Richard Gosling wrote:
>Tim,
>
>When I used to work at Lotus, people never stopped reminding me what the
>name stood for:
>Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.
>
Seems to be true of many cars of that age, otherwise I guess lists like
this wouldn't exist. In fact it is the discussion of all things
mechanical, problems and all that I have strangely ended up enjoying..
As a result even if I do do the dirty and sell the spit I will still
stay on list!
As to specific elan problems, I have been monitoring an elan list (call
me a trator!), and appart from the lack of rust woes, most of the
problems are the same as here. There have already been length threads on
why the clutch hydraulics are a pain, which brake fluid to use, how to
get the pistons out of brake calipers without killing someone etc...
And BTW the concensus seems to be oil/grease mix in the trunions
>
>But a lovely car, I wouldn't turn one down...
>
>Still, I'd go for the Stag myself, but I rather like the lines. All a
>matter of personal taste - I quite like Scimitars too, and I seem to be in a
>pretty small minority on that...
>
Have a friend who has a scimitar with a V6 ford lump. Enjoyed
demonstrating how he could spin the wheels in second. I put it down to
near slick rear tyres!. I think they are an aquired taste, but amazingly
practical!
Cheers
Tim
>
>
>Richard
>
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