[bigyagi]

yes they truly are nice cars! one of my friends back in scotland, had an older model elan, the 130s, or was it an "m". really went like the clappers, but around town, at lower revs, the plugs would foul up a little, and he would have to open it up, to keep the engine breathing . i would put its handling in the same class as my "84" 944. btw, the lotus was a 1980 model. ha ha, just remembered, he had the same problems with his "pop-up" headlights like most of us do with our cars.
bob.