How many Elises are part of the Family ?

[garydvo]

All,

Bit of a sad topic but it just might encourage a few good people to join the world of Elise ownership and help the current owners to retain that family member who lives outside or in the garage who just loves a good spanking on the open road now and again, when tiny little feet arive.

Just how many Dads/Mums have an Elise and or other cars?

If you could share:

1 Elise Variant
2 Elise Use/Mode (Prime, Secondary daily/weekend)
3 Other Car(s)
4 Number of Dependants (optional)
4 Proposition for retention (optional)

Let me start us off:

Elise S1 standard 1999 bought Sept 1999,
Used daily as my prime Car.
Family Car - Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport (fits 2 kids the buggy. Can take us away for the weekend including the travel cot)
2 boys 18 months and 4 years old.

The most important car should be the family car offering safe protection to the family. This vehicle needs to be used to transport the children when required. Due to myself always being at work the need for a big car is invalid, thus only one seat is really required QED the Elise is an ideal car. The estate or large family barge is ideal for the transportation of the children.

Cheers

Gary

[S Works]

On yer own there lad?

IIRC we did a demographic check on here a while back and apart from a couple of gents and the ladies (wendy and debbie_jane) the common pattern seemed to be:
- Male
- Late 20's
- Only car
- Fairly frequent use
- IT related career
- Varied music tastes, slant towards hip-hop/alternative/indie.

This could be an interesting one tho as the thread develops!

I fully support you family men keeping the Lotus flag flying though - your kids will love you when they get driven to/from school in the 'liz... amazing kudos. I remember when I was 7 or 8 and one of the Dad's of a mate at primary school used to pick him up in a bright yellow Excel or Eclat (can't remember exactly which). I thought he was the coolest kid in the world! Tim

[340ragtop]

errr...male Doctor and part time mechanic with a 340R and an Esprit.

work that one out

[Davey S1]

30
Property Lawyer
1998 S1 Elise (only car but have use of the g/f's 318 coupe (must admit heated seats are nice in the winter))
Varied music tastes

[ryan.wilkinson]

Corporate Financier, 33, with a 6.5 month old daughter. Bought my S2 4 months ago (in denial??)Wife drives nipper around in an Alfa 147 2.0 TS that I drove pre nipper. Her MX5 is sitting in the garage waiting for me to sell it. Any offers???????????????

Nipper loves me taking her out in the Elise with the roof off, must take after her dad because her mum doesnt think too much of the car!

[paulwakinshaw]

Elise S1 1998 (with a few mods!)
Second car - only 5k per year
Other car - company ford focus estate TDCI
No of dependants - NONE!

Wako

[MBradbury]

1999 S1 111S
34
Quantity Surveyor
Elise is reserved for sunny days and weekend use (or when it's been a crap day at work and I need cheering up)
Have a S Type Jag barge for work
No kiddies so can play when ever I want

Mark

[boggy]

S2 111R 2004
Only car at the moment but Mrs boggy and I are currently looking into buying a Pug 106 for the winter.
Computer analyst working for very large law firm
Little Luis-stewart's (6) always around on the weekend's and loves Lotus Car's Yay !

Sorry Guy's forgot to put Music taste House and Ibiza Classics
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[Mark B]

Amusing thread....

I am 32, father of two, one 25 month old Boy (car mad) and a 7 month old girl.

I have just sold my Sylva Stylus and Golf GTI to fund an S1 Elise which I collect tomorrow..

The family barge is a Mondeo Zetec which is great... The Elise will be my everyday car on the 25 mile commute and my only stipulation was that I could use a child seat if necessary, no problem in the Liz.

Oh, I am a recruitment consultant (ex Ride and Handling Suspension Engineer)

...........25 hours to go...

[lotus23uk]

Elise Sport 160

Male

23 Prime car

Personnel Manager

Varied Music

Second car g/f Saxo

[J888]

Exige S1
Female
22
One of two cars (run about = Toyota Yaris)
erm.....*ahem* student *ahem*
NO DEPENDANTS!!!!! and intend to keep it that way!

- Amy

[Tim Netherton]

Male
Elise S2 - bought new Oct. 2003
MD of small staff agency.
Use the Lotus every day to drive to railway station (10 miles)then train into London.
2 kids Girl nearly 4, boy just 1
Wife 1
Passat Tdi 130 - gets us and all associated rubbish wherever we need to go - first diesel i've had and it's flippin' good!
Wife suggested I bought the Elise!! Didn't wait too long in case she changed her mind.
Daughter loves a spin in 'daddy's car' complete with her pink rimmed sunglasses ahhh.......

[Davey S1]

J888 said:

Exige S1 Female 22 One of two cars (run about = Toyota Yaris) erm.....*ahem* student *ahem* NO DEPENDANTS!!!!! and intend to keep it that way! - Amy

Why cant more women be like you?

by the way

[J888]

Hmmm....we are a bit few and far between aren't we??

Nice to be a bit different though!

[steff]

I'm 30 married, with 4 month old baby girl.

Elise S1 135 ish for commuting and hooning then the wife's got a Seat Leon for carting all the baby clutter about.

It's great taking my daughter out to the shops in the elise and parking in the mother and baby spaces.

Getting all the dirty looks - why is he parking there. then getting the baby seat out of the passenger side!!

[black_potato]

S1 111s, Weekend, Run and trackday car... and consumer of every decreasing tinkering time.
Mondeo ST220 luxo barge for Wife and our wee 12 week old .....

P.S.... if you want a 2nd car.... just fit a fixed position motorsport seat

Cheers,

Richard

[dss123]

32 - Product designer

Married with no kids yet!

Also drive a Fiesta Zetec S and TDCi Focus.

My S1 111s is a ridiculous extravagance but if I'm asked to "get rid" when the patter of tiny feet are heard they'll have to prise the keys out of my cold, dead hand!

Who needs food and new clothes anyway!


DSS

[adrnbtt]

44
Senior Officer Prison Service
215 BHP Turbo Technics S2 111S ................................................................................................................................and an AUDI TT 180 !!! (oh the shame :-) )
Married , no kids ...NEVER

[adrnbtt]

44
Senior Officer Prison Service
215 BHP Turbo Technics S2 111S ................................................................................................................................and an AUDI TT 180 !!! (oh the shame :-) )
Married , no kids ...NEVER

[Davey S1]

adrnbtt said:

44 Senior Officer Prison Service 215 BHP Turbo Technics S2 111S ................................................................................................................................and an AUDI TT 180 !!! (oh the shame :-) ) Married , no kids ...NEVER

How many miles to go until the run in period is over on the TT conversion?