>>>Your comments are well thought out, worded and well accepted by the DeLorean community who don't want to "mickey mouse" their car.<<< Excuse me? As a former machine design and materials engineer for 20 years, EE and machinist now turned professional pilot operating the B737-500 and Lear 35, an aircraft mechanic and owner of two high performance aircraft (one a former military light attack jet), I can assure you the words "mickey mouse" are not in my vocabulary. Every modification I make, to everything I own, is based on that experience. I suspect future owners of my car will appreciate my efforts. No offense to those folks, but don't lump me in with the backyard mechanics and college students who often can't diagnose and repair (let alone re-engineer) the simplest of problems. While I do value the vendors and some of the talent that posts here, the care and feeding of this vehicle isn't exactly rocket science. Unusual car? Maybe, but in many cases not so unusual parts. For example, the generic parts I mentioned are identical (if not superior) to what the vendors offer. Unless they have manufacturing facilities out back making, for example, silicone hose (they don't), they get it from the same places you and I can and then mark it way up. Nothing wrong with that, its a free market. You're the one who must decide if you're going to pay it. You need to remember its only a car, and not a very good one at that. Poorly desigend and built, it desperately needs attention. That means better materials and engineering, not patchwork fixes to shore up the original poor design. I commend the vendors for doing some of this work but as I pointed out to James, its not my responsibility to finance or perpetrate this car's continued exsistence, nor the companies who support it. My responsibility is first and foremost to myself, especially with regard to my coin. I'll deal with the vendors when its in *my* best interests, not theirs. They are, after all, not in this for some noble cause but to take our money, as much as we will give them. If they fail, others will take their place. Whats DMC going to do anyway? Shut down and be stuck with a warehouse full of parts? No, they'll learn they must at least compete on the generics. As for your $600 radiator mishap, I suggest you remember when it comes to money it isn't what one makes, its what one keeps. I never lose sight of this, otherwise I couldn't afford to own such frivolous toys. My experience with "type" clubs is that they exsist to help reduce costs while maintaining an equivalent level of quality and safety. In the business of aircraft onwership, this is crucial. I regret taking that approach here and will refrain from offering any further information in the future. If you're personaly not interested in reducing costs, better engineering and materials, improved SS fuel baffles, intelligent door locking and release systems, real electrical improvements, electronic engine management and monitoring as well as other engineering that can be applied, thats fine by me. If you choose to retain the stock "attributes" of your car (with all the hassles that entails) for purists reasons, thats certainly your right and also OK by me. Just don't slam those of us who prefer putting our hard earned cash into something other than a vendor's pocket when, in many cases, we have the skills to do better for less.