Posts from Tim about the Elan doors remind me of a quote from Colin Chapman ... I went looking for my Lotus books but they must be in box somewhere ... But I can paraphrase the anecdote... something about Chapman coming in and expressing frustration to the design team at Lotus "why is it that other people's car doors close with a satisfying thunk and ours sound like someone dropping a suitcae down a flight of stairs?"
Sooo ... door problems have a long pedigree at Lotus - part of the tradition
