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Best car I ever had, great fun. I scared myself first time in the rain. Since then I have sussed out how to drive it in the rain

foot flat to the floor you mean

alex

AlexF

Yeah pretty much, it's actually veru good with the toyo888 in the wet so long as there isn't loads of standing water. Very suprised how grippy they are in the wet compared to the OE bridgestones. Vast improvement

saw this yesterday, so jealous. Cracking example for the cash. I just need to finish the mini turbo and get saving... an elise will definitely be my next 'second' car.

Top choice as ever alex.

good choice alex

Glad you got one at last Alex.

I guess I must be the only person on here that wouldn't have one then!!!!!!

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

On the road yes on the track nope :) but i dont want to open that debate in here :p

Nice car Alex you have a pm btw

On 27th of May, 2007 at 08:56am mikemph said:
This is my new motor basically a lotus but faster and I agree I wish I had got one sooner. So much fun to drive.

There is next to nothing in it them, the vx uses all s2 running gear

nice one alex, looks really nice. id like to see this in the flesh, never sat in an S1!

that sounds like abit of a bargain too! so much driving fun for relatively little money. good work :)

oh dont you start wes!! rubbing in the lotus goodness

i really really really want one more than any other car, but i need something that can carry my fold up ladders in for work and an elise isnt that

Curse you all, curse you all....

Nic there not all that mate .... I'd not have one ......

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

i would!

This man does not know what he's talking about. AVOID!

LOL Alex ... each to there own!

My problem with the Elise is that it's not as capable as something like a good spec 7esq car on the track and not really practical as an everyday driver (lets see you get the monthly shop in there lol).

I just can't see where it fits! I'd rather have two cars each excellent at one end of the spectrum than one compromised one (that is what I did a 7esq car and a Passat Estate).

Just personal prefernce ...... I'm glad that your super happy with it and hope you enjoy it for a very long time mate.

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

Ah, but I have no where to put a 7, and prefer the look of the elise. I have no more space on the drive, so another car to go with it isnt an option. Also, a good spec 'kit car' is going to cost more than the elise on its own, let alone a kit car and a daily driver.

hahaha alex, i alsmost dropped my laptop with that comment

Do you still have your rallye as well?

Nah, sold the Rallye. Nicky still her her one though

well im jealous, i love these. worked on a couple. only thing i struggle with, being a little on the lardy side is getting in and out. looks like a nice example, well done.

id love a go in the later ones with the toyota engine in especially the supercharged one.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

You wanna chat up Wes, then....

Carl, I know what you mean, you wouldn't want to try and get into one in a short skirt, not that I've tried.

I drove one round Coombe a few weeks back and loved it, they are fantastic cars.

The only thing that put me off getting one is that it would only be a matter of days before I lost either my license or my life if I drove one on the road, as they seem to be more fun the more you use your right foot.

I've driven an S2 Elise albeit very briefly, but have been round Cadwell Park in an Exige, well all I cna say is "WHAT A MACHINE" and if I had the cash I would buy one tomorrow!!

Nice one alex, would love one albeit a s1 exige if i had the cash!!. I just need a big hunk of money now. And to make things worse i live 5 minutes drive from the Lotus factory!

oh go on then , il put a pic up for u nic



edit: grrr, cant get picture to show here. i followed the guide too! can someone help this numpty out??!

Edited by Ian_W on 30th May, 2007.

This is mine.....lol.....Only jokin Wes's really..

Edited by matty on 30th May, 2007.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

thanks matt! :)