List of things to fix

There have been several things happen with the DeLorean lately that will require some TLC. Here's a list of issues that I'll address sometime soon, in no particular order:

• Broken driver's side bolster - need to remove vinyl piece w/ heat gun and repair from behind panel
• Radio antenna - don't know if it's the particular model of automatic antenna I have, but it doesn't go down on it's own. It has to be pushed down right after turning off the radio. It's a two man job to get it to go back down. 
• Driver's side door won't open - ever since I have owned the car, every once in a while, the driver's side door wouldn't open. The front latch would act like it was locked. I would have to push down on the lock so it was more in the unlock position, while at the same time pulling on the door handle. It would open fine most of the time. A couple of weeks ago, that no longer works and the door is stuck shut. Need to figure this out soon. I can't go anywhere in the car until this is fixed.
• Starter issues - sometimes the starter doesn't kick in when turning the key to start. It will be like the battery is dead and not do anything, even though the battery is charged. I suspect a bad ground or loose connection, but don't know for sure. I actually had to roll it down the driveway backwards and pop the clutch in order to start it in an emergency recently. Not cool.

There's more, but those are at the top of the must-fix list. Some day I'll dedicate time to the car. It doesn't get hardly any attention since we started having kids back in 2013.

Paid DeLorean Event

After having my car featured on more than one occasion this year, I was contacted by the manager of a local recreation center to see if I'd be interested in having my car on display outside the building for their "Back to the Future" themed Halloween party. I was paid with a $100 Visa gift card to sweeten the deal. Only a couple hundred more events like that and the car will pay for itself...

Terms for my participation included having the car fenced off so nobody would sit on or in it. Two of their employees dressed up that night as two of the movie's characters and posed for pictures with attendees. It ended up being a pretty fun event with a very large crowd attending. That was the first and possibly the last event where I get paid to bring my car.