In 2006 a new or other Lotus? or new to Lotus? let us know .

[GTRene]

Hi, I was wondering, lately I see many newcomers to lotus and also many of you bought or buying a new Lotus!? I like to see how many of you are new to Lotus in 2006, and how many of you are gona buy or have bought a new or other Lotus this 2006, oh, and Welcome to PH.
When you have or can make, please put a photo of you next to your pride and joy so we can see the new owner and his/her Big grin/smile...
And tell us what you drove before and if you can why you change or gona change into the new/next car...
And if you know, what specs does your car have and what do you want to change on it...(shocks/SC/brakes/conversion/wheels/and so on)

I can't show you mine yet, because I'm still waiting for it, so I will show it later to you all when more is shure
Thanks
GTRene


>> Edited by GTRene on Thursday 9th February 20:45

[alimac]

New Boy here....Blue Sports Racer,first lotus,stan spec no A/C. Actually hooked on the car,still getting use to the feeling of driving a drivers car,would like to learn to drive it "Properly" so will be on the track at some point,Would love to hear where the best track days and coaching are held in the North?

In the Car today going down to Brum this afternoon......Car is filthy but whats the point of sticking it in a garage and polishing it? Have a great weekend all

[enjybenjy]

Got my S2 111S Sept last year. This will be the first summer for me in an Elise.
Came from a Triumph Spitfire -> Marcos V6 -> Lotus Elan Turbo SE -> Marcos Mantara V8 -> Lotus Elise.....

[tomtom]

Currently wrestling with my conscience over a '99 S1 Elise. Had it inspected yesterday and got the thumbs up from Sinclaires (couple of things need sorting) but otherwise it's a good car.

Hmmmm

Major sticking point for me is the fact I'd have to park it on the street.

[sp60]

Picking up sunday morning
Will post picks and more details when I finished driving round every interesting road in the country....oh and the cr+p ones too just because!

[sp60]

tomtom said:

Currently wrestling with my conscience over a '99 S1 Elise. Had it inspected yesterday and got the thumbs up from Sinclaires (couple of things need sorting) but otherwise it's a good car. Hmmmm Major sticking point for me is the fact I'd have to park it on the street.

Yes this was a concern for me too, so decided that a hardtop was a neccesity.
In the end just thought why keep finding excuses not to buy and took the plunge!

[tomtom]

Did you get a hard top in the end? There's an S2 that's parked on my street which is in very bad shape but I'm not sure if that's because he's cracked the fibreglass himself or someone's driven into it. He only has a soft-top on though and that seems fine...

[sp60]

Yes it is coming with a hardtop, this is just as much to do with the weather and mileage I do though (and I like the way they look!). But like you, there is a couple of S2's in my area that are also parked on the street. They seem to survive ok. There are plenty other 2 seaters, MX5's TT's etc parked around as well. Can't see why the elise would be any more vulnerable than them.

[jago]

i bought my 111r from this site a month ago. Hadn't driven a car for about 10 years... but just like riding a bike ....

[RobM77]

I've never owned a Lotus before (a Caterham doesn't count I suppose!) but I'm going to buy one as soon as I sell my present car.

I'm an outcast from the anodyne world of modern sports cars, with their lifeless assisted controls and nannying electronics.

[Fru]

Another newbie here.

Picked up my first Lotus last Saturday. Late 2003 silver S2 Elise 111S, just over 2 years old with 8500 on the clock. I had Dan from Jude performance carry out an inspection prior to purchase and in his words 'Absolutely first class, faultless example'. Gave me the confidence to pay £17.5k from a local independent dealer.

Looking forward to warmer weather & drier roads so I can start to get grips the cars famed handling.

[sp60]

RobM77 said:

I've never owned a Lotus before (a Caterham doesn't count I suppose!) but I'm going to buy one as soon as I sell my present car. I'm an outcast from the anodyne world of modern sports cars, with their lifeless assisted controls and nannying electronics.

Half agree, there are so many numpties on the road, I'm glad such things exist.
I have also benefited from abs/traction etc saving my bacon on several occasions, having said that I probably wouldn't have put myself in that situation if I wasn't used to aforementioned assistance! But I guess this is getting off topic!

[RobM77]

sp60 said:

RobM77 said: I've never owned a Lotus before (a Caterham doesn't count I suppose!) but I'm going to buy one as soon as I sell my present car. I'm an outcast from the anodyne world of modern sports cars, with their lifeless assisted controls and nannying electronics. Half agree, there are so many numpties on the road, I'm glad such things exist. I have also benefited from abs/traction etc saving my bacon on several occasions, having said that I probably wouldn't have put myself in that situation if I wasn't used to aforementioned assistance! But I guess this is getting off topic!

I suppose so, yes. I was really referring to the ridiculously artifical power steering, servo brakes and fly by wire throttles; not to mention the feedback that is seen as undesirable NVH in modern cars and has been engineered out as the year's went on. I enjoyed driving a car such as the Peugeot 205 in the 80s, but the modern equivalent - a Yaris or Jazz is just an anodyne box IMHO - same as the 350Z or S2000. The Elise is such a breath of fresh air!

[Davey S2]

Fru said:

in his words 'Absolutely first class, faultless example'.

Expect HGF in a few weeks then

[Bingoid]

Test drove an S2 this week - loved it - not experienced anything like that before!!

Will be in the market come end of March (not a good time to buy but sod it!!)

[purpleperil]

Starlight Black 111R arriving 1 March - can't wait!!

[perplexcity]

Newbie here also - pick up my S2 Type 25 in just under two weeks - seeeeeeems such a long wait - but glad I'm not the only one suffering impatience!!


Jean

[simond001]

Got my first Elise a few months back. A 05/05 111r with 4000 on the clock.

Regrets, I'd like a hard top for it (especially the hinged style) and the DAB radio is useless. Getting in and out is a pain which is reducing its use.


Took some getting used to as I am used to changing up at 6000rpm, which is before the power comes in but first track day in two weeks which could be fun.

[TIPPER]

Collected my first Lotus after nearly 40 years of dreaming the weekend before Christmas(Dad's present to himself). Traded in my eight month old X-Type Estate diesel for a '99 Silver S1 and a MG ZT. No regrets at all - I cover 25-30000 miles a year and intend to use the MG to mop up the miles with the Elise for Sunshine days. Er... except I keep picking up the keys to the Elise.
My Elise came with a sports exhaust from Motobuild and a K&N 57. Not sure about the K&N waggling about in a hot engine bay and thinking of replacing it with either a Hurricane or ITG. I like the look of the power curves on ITG's website so am tempted to spend the extra on this.
First job is upgrading the stereo. I've bought some nice Kenwood component jobs which I'll be fitting this weekend along with some new headlight bulbs from Halfrauds. (They have the Xenon type bulbs on BOGOF at the moment). Next up will be a Pioneer head unit whith Orange/Amber display to match the Stack (sounds OK too), a pair of Infinty tweeters for the front (low crossover point so will pick some midrange) and a nice compact sub unit.
A DVA 150bhp upgrade looks nice too but I think I'll just enjoy the car as is for this summer. Might take it to a local rolling road to see how many Gee Gees I have on board though - be nice to know.
Why 40 years of dreaming ? Dad bought me a Tamiya model of a Lotus 49 as driven by Jim Clark when I was a nipper and I've been a Lotus man since - just never got round to getting the car.
By the way my missus thinks its "endearing" that I keep buying pressies for the Liz.
Look forward to meeting up with some of you guys and gals some time.

[slamm]

Elise Sports Racer in Ardent Red - my first ever new car and I'm picking it up on 8th March. I can't wait!