Yet another fine example of "rumor journalism". I've even read articles stating that in cold climates the gullwing doors had problems when they become frozen shut. While the gullwing design has both it's advantages and disadvantages over the conventional side hinged door, I don't imagine ice would be any more of a problem on a DeLorean, than it would be on any other car. I do believe that I did read a story once where a woman was locked in a prototype car that was on display in Cleavland (correct me if I'm wrong). But being a prototype, I believe that it had a much different locking system. It is true that when parked on hills and angles, the doors had some dificulty opening and closing. Which is why the guideblocks were installed to insure proper latching. I have a copy of the DeLorean gold portfolio. Inside there is an article by a man who was a gynacologist in Texas who purchased a DMC- 12 (IMHO it's a bad article written by snotty man who wasn't happy with his purchase for whatever reason). In the article he gave his opinion on the doors being jammed shut in both a rollover and/or a malfunction. And how he carried both an unbrella and a sledge hammer in his car to bust the windshield if the car rolled over. Everything in the article was based off of this man's opinion, NOT facts. Which is interesting, because up untill this article, no one ever really thought/wrote about getting stuck inside. But, I can tell you this; I'm 6'2", and weigh around 225. And I can EASILY side over the center console between the driver and passenger seats. When I was installing the new door handle on my passenger side door, I screwed up on of the cables, and had the door jammed shut on me. I just slid over, and went out the other side. Let it be known that this was a human error on my part, and not a problem with the door. I did solve the problem later on. "Trapped" inside? Been there, done that... On the flip side, if you find the DeLorean to be a somewhat cramped ride, you probably need to adjust your seat and/or steering wheel. -Robert vin 6585 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Joe Thome" <joethome@xxxx> wrote: > Hello List members, > > I just read on a web site something which indicates that there may have been some incidences of people being trapped in their DeLoreans because the doors wouldn't open. At least that was one person's opinion. The site goes on to say that the problem can be fixed. > > I find the possibility of being trapped in my DeLorean kind of scary because of the cabin's rather cramped quarters. Is this really a potential problem, and if so, Is there a remedy? If so, what is it? <SNIP>