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Am I the only Esprit owner that washes their car in the wee hours of the morning when they can't sleep?
Getting the S4 ready for Watkins Glen International Raceway next weekend, going for a two day instructional track event with a few fellow Lotus club members from the NY,NJ area.
Camera is mounted and ready to capture all the action, I can't wait!
Getting the S4 ready for Watkins Glen International Raceway next weekend, going for a two day instructional track event with a few fellow Lotus club members from the NY,NJ area.
Camera is mounted and ready to capture all the action, I can't wait!
looooovely looking S4 mate, did the '02 wheels go straight on, also the arches yov've fitted dont quite look like V8 ones, are the different or am i just looking at it wrong? how has the handling changed with the new rims? Sometimes the standard S4 just looks slightly odd as the rear wheels dont come out enough. need to wash mine, have to admit i tend to do it during the day!
Yes, the 02' wheels bolted right on. I was lucky enough to have the later model hub spigots or else there would have been some machining to be done.
The handling was definetly changed by the wheels, it steers a bit on the heavy side, but seems to hold the road better. Especially when feathering the "go" pedal while exiting a turn.
The wheel arches are V8 pieces but they have been glassed into the body, so there are no seems and do not stick out as much. The flares at the leading edges of the wheel wells are Lotus factory sourced racing cannards that are bolted on.
One nice thing about washing at night....
The sun doesn't dry out the soap on the finish before you have a chance to rinse it ;-)
Mike
The handling was definetly changed by the wheels, it steers a bit on the heavy side, but seems to hold the road better. Especially when feathering the "go" pedal while exiting a turn.
The wheel arches are V8 pieces but they have been glassed into the body, so there are no seems and do not stick out as much. The flares at the leading edges of the wheel wells are Lotus factory sourced racing cannards that are bolted on.
One nice thing about washing at night....
The sun doesn't dry out the soap on the finish before you have a chance to rinse it ;-)
Mike
splodge s4 said:
Sometimes the standard S4 just looks slightly odd as the rear wheels dont come out enough
This chap has put spacers on the rear to fill out his arches, what do you think??
www.bluestorm.ch/esprit/
(Look under gallery)
>> Edited by britten_mark on Saturday 14th August 15:59
This chap has put spacers on the rear to fill out his arches, what do you think??
<a href="http://www.bluestorm.ch/esprit/"><a href="http://www.bluestorm.ch/esprit/">www.bluestorm.ch/esprit/</a></a>
(Look under gallery)
Actually, No spacers were used.
Mike
>> Edited by mikelr on Sunday 15th August 07:31
Hey where are you from?
I am in the Saratoga NY area.
I only know of one other Esprit inthe area so far.
Me I have an S4 also, Black w/tan int.
It needs some TLC but boy it is a wonderful piece of machinery to look at and to DRIVE!!!!!!
Early morning washes for me, like 5:30, 6:00 am.
No sun, no people, just me and my Esprit
I am in the Saratoga NY area.
I only know of one other Esprit inthe area so far.
Me I have an S4 also, Black w/tan int.
It needs some TLC but boy it is a wonderful piece of machinery to look at and to DRIVE!!!!!!
Early morning washes for me, like 5:30, 6:00 am.
No sun, no people, just me and my Esprit
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Ok Ok rub it in... based in England remember, problem i have is it rains before i finish with the shammy.
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I don't know what I'd do if I lived in the UK, I don't ever drive my car in the rain! (mucks of the under carriage you know). I guess most just give up keeping their cars sparkling clean and drive.
Ok Ok rub it in... based in England remember, problem i have is it rains before i finish with the shammy.
[/quote] I don't know what I'd do if I lived in the UK, I don't ever drive my car in the rain! (mucks of the under carriage you know). I guess most just give up keeping their cars sparkling clean and drive.
jrjajs said:
Hey where are you from?
I am in the Saratoga NY area.
I only know of one other Esprit inthe area so far.
Me I have an S4 also, Black w/tan int.
It needs some TLC but boy it is a wonderful piece of machinery to look at and to DRIVE!!!!!!
Early morning washes for me, like 5:30, 6:00 am.
No sun, no people, just me and my Esprit
I'm located about 50 miles north of NYC along the Hudson river in the town of Newburgh.
I guess most just give up keeping their cars sparkling clean and drive.[/quote]
its always in my garage. only really driven once or twice a week, washed then put back, its a good feeling when its pouring down, the Esprit is polished & dry in her cave then when it stops raining taking it out for a quick spin, every other car is minging!
Even better is taking it out on a cold & frosty Sunday morning, all that cool fresh air is great for the turbo
its always in my garage. only really driven once or twice a week, washed then put back, its a good feeling when its pouring down, the Esprit is polished & dry in her cave then when it stops raining taking it out for a quick spin, every other car is minging!
Even better is taking it out on a cold & frosty Sunday morning, all that cool fresh air is great for the turbosplodge s4 said:
At last i have a photo on my profile, now compare my rear wheel to the GT3 on the link above fron a couple of days ago, he must be using spacers or something? any thoughts?
See above re spacers.
Nice pic. Interesting position for the front plate; have you had any tugs from the boys in blue? Lotus never really made the front plate look right on the S4 shape, people keep nagging me to get a stick-on.
>> Edited by britten_mark on Tuesday 17th August 22:45
britten_mark said:
Actually, No spacers were used.
Mike
Actually, look under "My Esprit GT3"; no.4; wouldn't you take that to mean 25mm spacers?? Any conflicting info?
>> Edited by britten_mark on Tuesday 17th August 22:51
Sorry, I thought you were talking about my car.
The GT3 definetly has spacers installed.
Nice pic. Interesting position for the front plate; have you had any tugs from the boys in blue? .
The plate has been on nearly a year, i think it looks a lot better then the standard plate, so far ive not been pulled, its been seen on many occasions by BIB, one marked car saw me coming towards him, he did a 3 point turn and followed me all around town, he obviously did a plate check & the rear plate is legal, i thought he was going to have a word but after a mile or so he just turned off. For the MOT ill stick the old one back on, its always carried in the boot just in case. Ive heard actually if you have no plate at all you can get a fine, to have an illegal plate you can get a fine & 3 points, can anyone confirm this?
The plate has been on nearly a year, i think it looks a lot better then the standard plate, so far ive not been pulled, its been seen on many occasions by BIB, one marked car saw me coming towards him, he did a 3 point turn and followed me all around town, he obviously did a plate check & the rear plate is legal, i thought he was going to have a word but after a mile or so he just turned off. For the MOT ill stick the old one back on, its always carried in the boot just in case. Ive heard actually if you have no plate at all you can get a fine, to have an illegal plate you can get a fine & 3 points, can anyone confirm this?
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