road rage while driving. I've driven by Ferraris, and NSX's with no problem, but whenever I run into either some middle aged guy in a Corvette, Viper, or Camaro, or some young idiot in a Honda, Acura, or some other type of "Rice Rocket", it never fails, they always want to cut me off! Wheather I'm on the interstate, or going down the street they will wait untill the last minute to swirve over in front of me, and I end up slamming my brakes. All because none of them could stand to let a DeLorean get ahead of them. >> Robert, It is the same here in NYC. No different! All the "Rice Rockets" or "rice burners" are usually the younger idiots with the attitudes and the ax to grind. They fail to understand, that our cars are 19 years old. I remember 19 years ago, all the "Rice Rockets" were just able to keep up with a decent American car in their performance. How many 19 year old "Rice Burners" out there, that are a collector's car, or with the performance on the level of the DeLorean car? A "Datsun Z" from the 1970s? As far as the middle age owners of Corvette, Viper or Camaro. What are the price tags for these cars? Nothing cheaper then $40,000 to start. It is not worth the "bang for the bucks." They got the money to "brag." They have fail to understand that the man Mr. John Z. DeLorean introduced the Pontiac GTO in the mid 1960s. His Pontiac GTO started the "American muscle car craze," a "trend" that they are still keeping up with -- speed and HP. These owners are supporting the American automotive industry -- Buy American -- that is good for the US economy. Anyway, like I said, when their cars besides themselves are 19 years older, lets see how these "people and the machine" will maintain the "arrogance and the brag" against the car in the future. It will be a relationship with an "old" girl or boy friends, out of sight or out of mind and forgotten -- and not performing -- hehehehehehe. Now, if Mr. John Z. DeLorean had the ability to continued or gotten back into the automotive industry, he had in mind to produce the DeLorean Starfire that he had engineered. This car without question, could beat or equal the American cars, the Asian "Rice Rockets" or rice burners and the overpriced European cars in performance and/or the price tag. Too bad it will not happen, or maybe it will??? BTW. To reply to another previous thread. My DeLorean has over 68,000 miles. I have put on 56,000 miles as a daily car in the four years that I have owned it. I can always count on it. There are no problems or failures from the DeLorean. There is just the normal "wear and tear" from the daily usage which is always expected. The NYC roads do induced "premature" failures or the demise to the chassis, the suspension and the wheels which can happen on any car. Kayo Ong #05508 Lic. 9D NY