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So went to work. Re wired everything, but before I could raise the steering column back up I wanted to protect against shorts with electric tape. I hadn't brought any, asked the hotel, they had plenty of tapes, but more office issue tapes than electrical. During all this, everybody declined on knowing any English, so I had to use my not too robust German language skills.

Still looking for some electrical tape, the old hotel clerk lady suggested going next door, where there was a huge hobby store. I went there, said I had car problems, needed to fix, had electrical tape? Yes he had. I told him I had had his main product, Märklin train set, as a child. He smiled and said anybody that had had a Märklin train set as a child, he would know how to fix a car. :-)

Got the tape, raised the steering column, tested, no start. It started to rain...
I well I didn't care, by now I was sweating like a pig. Lowered the steering column again, one wire had fallen out, tried again, raised steering column. Tested. It worked.

So ready for tomorrow. Quick shower, nearest restaurant, Jägerschnitzel and a large beer. What a day. 3 hours fixing, and of course never knowing for sure if it would work. But now mobile again. The DeTomaso experience. You can't beat it :-).