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Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI)

To: DWhitesdJr@aol.com
Subject: Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI)
From: rodbean@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:51:26 -0700
DWhitesdJr@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/13/99 6:38:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
> mikec@dial.drakken.com writes:
>
> << Hmmm, you forget the S3.   Considered the best Elan by many many people
>  here. >>
> Maybe I can start the second round of the Tony wars with the S3 fans.  (Just
> kidding Tony.)
> The S3 has those ugly side-window frames. The S4 and Sprint have the same
> window frames (which ruin the lines of the car) but they also have slight
> wheel well flares,  permitting the use of wider and more modern rubber.  Hate
> to say it, but the S3 is, IMO, the worst of the Elans because of the
> window/body combination.  Why do people in the UK consider it the best?

I refuse to offer an opinion :-) but I always had Type 26s partly because they
are so beautiful... to me anyway...also slightly lighter.  Even so, any Elan is
the bee's knees (I like that expression Mike).

Rod



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