Dowds wrote:Many thanks for the advice. Much appreciated! I was very worried.
Sorry for this stupid question. Is this a repair a local garage could do or do I need a specialist?
I live South Oxfordshire (Wantage/ Didcot/ Abingdon). Could someone help and recommend a garage locally please?
Thanks for all your help. Really loving having the Elan. Makes me smile after any bad day
I bought a set of the BCN cables referred to earlier this year, though I confess I have still to fit them, as life has intervened. They come with VERY comprehensive instructions, and I would have no hesitation in tacking it myself - although I'm not a professional mechanic. BCN (British-Car-Nut) is also very active on the forum
Sadly, there are few really good Elan specialists around, and my Lotus dealer isn't really interested. I am training a local mechanic to work on mine - he used to bundle the BTCC Alfas for a living, so he knows what he's about, but he hadn't come across an Elan before mine. We're getting there! However, it's 39 miles from me to Williams GP at Grove, and that may be further than you want to go.
Good luck with the Elan; I've had mine about 12 months, and I love it. It's worth getting a Certificate of Provenance from Lotus, as that will tell you the whole background of the car, original colour, etc.