- 1. Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:12:23 +0100 (MET)
- I just came across an (apparently) nice Lotus Elan +2 for sale, who has been recently restored. As I am in the market for a fun car to have to get me to the shops, and for the occasional blast aroun
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- 2. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: sean murray <snmurray@iol.ie>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:58:04 GMT
- Hi Tor park it >outside, and with less than good access to a workshop? I bought my '70 Plus 2 in 1985. It was in poor condition (non driver) I used it as a daily driver for 5 years, over a lot of bum
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- 3. Fw: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: "dobbo" <dobbo@globalnet.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:18:57 -0000
- --Original Message-- From: dobbo <dobbo@globalnet.co.uk> To: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>; lotuscars@lists.best.com <lotuscars@lists.best.com>; chapman-era@Autox.Team.Net <chapman-era@Autox.Team.Net>
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- 4. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: "dobbo" <dobbo@globalnet.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:05:03 -0000
- I have used an Elan Sprint FHC as a daily driver now for almost 15 years,it is used most in the winter when the weather is to bad to use my seven. I probably average about 10,000 miles a year. If yo
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- 5. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:31:02 +0100 (MET)
- Thats quite a list ;), but what can you expect of 15 years of daily use of an old Lotus. They wear as all other cars and demand a higher level of maintenance (read, parts replacement) If I can get a
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- 6. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Gustafson <gusmach@shore.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:15:31 -0500
- The problem is, that there is notelling when something will go bad. I f you cannot afford to have a "bad year" i.e. water pump, rotoflex, misc electrical gremlins, tehn you probably should rethink yo
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- 7. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
- Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:32:14 +0100 (MET)
- Some of this would not be outside my competance, like electrical gremlins(If they are not to bad). But if it get's really ugly I could ship the car back to Norway, where my father is and has tools, w
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