This is not unusual behaviour for Lotus. The Vauxhall VX220 is basically an Elise underneath yet has a *slightly* different suspension setup and doesn't handle as well as an Elise.... Guess what the difference is..... go on..... bet you can't... :-) (rear springs) Martin Shannon Yocom wrote: >If someone at the Lotus 06 gathering could also ask them about what Robert heard >at an Open House event... > > > >>quote< >> >> >I'm rakcing my brain right now to figure out who told me this... But I >did hear it @ the Open House event. It went down like this... > >Colin Chapman was no fan of the DMC-12, and resented the fact that he >had to take on the engineering contract, because Lotus needed the >cash. So Chapman wasn't thrilled that after his people worked so hard >on the DMC-12, that it handled BETTER than *his* Esprit on the test >track @ Hethel. To be outdone by a care that he already resented >didn't please him. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/