The hoods rarely fit properly and need a strong wrist to close and
open [the Lotus people argued, when I mentioned my MX - 5 hood catches, that they had to develop the whole
top for the price
of those catches] and the drips fall onto your
thigh; the Vauxhall dash warps and fades; the gearchange is a bit awkward and the cables and pivots have to be modified to get it to a decent standard - cheap bits again; the paint fades and there's an awkward rust spot.