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by nitroman » Thu 27.08.2009, 07:07
Really, Lotus still does tank recalls? I hope so as me-O-my-O yeller car hasn't been dealt wid yet.
At least we have official confirmation that 546 is the number of cars Lotus issued VIN numbers to!!!!!

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by tigerdog » Thu 27.08.2009, 19:11
I had NO IDEA Smaug was going to be featured. I sent the email off and never heard a peep! I also haven't received my October hemmings yet. But who is Peter?

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by nitroman » Tue 01.09.2009, 03:32
Did you mention the fuel-tank recall to them, or is that attributed to the mysterious Peter person?
tigerdog wrote:I had NO IDEA Smaug was going to be featured. I sent the email off and never heard a peep! I also haven't received my October hemmings yet. But who is Peter?

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by tigerdog » Tue 01.09.2009, 20:17
the article is pretty much a paraphrase and restatement of what I wrote, including the mention of the recall. I think "Peter" is just an editorial goof. my children have taken to calling me Peter whenever I mention the Lotus.

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by nitroman » Sun 11.10.2009, 21:26
nitroman wrote:Really, Lotus still does tank recalls? I hope so as me-O-my-O yeller car hasn't been dealt wid yet.
Got my tank replaced 5-days ago by my local Lotus dealer. As opposed to when I had to pay for this myself several years ago, they seemed most thankful to have the business & billed about $850 off to Lotus!
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by tigerdog » Tue 13.10.2009, 16:07
Yep - it's fun to look underneath and see a shiny new gas tank. Gives you a yardstick for cleaning the rest of the undercarriage.
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by Tyger » Sun 29.11.2009, 16:49
nitroman wrote:Got my tank replaced 5-days ago by my local Lotus dealer. As opposed to when I had to pay for this myself several years ago, they seemed most thankful to have the business & billed about $850 off to Lotus!
Mine is due to go in on the 21st of December (which means I really do have to finish putting my driver's door back together before I drive it the 100 miles from upstate NY to NJ).
It took quite a while for my mechanic to get the tank (evidently it had to come from England) and suddenly he's in his busy season doing "C services" (on Esprits, I think).
I can't wait to get it swapped out as I have definitely smelled gasoline when driving.
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