Bye bye BOLOC's... tis a sad day...

Bye bye BOLOC's... tis a sad day...

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cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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After 4.5years of ownership & many, many miles & smiles I made the hard choice to sell the Liz as it just wasn't getting the use it deserved of late.

I couldn't have asked for a better sale. I advertised it last sunday, got a call that afternoon & she was collected today & is off to Belgium to a really ncie chap who runs a company specialising in conversions of Lotus to LHD. The car will actually be for him not a customer & will be converted.

Obviously I'll keep an eye on the forums now & again, but a big thanks to all the folks that have made my ownership an even more satifying time. all the BOLOC's, Chris@westover, Paul @ Lotus on track, motorsport vision & twinpipe for inventing twinpipping smile

At least I've got a big empty garage now so it's time to have a cabinent reshuffle of my current fleet & get some new toys... watch this space smile

cheers all.








SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

226 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Sure you'll find something to keep a smile on your face!!! You'll have to come for a ride in the newly finished Ultima soon.




Beachbum

2,507 posts

230 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Cheeky - Sorry to hear this mate, really am. I guess new toys are always worth looking for, but will they have the same grin factor ?

Speedyellow ???? - But its Green !!!!

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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SpeedYellow said:
Sure you'll find something to keep a smile on your face!!! You'll have to come for a ride in the newly finished Ultima soon.

some crazy pictures
Dude that's N U T S ha ha, looks awesome. I'd love to take a spin. So, new engine? What's this one going to be pushing when run in?

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

226 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Well it's bench run in so one more oil change and full service is on... should be top 600's now... about as much as is possible to push out of a carb fed 70's V8!

Does now sound like a race powerboat rather than a car!

Beachbum

2,507 posts

230 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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SpeedYellow said:
Well it's bench run in so one more oil change and full service is on... should be top 600's now... about as much as is possible to push out of a carb fed 70's V8!

Does now sound like a race powerboat rather than a car!
New business venture - charge to be taken out by a nutter, in a mad car biggrin

Gooby

9,268 posts

233 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Oh well cheeky... I suppose she wasnt being used.....

Speedy - that is so fookin ugly, I love it.

fatwomble

1,389 posts

213 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Pete, Sorry to hear the car is going.


Kurt, had I realised that was your car on Sunday, I would have come over and said hi.




lotustuart

1,465 posts

230 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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fatwomble said:
Pete, Sorry to hear the car is going.


Kurt, had I realised that was your car on Sunday, I would have come over and said hi.

Womble, surely the plate gave it away!!!

Pete, welcome to the NLGAL club (no longer got a lotus). Its no fun!! lol

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Gooby said:
Oh well cheeky... I suppose she wasnt being used.....

Speedy - that is so fookin ugly, I love it.
Cheers Gooby, yeah no point it being sat there, I just don't seem to have any spare time these days to just go for those silly 100mile detours to get milk.

I've got some plans up my sleeve, something nice & new for everyday practical driving & a bucket of rust & bits for the garage to work on over time...

oh yeah... & everyone in bournemouth is suddenly buying black S2's... so damn common i gotta change, these pesky copy cats smile

Edited by cheekymonkey on Monday 10th August 18:58

cheekymonkey

Original Poster:

1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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fatwomble said:
Pete, Sorry to hear the car is going.
thanks buddy, tis a sad day but i've got a wedge of cash back in the bank ready to go spending again smile

i've had a great few years fun & met some great folks in the process so I've got no regrets jsut time to move on... the mistake i made was drivign it to the office this morning before it got picked up frown

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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lotustuart said:
Pete, welcome to the NLGAL club (no longer got a lotus). Its no fun!! lol
ha ha cheers stu, i guess at least i'm not the first, nor the last smile

hope ur well mate

fatwomble

1,389 posts

213 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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lotustuart said:
fatwomble said:
Pete, Sorry to hear the car is going.


Kurt, had I realised that was your car on Sunday, I would have come over and said hi.

Womble, surely the plate gave it away!!!

Pete, welcome to the NLGAL club (no longer got a lotus). Its no fun!! lol
I thought I had seen it before, I think the colour threw me.

S Works

10,166 posts

249 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Someone got a good deal there. Oh well Pete, onwards and upwards. Let us know what new toy you choose.

Chris49

1,121 posts

200 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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cheekymonkey said:
oh yeah... & everyone in bournemouth is suddenly buying black S2's... so damn common i gotta change, these pesky copy cats smile
tongue out

Mines the best though, just to make that clear......

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Chris49 said:
cheekymonkey said:
oh yeah... & everyone in bournemouth is suddenly buying black S2's... so damn common i gotta change, these pesky copy cats smile
tongue out

Mines the best though, just to make that clear......
well you say that.... biggrin

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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S Works said:
Someone got a good deal there. Oh well Pete, onwards and upwards. Let us know what new toy you choose.
thanks tim, indeed, indeed. hope u & the missus are well, be great to catch up sometime, it's been a long time overdue!

Gooby

9,268 posts

233 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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Cant help noticing the mountain bike in the grrrrage. . .. are you gonna come for a ride with me and Just1?

Janitor

2,372 posts

218 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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frown Sad day Cheeky

cheekymonkey

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1,139 posts

223 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Gooby said:
Cant help noticing the mountain bike in the grrrrage. . .. are you gonna come for a ride with me and Just1?
yeah for sure... i'm not fully geared up like you, just a cheapish cannodale F6 but would be a good laugh, let me know when you're heading out