I picked up my first elise last night!
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Look - I know this is a Lotus forum and you guys are have had most of the initial giddyness worn off since you first bought your cars, but please, remember how that felt and excuse me when I say...
HALLE-F*CKIN-LUJAH!
Picked up my 99 black S1 last night (sports exhaust the only, and utterly superb mod).
I can barely believe how happy I am!
Cheers!
Jay
HALLE-F*CKIN-LUJAH!
Picked up my 99 black S1 last night (sports exhaust the only, and utterly superb mod).
I can barely believe how happy I am!
Cheers!
Jay
Congratulation jaykaybi, Like 'gooby' said. The magic does not wear off! I'm on my second. Once you've had one, once you've run one for a bit it get's under your skin. The very best of luck to you and your new Pride and Joy.
On a cautionary note, (and i'm sure others will echo this) for gods sake take care in the wet. They can and do bite, even the most prepared/experienced driver. We don't wanna hear about you entering hedges backwards! (or forwards/sideway/upsidedown etc, for that matter)
Happy motoring, now get some pics posted!
On a cautionary note, (and i'm sure others will echo this) for gods sake take care in the wet. They can and do bite, even the most prepared/experienced driver. We don't wanna hear about you entering hedges backwards! (or forwards/sideway/upsidedown etc, for that matter)
Happy motoring, now get some pics posted!
Yeah I noticed as I pulled into the car park for work this morning.
Oooops.
It was a very clear space and I was just testing, just to see, and believe me I see your point!
Oh, by the way, I had the car about half an hour before it broke down last night.
I parked, no problems, but it wouldn't start after that
Half an hour of head scratching and my mechanic mate said 'aha!'
and pressed something in the engine bay...
Car started on next attempt.
I was confused, and I thought he was a magician!
Apparently the fuel shut off which cuts the fuel in a crash had tripped, and all he did was press the button to reset it.
Anybody else found this to happen for no reason at all?
Oooops.
It was a very clear space and I was just testing, just to see, and believe me I see your point!
Oh, by the way, I had the car about half an hour before it broke down last night.
I parked, no problems, but it wouldn't start after that
Half an hour of head scratching and my mechanic mate said 'aha!'
and pressed something in the engine bay... Car started on next attempt.
I was confused, and I thought he was a magician!
Apparently the fuel shut off which cuts the fuel in a crash had tripped, and all he did was press the button to reset it.
Anybody else found this to happen for no reason at all?
.Jaykabi, I don't think we ever tire of hearing of 1st (or 2nd or 3rd...) time owners on here. It always reminds me of the thrill I got when I drove home my very own Lotus for the first time and anyway we're all here to share the love 
Congrats on getting the car - she's a beauty
- have fun but be careful and safe.
Congrats on getting the car - she's a beauty
- have fun but be careful and safe.
Well......
We have all sorts of drought warnings, hose pipe bans etc etc. and then the minute I buy an open top sports car it pisses down relentlessly. What an arse. Or so I thought....
A few days in now, I'm feeling comfortable and pleased with the car, done some country roads (slowly) and some motorway driving, about 300 miles in all. Oh, and a top-off 0-60 in a tunnel. That was truly excellent.
And then.....
Last night, an absolute bugger of a thunderstorm passed over my house, and then left about 10 minutes later.
This was just as daylight faded to night, that time when the sky is light on one side, dark on the other, and I had to drive my girlfriend home - she lives where the storm was headed to...
So, it was OFF with the soppy wet roof and on to storm chasing at dusk!
What a cracking drive! So much fun in the dark, chasing this huge black storm with it's occasional flashes of lightning and thundercracks, safe in the knowledge that I wouldn't catch it up!
Superb, and very surreal. I attracted many bemused looks.
Thanks to everyone for the comments by the way!
p.s.
Hi to the s1 owner who honked me in Wigmore!
>> Edited by jaykaybi on Monday 22 May 11:48
We have all sorts of drought warnings, hose pipe bans etc etc. and then the minute I buy an open top sports car it pisses down relentlessly. What an arse. Or so I thought....
A few days in now, I'm feeling comfortable and pleased with the car, done some country roads (slowly) and some motorway driving, about 300 miles in all. Oh, and a top-off 0-60 in a tunnel. That was truly excellent.
And then.....
Last night, an absolute bugger of a thunderstorm passed over my house, and then left about 10 minutes later.
This was just as daylight faded to night, that time when the sky is light on one side, dark on the other, and I had to drive my girlfriend home - she lives where the storm was headed to...
So, it was OFF with the soppy wet roof and on to storm chasing at dusk!
What a cracking drive! So much fun in the dark, chasing this huge black storm with it's occasional flashes of lightning and thundercracks, safe in the knowledge that I wouldn't catch it up!
Superb, and very surreal. I attracted many bemused looks.
Thanks to everyone for the comments by the way!
p.s.
Hi to the s1 owner who honked me in Wigmore!
>> Edited by jaykaybi on Monday 22 May 11:48
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