Lotus 2 Eleven

[Ej74]

After my posting requesting helping choosing my next car...

Current car was a R35 GTR



A fantastic car and was in the same league as 599's, 458's, Lambo's etc
Handles and accelerates with vigour up past legal speeds
Supercar performance comes with supercar bills

I now wanted something more track focused,so the decision was made to get rid of the GTR and Tracked prepared Mk2 MR2 is going (plug if anyone is interested ;-)

The choice was the usual suspects, X-Bow, R500/400/300, Atom, 2 Eleven, Exige S, Noble

Thanks Rob M - the ride in the Eleven blew me away and choice was made

Roll on 25.5.13

Early start,essential to remember to pack my helmet !
Fast forward 2.5 hours now in Leeds to pick up the car
Fast forward 4 hours and back in London after 205 miles.

Must have encountered 1,000's of flies - helmet and front of the car shows the battle

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First impressions, steering is super and handles on a penny - looking forward to hitting every apex each and every lap.
Instant S/C power on tap at almost any RPM
Buffeting at m/w speeds is not to bad and the body / roll cage give a sense of security
Front lip is low and country lanes, humps etc can be an issue.

All then attention from road users is positive - good job its orange

Good night sleep well car - thanks to my outdoor Carcoon (really is a 5 min job)

[clarkmagpie]

Ace, love it!!

[DanielSan]

That is outstandingly unbelievably outrageously fking awesome.

[M159V8]

Jesus, a 2 Eleven is the last car I'd expect an R35 owner to move onto!

Its like the complete opposite.

[MagicalTrevor]

M159V8 said:

Jesus, a 2 Eleven is the last car I'd expect an R35 owner to move onto!

Its like the complete opposite.

My thoughts precisely! I love the 2-11 but my wife disagrees

[melvster]

Fantastic, passengered in one of these during the Summer of 2009 (build number #70 for the beards out there ), it blew me away, so fast and the grip was unbelievable.

[james_gt3rs]

That orange paint job is great!

[chris116]

Just finished reading your What car thread, was very interesting.

Your 2 eleven looks great, love the colour.

[clarki]

Excellent choice - very much approve.

[Morry10]

Did 10 passenger laps in one of these a while back at Cadwell Park, it really was an astounding piece of kit.

Having never been in such a vehicle before the grip and braking ability of it was incredible (compared to normal road cars).

Guy that owned it was a very nice chap and even tho he was not going at it 100% the car certainly showed how capable it was.

Would love to own one - enjoy it!

Cheers

Morry

Edited by Morry10 on Monday 27th May 14:17

[Ej74]

Cheers for the comments

You only live once

I have a very undeserving wife, she also commented how it handle better than the gtr

The weather is my sworn enemy

[GSP]

Awesome, does it permanantly live outside in that carcoon? What happens on a windy day

[Ej74]

Car drives on base zip it up and plug in it's that simple.
Weight of car keeps to cover in place

Will be kept in it for most of the year will be squeezed into the garage over winner

[M159V8]

Ej74 said:

she also commented how it handles better than the gtr

She's a keeper

[Lagerlout]

Have you had that Carcoon for long? Always been a bit sceptical about them but do they protect a car outside like this in all weathers?

[justin220]

That is absolutely fantastic!

I do love an Orange Lotus though

[TwigtheWonderkid]

You swapped an R35 GT-R for that hideous bag of bolts

Not for me I'm afraid but enjoy.

[grenpayne]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

You swapped an R35 GT-R for that hideous bag of bolts

Not for me I'm afraid but enjoy.

Well it comes down to what you want the car to do, OP said

Ej74 said:

I now wanted something more track focused,so the decision was made to get rid of the GTR

I'd much rather use a 2 Eleven as a track toy than a GTR, much more involving and much cheaper to run too. I think it's a cracking car!

[Evo]

I drove a 340R for a while so I totally get the track focused Idea and choice of car.

But that inflatable garage is cooler than the car lol, I'll take one of each please.

[Ej74]

No leaks inside the carcoon and the car is prefectly safe and dry after yesterdays torrential downpours