Lotus in DEEP Trouble?
Discussion
Just thought they like to know..........
Lotus have lost money on ever car they sold, £200 million +........What you want, or what i want now doesn't matter......Do you know anyone whom stump up another £500 million?
I think they kill the company at the end of the month, Engineering will be spun off & road cars killed. I think the problem was they had no where to go....I mean go to Autocar & read the Group test on the Toyota/Scooby 86 thing...
High power:- 911/R8/GTR
Mid Power:- Boxster/Cayman/BMW
Lower Power:- VW & every Hothatch going....
With the expection of Track day cars & Tarmac rally...i can't see a place for them........like TVR, time caught up to them.
Mike
Lotus have lost money on ever car they sold, £200 million +........What you want, or what i want now doesn't matter......Do you know anyone whom stump up another £500 million?
I think they kill the company at the end of the month, Engineering will be spun off & road cars killed. I think the problem was they had no where to go....I mean go to Autocar & read the Group test on the Toyota/Scooby 86 thing...
High power:- 911/R8/GTR
Mid Power:- Boxster/Cayman/BMW
Lower Power:- VW & every Hothatch going....
With the expection of Track day cars & Tarmac rally...i can't see a place for them........like TVR, time caught up to them.
Mike
My Plan would be:-
Wait till £ crashes (early next year) & Petrol is + £2.00 a litre
Go back to basic Elise, built in Viethan.........ship 90% finish to Hethel. Fit 3 pot Turbo motor with 7 speed box.
Many smiles & miles per gallon, yes there are a lot of old Ex fleet GTI's ST,etc but they only do 25-30 mpg. With fuel rocketting they be driven off the road & their owners forced into high (Slow) MPG cars.
Mike
Wait till £ crashes (early next year) & Petrol is + £2.00 a litre
Go back to basic Elise, built in Viethan.........ship 90% finish to Hethel. Fit 3 pot Turbo motor with 7 speed box.
Many smiles & miles per gallon, yes there are a lot of old Ex fleet GTI's ST,etc but they only do 25-30 mpg. With fuel rocketting they be driven off the road & their owners forced into high (Slow) MPG cars.
Mike
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