In a message dated 6/9/00 7:10:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bluevelvet420@xxxx writes: << replacement parts are where they make money >> A company like GM doesn't keep a ten year backlog of parts. They can reorder as needed. On the other hand, DMC Houston bought a lifetime supply of whatever was available. While some parts are now gone, or current replacements are being used instead, there is a 20 year supply on some parts, such as steel panels. The warehousing cost must be huge. You're not just buying a piece of steel... you're buying free technical advice and 18 to 40 (eventually) years of rent that it sat on a shelf. Think about it! The rent (or mortgage) payments, started the first month after Steve bought the inventory. That's a lot of interest due. I'm glad it wasn't auctioned piecemeal or sold for scrap... which in a different scernario might have been financially viable. Close call! -Wayne "Living the dream" 11174 see you in OHIO!