[Mgs] A new car can be a long-term partner if you just try a little tenderness: AutoWeek Magazine

[Phil Bates]

   I've  heard  the  LOTUS  acronym  -  but  it  hasn't been a reality in
   general.   I  was  putting  33,500  miles  on my '91 elan with regular
   maintenance, and no serious problems until the one I talked about.

   As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  liked my lotus so much I bought what most
   people consider the most undesirable Lotus you can find - a 1974 Lotus
   Elite.

   That  lotus  elite  and  my 1967 MGB are my current drivers - they run
   well  and reliably, where my porsche, lotus elan, land rover, citroen,
   and others have all died on me.

   Phil
   On Thu Mar 5 16:22 , Murray Arundell sent:
   
     Lotus = Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious......
     Had an Elan S4 new...... NEVER EVER AGAIN..... Good Luck.
     On 06/03/2009, at 9:03 AM, Phil Bates wrote:
     > Interesting article. I bought my 1991 lotus elan 3 years ago
     > with
     > 37,000 miles on it. It was very reliable until December, when I
     > hit
     > 110,000 miles. All at once, while driving, I had an oil
     > line
     > separate, and a piston get stuck (which the machine shop tells
     > me is
     > an effect of an injector ceasing to fire). Anyhow, guess I could
     > use
     > the recommendation on the injector cleaner that's in the article.
     >
     > Phil Bates
     > On Thu Mar 5 15:30 , Paul Root sent:
     >
     > SU's require regular rebuilds....
     > every 900,000 mies!
     > http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090305/CARNEWS/303059998
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