The neglect of this nicety is consistent with their disregard
for proper production techniques. All in all, their involvement in the
production of any glider will likely remove that glider from my list of
prospective future purchases.

The funny part is, my DG-303 had better fit and finish than the DG-800s
that were coming out of Germany at the time. My attitude on this is a
bit different than yours, Glaser-Dirks was responsible for ensuring that
all critical aspects of the work done by their subcontractors was of the
necessary high quality. DG Flugzeugbau obviously subcontracts out parts
of the manufacture of their current gliders, given that pretty much the
same people are involved on the DG side, why should I believe that they
are paying any more attention now than they were during the Glaser-Dirks
days?

Marc