Lotus publishes the manuals on CD for the dealers. There's absolutely
no reason they couldn't dupe a few more for us at a reasonable price -
they probably want to keep the price artificially high for the dealers
though.
Of course the net result is it just encourages privacy. Sadly I see
little hope with Lotus management these days.
Steve
On Oct 26, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Michael Sands wrote:
>
> I am frustrated by the high prices of Lotus Elise manuals. Lotus wants
> almost $450 for a set. Perhaps auto manufacturers have decided to make
> manuals a premium profit center. Maybe I just remember the good ol'
> days...
>
> The last manual I bought was also for the Elise, Series 1. I do not
> remember what I paid for it but around $80 sticks in my memory. I
> remember someone offering to purchase Lotus parts for us in the UK and
> shipping them to us here. Is that still possible? Can anyone help get
> these manuals?
>
> Elise/Exige 6 Speed General Maintenance��������A120T0327J
> Elise/Exige 6 Speed Engine Manual 1������������B120T0327J
> Elise/Exige 6 Speed Engine Supplement��������C120T0327J
> Elise/Exige 6 Speed Transmission��������������D120T0327J
>
> Elise/Exige 6 Speed Parts������������������A120T0325J
>
> thanks,
>
> Michael
>
> Vent: I bought the car and now own it. There should not be a barrier
> to getting information about it, something I already own. All I want
> to do is perform routine operations on my car. Right now I just want
> to aim my headlights! Perhaps they are trying to discourage us from
> working on our own cars, a very un-Lotus attitude. Perhaps they are
> trying to discourage the local corner garage shop from working on our
> cars, but $500 will be made back on the first repair. In this day of
> electronic media, it seems a pdf version of the manual should be
> online. I do not have a problem paying for publishing costs but wonder
> how expensive it is for Lotus to publish a manual if they already have
> the information for design and manufacturing.
>
> Perhaps the cost includes a subscription service for updates. Sounds
> reasonable if this is true. The rumor I hear, and actual practice
> demonstrated with the manual that I did purchase, is that no updates
> will be forthcoming. This means another manual will have to be
> purchased at some reasonable interval if you want to stay current with
> your car.
>
> Vent done, I feel better now...
>
>
> Michael Sands The Sands Mechanical Museum
> 1652 Kennewick Drive 408-773-1170
> Sunnyvale, CA 94087 www.sandsmuseum.com
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