Unbelievable...dealer should put it on no charge. I would let John English CEO
of Lotus USA know immediately. Finally have a volume (in comparison to the
Esprit) car to sell and don't even know how to act.
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Topics in this digest:
1. RE: Elise speedo inaccuracy (was Elise thought)
From: "rob_lamoreaux"
2. RE: Front license plate on Federal Elise
From: Duke Robillard
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 23:26:38 -0500
From: "rob_lamoreaux"
Subject: RE: Elise speedo inaccuracy (was Elise thought)
> On a luxury car with a navigation system it would be a no
> brainer to have a GPS speedo. Some sort of back up would be
> required for tunnels, but even the back up could be calibrated.
>
> Do any cars have this?
>
> Of course the Elise does not need a navigation system
>
>
Most of the high end navigation systems have a backup dead reckoning system
in addition to the GPS....the speedoemeter sensor. The newer ones also look
at the steering angle sensor, accelerometer and ABS sensors to compensate
for wheel slip, but even those get off the farther you go.
Rob LaMoreaux
Ann Arbor, MI USA
(734)-971-5583
Cell (734)-604-9280
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Too many Hobbies.... Too Little Time
1969 Lotus Elan....It's not a restoration, it's a never-ending adventure.
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:51:40 -0500
From: Duke Robillard
Subject: RE: Front license plate on Federal Elise
Tim Mullen
>Keep in mind, Lotus brought the Elise into the US under waivers for
>the lack of bumpers, etc. The current body shell was not designed
>to accommodate a US plate - and the costs to re-design and manufacture
>different front clam-shells would be excessive.
Ah, of course, the no-bumper waiver. That makes sense.
> Lotus did provide a mounting bracket for a front license plate
> (which by the way should have been installed by the dealer at no cost).
Hmmm...anyone have any experience complaining about dealers
to Lotus USA? (I'm the one who originally posted that his
dealer's service guy charged a surprise $140 to put the plate
on.) Think it's worth the effort?
Duke
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