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NathanE said:
Has little to do with patience - more to do with not knowing about the car you've bought 
Nathan I know the car well....and have had TVRs in the past so I know all about this sorta stuff. I'm sure you wouldn't think I'd buy an expensive car without doing the research. Patience runs out. And it doesn't pay the bills.Seems a bit of an overreaction. A lost indicator is not going to hinder your journey too much. Gaffer it up & then visit your stealer to get it fixed on the spot.
You ain't going to get much fun in a porker. I was in a 997 last weekend & good as they are I'd take the Elise over it any day.
Plus everyone on the road will think you're a t*sser
You ain't going to get much fun in a porker. I was in a 997 last weekend & good as they are I'd take the Elise over it any day.
Plus everyone on the road will think you're a t*sser
Maybe a nice Porsche or something might fit the bill. See ya! marky999 said:
last night the indicator light flew out of my £30,000 Lotus Elise.
It's going. Another car ordered. It's German
I know exactly how you feel, i had the same thought this morning but that hasnt stopped me looking out of the office window at my car half a dozen times since and thinking "wow". I dont think there is a German car out there that would have the same affect.It's going. Another car ordered. It's German
If it's under warranty, no worries. It will probably happen again though, because it's down to the gap being the wrong size as I understand it. I've used this fix with a bungee cord and it works well:
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/experience/m...
It does take the piss when you have to do this with a car worth that much, although when the sun comes out and the roads dry out you'll forget it all...
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/experience/m...
It does take the piss when you have to do this with a car worth that much, although when the sun comes out and the roads dry out you'll forget it all...
Well I remember taking a test drive in my German (1986) Ur quattro turbo down a country lane near Guildford (with friend in back and dealer PAX) .... oil pipe came off, sprayed all down the road and tyres. 
I was see-sawing down the road in a 4WD car that shouldn't have been behaving like that. Very exciting. 
Anyway, brought it to a non-panel damaging stop and looked underneath to see the offending article. Dealer promised to fix it, I still bought it and loved it for 4 years.
I take that as good grounding for the mere "nuances" of a Lotus.
I was see-sawing down the road in a 4WD car that shouldn't have been behaving like that. Very exciting. Anyway, brought it to a non-panel damaging stop and looked underneath to see the offending article. Dealer promised to fix it, I still bought it and loved it for 4 years.
I take that as good grounding for the mere "nuances" of a Lotus.
I stopped drinking wine because it made me fall over. Oh, hang on....
You're £30,000 gets you a car that handles and moves and communicates and just goes like hardly anything else and is immensely rewarding to drive through it's natural habitat - the moneys been spent on that and a bit of R&D for the next model - other than that you'll have minor gripes now and again, same as any car, but in my opinion these are more than outweighed by the rewards. Depends where your priorities are and how deep your pockets are I guess.
You're £30,000 gets you a car that handles and moves and communicates and just goes like hardly anything else and is immensely rewarding to drive through it's natural habitat - the moneys been spent on that and a bit of R&D for the next model - other than that you'll have minor gripes now and again, same as any car, but in my opinion these are more than outweighed by the rewards. Depends where your priorities are and how deep your pockets are I guess.
LivinLaVidaLotus said:
hueandcry71 said:
marky999 said:
last night the indicator light flew out of my £30,000 Lotus Elise.
It's going. Another car ordered. It's German
I know exactly how you feel, i had the same thought this morning/quote]It's going. Another car ordered. It's German
but to be fair, you think about changing at least 6 times a day
Im looking forward to the summer and putting the soft top on cos i cant wait to see how the black roof looks with the black wheels.
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