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After ordering it in Jan (as a std Exige) upgrading it in march to an S, its fianally here.
Picked it up from RED Motorsport last saturday and drove it back on sunday to Stuttgart.
Drove 550km on german country roads....it took all day but was an enjoyable start to the ownership experience.
Compared to my last elise it feels so much more solid, the suspension, the gearchange and the build quality are all improoved. Keeping the revs down at the moment but the supercharger whine starts to be heard at about 4000 rpm which sounds like the straight cut box in my old mini!
Here are a couple of pics from the collection and the trip back.
here goes with my first pic post..........
Picked it up from RED Motorsport last saturday and drove it back on sunday to Stuttgart.
Drove 550km on german country roads....it took all day but was an enjoyable start to the ownership experience.
Compared to my last elise it feels so much more solid, the suspension, the gearchange and the build quality are all improoved. Keeping the revs down at the moment but the supercharger whine starts to be heard at about 4000 rpm which sounds like the straight cut box in my old mini!
Here are a couple of pics from the collection and the trip back.
here goes with my first pic post..........
emenel said:
Very, very nice! I'm starting to wish I'd gone for white.
Well done.
cheers, i thought i would be one of the only white ones when i nervously ordered it in jan, since then it seems to have become quite popular.
It is pearl/metallic not that you would notice. In fact it has to have direct sunshine to tell, its probably just a Lotus jib to charge more.
I am very happy with the colour though, it looks way better than in the photos.
Exelent choise Ian 
and good you've left the rearwing alone! that looks the bussines
also the black sidescoop and frontlip is a nice contrast...well done mate!
Enjoy your pride, just a few miles to go after that long trip to give it a blast, then tell me how that whining sound of the SC comes over to you.
Have fun and behave(read; have fun and give it some poke where roads alow
)
GTRene
>> Edited by GTRene on Friday 26th May 13:34
and good you've left the rearwing alone! that looks the bussines also the black sidescoop and frontlip is a nice contrast...well done mate!
Enjoy your pride, just a few miles to go after that long trip to give it a blast, then tell me how that whining sound of the SC comes over to you.
Have fun and behave(read; have fun and give it some poke where roads alow
) GTRene
>> Edited by GTRene on Friday 26th May 13:34
jamieall said:
Very nice, interesting that your S has black bits did you order it like that? (it looks better with the black BTW)
Thanks guys for all your comments.
I ordered the black bits extra, the white ones are wrapped in plastic for safe keeping. I originally planned to get the wing in black but when i saw the price i thought i would wait and see how it looked. I like it and will leave it as it is.
The engine cover was not a great fit, the sc cars have two struts either side of the intercooler to lift the lid and they push up so hard the edges of the lid sit too high. they are so strong that when you pull the lever in the cockpit, the lid raises by itself, the force neccessary to do this distorts the thin fiberglass lid and gives the bad fit characteristic of the 240/S cars. My solution was to remove them! The lid now fits properly and i have a thin ally post in the boot to support the lid when i open it.
i spent the weekend putting kilometres on the car, i have about 1300km now and am venturing up to 6,500/7,000 rpm on 2/3rd throttle. The sc has a really addictive whine and puts a grin on my face every time i hear it. One thing which surprised me is how much acceleration the car has at motorway speeds, at 90/100mph in fourth gear the car can generate a strong push, through 4th and continuing in 5th. (with only 2/3rds throttle and 6/7,000 rpm) I have seen 210kmh (130mph)so far which was 6,5000 in 6th and the car still felt eager to push. I know the car is not about high auto bahn speeds, and i actually do not care how fast the car is on the autobahn but the strength of the push in the upper gears is a pleasant surprise after my std S1 elise!
i will try to get the 1st service later this week or early next week, so i am planning some full throttle/full revs runs during the next 150kms before the service.
Wow, and Congrats!!!
love the look of the new car, I think the balck parts on the white car look awsome.
Have you any plans fo stripes or other details??? I have seem an exige where they painted the oval area around the rear light cluster and clam a matt black colour, a bit like the CS 360, it was on a Kryton green car but looked amazing.
love the look of the new car, I think the balck parts on the white car look awsome.
Have you any plans fo stripes or other details??? I have seem an exige where they painted the oval area around the rear light cluster and clam a matt black colour, a bit like the CS 360, it was on a Kryton green car but looked amazing.
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