In my 1 year of ownership experience, Ive recieved 99% positive reactions from people. Pulling into a gas station is often fun b/c of people staring and admiring the car.... especially since your putting gas in the front! Just make sure you know all your stuff so you can answer those tough questions. Ive had several occations where people yell from the street like "hey marty mcfly" or "back to the future yeah!" stuff like that. I think most of the smartass jokes are told when they walk away and talk to there freinds. Thats why I try to educate them as much as possible while I have there attention. In my mind, a refurb from Texas is probably the best possible choice you could make if you have the funds. Having all new and NOS parts plus the warrenty... its hard to go wrong. I did not have the funds so I found a well maintained car locally (luckily). My car has been really realiable... only preventative maintenance and a few age related problems to date. I inusre my car through state farm, but last time I talked them them they stopped taking on new delorean accounts. Many people go through www.hagerty.com who specializes in collectable cars. My situation sounds similar to yours... im married w/ 0 kids (and not planning on any in the near future). I grew up w/ Back to the Future and thats what started my facination with the Delorean. I do not drive mine dailey though as my work is 30 min away downtown area, small parking spaces. I just drive it on sunny days, ice- cream, weekends, cars shows etc. I would definitely recomend a backup vehicle if you're using it as a daily driver. Hope this helps! If you want more details on my $$ experience feel free to email me privately at trentjus@xxxxxxxxx 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/