Discussion
Kiltie said:
Picked the Exige up on Thursday night.
Just away out to put some miles on it
I hope we see you on the North & South Deeside roads. Exige is currently top of my teenage son's wish list, so he'll be on the lookout. Just away out to put some miles on it
My Elan will now be used daily to get to work as the roads should now be free of salt. I'll give you a flash if I see you.
Enjoy the Exige.
J
Eric,
What colour is it? I will look out for it round Banchory.
You should do what I did the weekend after I picked up my new Cayman S. Take a trip to the west of Scotland with the Mrs.
"I picked up my new Cayman S this time last week. 995 miles later I have no regrets. It is a fantastic car.
I racked up 800 of those miles last weekend travelling to and from the west of Scotland from near Aberdeen, and touring Argyll, Lochaber and Skye. The
A87 from Invergarry to the Kyle of Lochalsh is a particular joy. It has a good surface thanks to EU funding, and it is constantly bending one way and another through spectacular scenery. The stretch from Cluanie Inn down through Glen Shiel is perfect.
I am certainly a fan of PASM. Not all the roads are as smooth as the A87. PASM smoothed out the worst of the bumps and irregularities. I also discovered the need for a Limited Slip Differential. The back axles tramps, when accelerating hard out of tight bends. I have a Quaife unit at home waiting to be fitted. But I wanted to drive the car without it, so I would appreciate the difference.
Friday was spent driving from near Aberdeen to Benmore Botanical Gardens near Dunoon and then on to Seil Island. Saturday was spent visiting several gardens in the area. Argyll is renowned for its beautiful gardens. Sunday was spent driving to Skye and around Skye. Monday was spent driving home via Inverness. I had to visit a nursery specialising in Alpine plants. The weekend had a horticultural theme as well as a motoring theme.
Anyway Sunday and Monday were wet, so now driving the Cayman in the wet holds no fears. It's a pussycat in the wet.
Here are a few pictures.
Benmore
Easdale
Armaddy
View from Cluanie Inn
The Cuillins
Elgol
Eilean Donan
Glen Shiel
"
What colour is it? I will look out for it round Banchory.
You should do what I did the weekend after I picked up my new Cayman S. Take a trip to the west of Scotland with the Mrs.
"I picked up my new Cayman S this time last week. 995 miles later I have no regrets. It is a fantastic car.
I racked up 800 of those miles last weekend travelling to and from the west of Scotland from near Aberdeen, and touring Argyll, Lochaber and Skye. The
A87 from Invergarry to the Kyle of Lochalsh is a particular joy. It has a good surface thanks to EU funding, and it is constantly bending one way and another through spectacular scenery. The stretch from Cluanie Inn down through Glen Shiel is perfect.
I am certainly a fan of PASM. Not all the roads are as smooth as the A87. PASM smoothed out the worst of the bumps and irregularities. I also discovered the need for a Limited Slip Differential. The back axles tramps, when accelerating hard out of tight bends. I have a Quaife unit at home waiting to be fitted. But I wanted to drive the car without it, so I would appreciate the difference.
Friday was spent driving from near Aberdeen to Benmore Botanical Gardens near Dunoon and then on to Seil Island. Saturday was spent visiting several gardens in the area. Argyll is renowned for its beautiful gardens. Sunday was spent driving to Skye and around Skye. Monday was spent driving home via Inverness. I had to visit a nursery specialising in Alpine plants. The weekend had a horticultural theme as well as a motoring theme.
Anyway Sunday and Monday were wet, so now driving the Cayman in the wet holds no fears. It's a pussycat in the wet.
Here are a few pictures.
Benmore
Easdale
Armaddy
View from Cluanie Inn
The Cuillins
Elgol
Eilean Donan
Glen Shiel
"
Eric,
Saw you in new toy on Thurs(?) evening at Hazelhead-ish. I flashed and waved but I think the new car's suspension may have been blurring your vision
Anyway, ADMC phoned to tell me about sprint cars etc at Boyndie. I said I would take up R. the Radical if I wasn't working. However as I'm just heading off the the bl
y office now for the day
I guess Boyndie's a non-starter so could you pass on my apologies to the ADMC folk?
Have fun
JP
Saw you in new toy on Thurs(?) evening at Hazelhead-ish. I flashed and waved but I think the new car's suspension may have been blurring your vision
Anyway, ADMC phoned to tell me about sprint cars etc at Boyndie. I said I would take up R. the Radical if I wasn't working. However as I'm just heading off the the bl
y office now for the day I guess Boyndie's a non-starter so could you pass on my apologies to the ADMC folk?Have fun
JP
kenwood said:
You didnt pass me on the Forth Road Bridge today by any chance?
Seen a red S2 Exige going northbound, didnt recognise the reg, I was in a battle scarred silver S2 Exige.
No, deffo not me - sorry.Seen a red S2 Exige going northbound, didnt recognise the reg, I was in a battle scarred silver S2 Exige.
Thanks to all for the multitude of good wishes. 250 miles now = 25% on the way to being able to wring it's neck.
JP - sorry I missed you. The car had been mine for a matter of hours at that point and I was actually finding it quite stressful to drive.
George - must meet for a beer sometime!
Charles - see you around.
I already have a number of obsevations on ownership which I'll share in due course.
Example - no clock!
Cheers,
Eric
gdr said:
On mine if you turn off the radio it then becomes a clock. Which is fine as it is a waste of time having a radio in there if doing more than 30 mph.
Are you running this thing as your only/main motor?
Depending on the head unit you should be able to set it to display the clock all the time. I could on mine. Failing that a good old fashioned wrist watch? Are you running this thing as your only/main motor?
Don't ya know 'time weighs heavy'...
gdr said:
On mine if you turn off the radio it then becomes a clock.
I had the very same thought myself - I must read the instructions sometime.gdr said:
... a waste of time having a radio in there if doing more than 30 mph.?
I said exactly the same to Steph last night.gdr said:
Are you running this thing as your only/main motor?
media mogul said:
Eric Is the new car a replacement or back up for the purple people eater c u at the weekend
This will be my daily driver. I will still compete in the Lilac Loser. The plan is to ditch the Impreza but it's going to be an emotional wrench.Look forward to seeing you too Ian.
JohnS said:
Will have to have a closer look at some point ...
John, I'll try to make it over to the SIDC monthly next week. Perhaps you could email me to remind me of the venue.Ali - you nae been kidnapped yet?
Murray - you know you can have a shotty ... if you can get in it!
Cheers,
Eric
Edited by Kiltie on Tuesday 29th May 15:01
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