"Tuxr" - you bring out a very good point. I have owned Winged1 for nearly 18 years, and have done countless upgrades and repairs to her, including many things that required fabrication of custom parts. Including the original purchase price, I really doubt that I have made it to $20K yet. The reason is that I have done virtually all of the work myself (with a handful of exceptions). We have other members in the local club (www.pndc.org) that have hired everything done by automotive shops. I know one person who says that he has well over $40K into his car, and it still has quite a ways to go. Most of that is, I am sure, the high cost of labor. I saw one car hanging on a lift at a shop that had a quote of over $500 to replace the trailing arm bolts! It was a 5-speed to boot. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tuxr" <tuxdarby@xxxx> wrote: > > Seems a hot topic these days, the real cost of the car. Actually, any "rule" should really be two rules, one for those who have the skills and capability to do the work themselves, and one for those without those skills and have to get it worked on at a shop. Two entirely different cost structures. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/