Re: [doc] vendors are not scammers my friend

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

It's a shame actually Chris - the DML has been very active and interesting lately. I guess it's 'cos of the rising excitement
surrounding Memphis.

Martin

Chris Parnham wrote:

> Martin / Mike / List,
>
> I "inadvertently" switched myself off from the DML a few weeks ago ( I was
> vainly trying to search some back record) and I must admit, after the first
> few days, I've not missed it too much! My blood pressure has certainly
> remained a pound or two lower.
>
> The car and its owners ( on occasion) can definitely view things slightly
> different from opposite sided of the Atlantic.
>
> As Martin says, the central purchasing office for the factory was in
> Coventry, about 30 miles from my house and I never fail to be surprised at
> what was sourced and made locally. Only last week at the NEC car show a man
> came up to me who supplied the original steering wheels, they were not a new
> design, but some sourced from a Taxi! He did say that they charged DeLorean
> loads more for them than they were previously selling them for! It sort of
> like the UK verses the USA now, folk charge as much as they can get away
> with. .....But then again if you consider the enormous cost of carrying slow
> moving stock for years, you need to make a bit here and there!
>
> Chris (fair and balanced) P