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Tim, you may be mistaken.
I do have an oil temp and pressure gauge, and in normal street driving, my oil temps never exceed 200 deg F. I measure oil temp in the sump, which should be fairly hot, as it is what bleeds out of the reciprocating parts to be picked up and pumped through the filter and coolers. Perhaps my thermostat does not work?
Do other people's cars really run over 200 deg F oil temp on the street? I think that would be the proper temperature to outgas water and other volatile contaminants from combustion, right?
And while not a disaster, I agree that Lotus should have picked up shipping. I have personally found that Lotus' customer service is not very good, I assume driven by the bottom line.
I will say that having been to a Lexus dealer (where I dropped off a LS430 straight from a wholesale auction with virtually nothing working right) and getting the car fully repaired under warranty - including a new battery - makes Lotus a pitiful comparison indeed. The Lexus dealer even offered me cookies and refreshments while I waited for the car.
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