Lotus 2005 Elise Owner's Handbook Manual page 176

What Is Not Covered
Lotus may deny an emission performance warranty
claim on the basis of an uncertified replacement part used
in the maintenance or repair of a car if Lotus presents
evidence that the uncertified replacement part is either
defective in materials or workmanship, or not equivalent
from an emission standpoint to the original equipment part,
and the owner is unable to rebut the evidence.
A part not required to be replaced at a definite service
interval (see Maintenance Schedule) shall be warranted for
the applicable warranty period. Instructions to replace a
component only if checked and found to be operating below
specification shall have no bearing on warranty coverage
unless the owner did not follow such an instruction prior to
the short test failure and non compliance with that instruc-
tion caused the failure of another car component relevant
to the non-conformity.
This warranty does not cover failures caused by abuse,
neglect, collision, accidents, improper maintenance, un-
authorised modification; nor does it cover loss of time,
inconvenience, loss of use of the car or incidental or con-
sequential damages.
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, APPLICABLE
TO A Car OR PART IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY. LOTUS SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE BREACH OF ANY WAR-
RANTY.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON
HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSE-
QUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR
EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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