Sometimes, when you add lightness, things get a little delicate. Such, apparently was the case with shifters installed in 311 Elises and Exiges sold in Japan and built between February 2004 and 2005 April of 2005. In two cases, the shifter bent, and in a third, it broke. If we had more caffeine in us, we'd make a joke about about a shiftless Japanese hoon, but we don't, so we won't.
Lotus recalling some 300 cars in Japan [TMC]
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