Phil - I have been in countless parades, and do the vast majority of them with the doors up. If the torsion bar's are not properly adjusted, or the struts are weak, you may get the dreaded "droopy door" syndrome. A quick solution is to attach a black tarp strap between the two doors to keep them up. Be careful not to scratch or otherwise damage the struts. Try to avoid jerky starts - keep your motion smooth, and you shouldn't have any problems. With the doors up, you have great interaction with the crowd. The last parade that I was in was in Spokane, Washington on May 17th. The crowd was estimated at 30,000 people. We had five DeLoreans in the parade. They loved us! Have fun. Let the List know how it turned out for you. Remember - Elbow, elbow ... wrist, wrist! PS - Do you have an automatic or manual? If you have the 5-speed, pray that the parade route is mostly downhill. Otherwise, prepare for a workout on your left leg, and some unavoidable clutch wear. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "vin2105" <phil@xxxx> wrote: > I will be driving 2105 in a parade for the first time. Any advice for driving in "parade > stance" with the doors up ? Any other owners in the Salem Oregon are want to join > me so I'm not the only D in the parade? I contacted the other D owner in town to see > if he wants to join me. Parade is July 12th > Phil Priestley