Reapir Shops in general

["Michael Babb" <michael.babb@xxxx>]

It has been my experience that most of the mechanics that do GOOD work on
the D's (aside from the big 3) tend to be slightly out-of-the-way shops and
not any general specialists. My mechanic in North Carolina was out in the
middle of nowhere, and his shop was a homage to all things old and broken. .
.but he did fast, reliable and inexpensive work on my car. . .

The point? Avoid the foreign specialists, auto dealerships, and "common"
places. You are likely to find someone eventually that is competent with
DeLoreans and won't try to rip you off. . .

Michael Babb

----- Original Message ----- :

So look around first. If you can't find a good mechanic... wait
until you can, or you may face a lot of frustration. Before I bought my D,
I
asked Volvo owners who they used, and eventually selected two shops to try.
The first, a "foreign car" specialist, told me he had owned a D and liked
it. To replace the 4 brake hoses, (which I supplied,) and the under the car
coolant hoses, plus an oil change, (I supplied the filter,) took 3 days and
cost me just over $600. The next day, I noticed that the brakes were still
mushy. He had flushed it, but hadn't noticed that the master cylinder
looked
like a relic from the Titanic.