I've bought one! White Exige S...
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Ohhhhhhh yes. Drove all the way to bloomin' Leeds (
) from North Kent, but boy was it worth it.
Air con, traction control, touring pack, ipod adapter, armourfend, lotus supplied full soft top (brilliant for me
), Stage 2 exhaust, 10k miles 06 car....£27.5k
Saw it yesterday, so have to sort cash etc and work out a way to get it to him (easier said than done), so might pick it up this coming weekend but perhaps 2 weeks time
I'm excited all over again
Few things to do instantly to it; there's a couple of kerb marks on the wheels, so a full refurb all round. Also, the armourfend on the air intakes is yellowing so I'll get that replaced too.
Other than that, it's spankingly clean and I can't wait to get into it
) from North Kent, but boy was it worth it.Air con, traction control, touring pack, ipod adapter, armourfend, lotus supplied full soft top (brilliant for me
), Stage 2 exhaust, 10k miles 06 car....£27.5kSaw it yesterday, so have to sort cash etc and work out a way to get it to him (easier said than done), so might pick it up this coming weekend but perhaps 2 weeks time
I'm excited all over again
Few things to do instantly to it; there's a couple of kerb marks on the wheels, so a full refurb all round. Also, the armourfend on the air intakes is yellowing so I'll get that replaced too.
Other than that, it's spankingly clean and I can't wait to get into it
Thanks guys
Yup it is very nice indeed, very clean too. The soft top conversion was a huge plus for me - it was one of the things I was ummming and urrring about from going from the Elise.
As you say, quite a quick turn around (which I was surprised about). I thought I'd be fast-car-less for a few months but it turns out it was only a few weeks. Good though, it meant I didn't sell at end of summer and buy at beginning!
God they're quick....
Yup it is very nice indeed, very clean too. The soft top conversion was a huge plus for me - it was one of the things I was ummming and urrring about from going from the Elise.
As you say, quite a quick turn around (which I was surprised about). I thought I'd be fast-car-less for a few months but it turns out it was only a few weeks. Good though, it meant I didn't sell at end of summer and buy at beginning!
God they're quick....
Kev946 said:
Can you post some pictures of the soft top on please. Also some pictures of the brackets that need fitting.
Hi Kev,I don't have the car yet, but when I get it I will certainly post some shots for you.
However, what I can tell you is that what needs doing is holes drilled 2 in rear of top of windscreen and 2 in front of the rear part of the cabin for two support bars that go across the "cabin". Then the roof sits on those and fits into the already-present clips at either end. It's not a great deal of work, but the soft top new from Lotus isn't cheap though.
I'd certainly recommend it (having come from an Elise) as I really do love the top-off driving.
edit; Kev, you can see the holes that need to be drilled in the interior picture above. The 4 slots that you can see need to be placed, and then the mountings at either end are normal on your car.
Edited by TonyHetherington on Monday 5th November 10:18
Gooby said:
Very nice!
Ok - a few notes of caution about driving at this time of year.....
The best upgrade is driver training ....
(Oh look Tony, some eggs to suck upon)
Seriously - that is beautiful, I am very surprised you made it inside long enough to post.
Cheers Ok - a few notes of caution about driving at this time of year.....
The best upgrade is driver training ....
(Oh look Tony, some eggs to suck upon)
Seriously - that is beautiful, I am very surprised you made it inside long enough to post.
I've not got the car yet, alas, so it's work all week for 1, maybe 2 weeks.
As for driving the thing, well, I must be honest I'll be coming at it with a bit of trepedation...it's those R888's you see (or any cut slicks) I've not had long term experience of them especially in winter so I will certainly be taking it very easy to begin with. Not least cos the things got so much more power than my 111S did.
I hear in the wet they're not too bad, but standing water is the killer; is that right? Hope it doesn't rain when I go to pick it up, that's for sure!
Any advice on those tyres will be very gratefully received
)
TonyHetherington said:
Kev946 said:
Can you post some pictures of the soft top on please. Also some pictures of the brackets that need fitting.
Hi Kev,I don't have the car yet, but when I get it I will certainly post some shots for you.
However, what I can tell you is that what needs doing is holes drilled 2 in rear of top of windscreen and 2 in front of the rear part of the cabin for two support bars that go across the "cabin". Then the roof sits on those and fits into the already-present clips at either end. It's not a great deal of work, but the soft top new from Lotus isn't cheap though.
I'd certainly recommend it (having come from an Elise) as I really do love the top-off driving.
edit; Kev, you can see the holes that need to be drilled in the interior picture above. The 4 slots that you can see need to be placed, and then the mountings at either end are normal on your car.
Edited by TonyHetherington on Monday 5th November 10:18
Any chance you could take some measurements of where the clips for the support bars are fitted as I assume there's no moulding marks etc. Also some pictures with the roof on the car would be great.
Thanks and enjoy.
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