Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Lotus Exige

[LarryT (l02turner]

You wrote <<the car doesn't like to be parked sideways on a steep hill >>  LOL 
- that's typical Lotus in the finest Chapman tradition!  The Europa I had also 
had some, Hmmm... unique traits.  It was definately a car that would warm the 
heart of a tinkerer.   

A friend owned an 63 Elite a while back who had similar experiences.  But one 
Saturday he had a problem.  He called the factory and some guy with a Brit 
accent answered.  David asked several questions and was impressed with the guys 
knowledge and helpfulness.  He wanted to send a note to Lotus and express his 
thanks for the excellent help he'd rec'd.  When he told the guy what he wanted 
to do and asked for his name he was told, "Colin Chapman"  who said he 
appreciated the kind words.

Interesting guy & heck of an engineer.

LarryT

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael James 
  To: LarryT 
  Cc: The FerrariList 
  Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:37 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Lotus Exige


        A local member of our club bought a year-old spyder just a couple of 
months ago.  He had the cams 'upgraded' before he took delivery, as there's a 
factory recall on pre-mature wear.  He paid nothing for the upgrade, but added 
a sports exhaust and an upgraded suspension since he like to hit the track once 
and awhile.  He loves the car, and has spent considerable seat-time in 
everything from a 308GT/4 to a 360 CS on the racetrack, so he knows full-well 
what a car is supposed to do - and what it shouldn't.

        BTW, at our FFIC BBQ last sunday, we found-out that the car doesn't 
like to be parked sideways on a steep hill - the gasoline can empty into the 
secondary saddle-bag tank, and the car may not start (fuel starvation).  Get it 
level, and all is well....humbling, but well.

        M


        --- On Thu, 7/23/09, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:


          From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
          Subject: [Ferrari] Lotus Exige
          To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
          Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
          Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 8:35 AM


          Any Exige owners out there?  saw this 
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2199/Lotus-Sport-Exige.html
          and fell in love.

          has Lotus improved their quality control?  my last Lotus was ... 
well, - let's just say it was a work in progress...

          thx
          LarryT

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