Well, last thursday I went home in the evening ("home" is Kent), to pick up my DeLorean and its fresh new MOT certificate. Drove it back to Reading without a hitch (110 miles). Gawd Rich's wheels need balancing! (I have Rich's wheels on my car ATM because my tyres were shot). Apart from the lock barrel link arm which I know is hanging loose, and the front panel for the stereo, there were almost no rattles in the car. Very noisy though, largely thanks to the gap in the seal of the passenger window. Took me till past Sevenoaks to realise that massive upside-down triangle sends heat to my feet :-) Anyway, I drove it to work the next day, just to excercise the car you understand, and had to escort no fewer than 5 groups of people outside to look at it. It was covered in grime from the workshop so didn't look altogether pretty, and was beginning to exhibit an annoying tendency to hiccup and cough at any point in between stone cold and hot - I'll be putting my warm-up reg back on it, thanks Rich! (long story). On the way home, I drive through a very narrow country lane, and what with the DeLorean being so bloody wide, and me not being used to driving a left-hand-drive car, sods law dictated that somebody came the other way. It was at this point that I "discovered" one of the unique features of the gullwing doors that I'd never specifically noticed before. It's really easy to reverse up a narrow country lane when you have your head out the side looking backwards (remember driving on the left means I'm next to the side of the road). Got a wave from the kids in the Shogun that wanted to go past :-) Next morning, my good friend James joined me at home to be my passenger for the day trip to Peterborough (100 miles) and a "boys toys" meet involving all manner of radio controlled things, mini jet-engines, and plenty of other cool cars. Before we left, we gave the car a rub-down with white spirit - boy is that stainless easy to clean! Just have loads of cheap clean tea-towels to hand! The trip up was uneventful, but I could tell James was enjoying it at least as much as me :-) Here's a photo of me exhibiting a new phenomenon: DeLorean Hair Syndrome. DHS afflicts those of us with hair that refuses to lie flat, and given the somewhat "velcro" nature of the headliners in the DeLorean, prompts said hair to head skyward.... http://www.delorean.co.uk/pictures/dcp02312.jpg The trip home was more eventful because roughly 10 miles from Reading, my high-beams gave out, just as I was approaching a corner with someone behind. I slammed the anchors on and pulled over with my hazards flashing. Luckily I know the roads and drove the rest of the way on low-beam. The fuse had overheated gluing itself (though not too badly) into the socket. A trip to Halfords at lunchtime yesterday for a box of assorted fuses and she's back up and running with some spare fuses in the relay compartment! It's dropped below freezing right now, and the car still has the rain on her from yesterday (I didn't get the cover on in time). It has now frozen and the whole car looks as if it's covered in glass beads! Anyway, this weekend sees Rich reassembling his rear quarter - Chris N has worked his magic on the panel, and Rich's car is catching mine up condition-wise at a fair rate of knots! In fact, given the state of his fascias and interior, it's probably surpassed mine now :-( All he has to do now is get it running! My job this weekend is sort out that blasted drivers door lock as it's going to give me the need for therapy in the not too distant future! I'm also going to take out the broken angle drive and have a hunt through it to see what I can do (if anything). I'm also going to have a shot at my totally knackered fuel tank sender. It's getting embarassing filling the car up with random amounts of fuel when I don't need to! Seeya Martin #1458 www.delorean.co.uk