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