Spend some quality time with wiring diagram & tech manual. You'll discover car isn't engineered as exotic as it looks. And familiarity gained will serve you well when car does act up. Am very lucky that my initial trips went smoothly. Know the little car pretty well now, but didn't then. Side of the road is not best place to start understanding how your DeLo works. Am a big fan of doing your own mechanicing. Takes very deep pockets to pay someone else. And "professional" mechanics (NO, that isn't a slight against Rob Grady. Have found him invaluable myself) sometimes do job less carefully than you would yourself. Of course you need to know your limits. But don't be afraid to push them reasonably. Use all resources available. Would be silly not to. In addition to online groups are: owner clubs, generic foreign car mechanics, DeLorean gurus (including Rob Grady. Buy something before picking his brain), fellow owners, magazines and newsletters (predecessors to online groups?). You'll notice many owners log thousands of miles in their cars. Occasionally something breaks, but they quickly diagnose and usually repair just as fast. Couldn't do this if DeLo's were truly pitiful or hopeless. In your immediate situation: next time engine stops, methodically look for cause. Guarantee there's one waiting to be found. Start by jumping RPM relay (pic of jumper location on John Hervey's website). If pump spins but engine won't start, pop out an injector (#3 is my favorite for accessability) and activate air sensor plate to ensure entire fuel run OK. If pump doesn't spin, most likely has lost its ground. Could be as simple as kicking inertia switch on driver's firewall. Problem could also be in ignition. Ensure high voltage electricity is reaching plugs (timing light is safe way to do that). Can lay a plug on block and actually observe quality of spark. A volt meter will tell you if enough voltage is entering coil (location of DeLorean ignition resistors subjects their connections to weather). Are some emissions related issues I can not advise about, but others on list can. Don't know if they'd actually kill engine or just make it run badly. Even when my catalytic converter stopped up car still ran -- barely. You've bought an old car with issues common to all older vehicles. Of course you've got some proprietary ones too, but all marques have those as well. Big difference between old cars and new ones off showroom floor. Personally, I wouldn't own anything but the first. Bill Robertson #5939 (one of 8 vintage cars, ONLY cars, in stable)