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I keep in inventory all sensors related to the Reatta and it's 3800 engine. I also have engine and tranny mounts, fuel pump, alternator, headlight and taillight units with lenses and bulbs, fog lights and parking lights, brake parts including pads/calipers/hose lines, all hoses including vacuum lines, all filters, '91 ABS sensor leads, Bosch master cylinder. I personally keep body parts, extra wheels and hub centers including lug bolts and nuts, shocks and struts and their mounting parts, extra antennas, '91 IPC's, HVAC units, key fobs and their control units. I also have just about every publication for my '91 including FSM, '86-'93 Riviera/Reatta Parts and Illustration manual and all '91 Technical Bulletins. Oh, and I also have both of the 60th edition of Hollander Interchange ID/Body and Mechanical manuals that include all of our Reatta years. I'm sure I'm forgetting something!

Ronnie As someone involved with Club websites in the past (only from the content side, not the technical skills) I can appreciate the frustration. Ours was local and a lot less complex than what you guys have built here, which is pretty impressive IMHO. We had similar issues of "putting it out there" (efforts and information and soliciting material and comments) and getting less than dynamic return on investment.... then when we turned it off, there was weeping and gnashing of teeth from everyone who was "following along". I don't know the history and the early demographic or target audiences of what this forum was in the beginning .... if they were all Hands on guys, or pictures and tips, or deep engine/electrical wizards. I think your insight into how many people are "dropping in" each day is important... don't know if they are all owners, or new owners, or wannabe owners trying to get the pros and cons of ownership (like I was) before buying. I think this site has a BROAD appeal on many subject areas, and probably provides a service level beyond the feedback that is visible by postings.! Naturally, as a newbie, everything is "new and incredible" about Reattas to me. I may have found them late (at 65) but to me they are as cool and elegant as many of the collectible items in my 401"g", and I can enjoy them more often. I can see myself becoming a "multi-specimen" owner in the future - yes my car buddies warn me away from old convertibles, but it's the whole "Moth to Flame" thing! For my two cents, I think there are more Mid-boomers like myself who are looking for this car and don't know it yet. But you're right: Postings are the most tangible feedback sign of getting through to people and getting participation and measuring "results". All I can say is that from my limited previous experience noted above, you are hitting on more cylinders that you may be feeling right now ! For selfish reasons, I hope this forum continues in this or another format. I realize there are expenses involved, and I'm willing to be a more active participant in that as well. As I go into the last 15 months (hopefully) of my full time working career, I don't have as much time as I'd like for daily interaction, but I still view and learn 2-3 times a week !