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Re: spring fever approaches - now lotus [OT]

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Subject: Re: spring fever approaches - now lotus [OT]
From: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:23:55 -0800
I almost think I'd pay to delete electric window lifts on new cars. Weight,
unreliability, and the annoyance of having to restart the engine when you've
left one down... Not that I'm any threat to buy a new car.


--

Max Heim (1 '66, 1 '67, contemplating a '69)
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 2/24/06 1:00 PM, Phil Bates at jello@ida.net wrote:

> I don't remember how much it was, but I was that the new Lotus Elise and
> Exige are an extra charge to not have air conditioning (i.e. for
> lightness).  I think it was around $700 bucks for the privelege of no A/C.
> 
> Phil Bates
> 
>> I wonder if there's a way to remove the innards of the stock bumpers  and
>> leave the shell? I guess you couldn't reattach it then. Hmmmm. In
>> thinking this over, $350 seems to be a lot to pay for 'lightness' by
>> replacing the stock RB with the fiberglass one.... Oh well, Lotus  always
>> charged a lot for 'adding lightness' to their cars, wot?!
>> 
>>   Your experience as CM sounds a lot like mine....! I had a hard time
>> keeping Committee Chairpeople, as their kids kept crossing over before
>> mine did!!




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