My first ever new car and Lotus!

[slamm]

Hello All,

I'm soon to be the proud owner of a new Elise - my first ever new car and my first forray into the world of Lotus. I've been hankering after an Elise for some time now and can't wait to pick the new motor up in March. I've already got it booked on to several driving holidays, including Le Mans.

Anyway - here are some pics of the car. I took a sneaky peek at the dealer today - can't believe I have to wait a couple more weeks before I can drive it away!






I'm looking forward to getting to know you all in this forum and meeting some of you at a few Lotus do's.

Mel

[_topcat]

Very nice. where are you getting it from.? the shot in your profile looks identical to two cars at my dealer here in devon.
Great choice. sure you will have fun.

[GTRene]

Nice car, but you told this...
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Anyway - here are some pics of the car. I took a sneaky peek at the dealer today - can't believe I have to wait a couple more weeks before I can drive it away!
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What do you mean? the dealer has the car already but you still have to wait a couple of weeks?? why?? does he want to make more advertising/commersie for that car? or more people can drive in it? or its his only "demo" or use it so? strange?
or are there other reasons?
GTRene

[swilding]

GTRene,

It would be a new car and here in the uk we can have a new number plate on the 1st march. Hope that helps.

[Mrs Triple S]

Hi Mel.
Congratulations It looks great

BTW - You look very familiar - have you attended the mid essex tvr meet before?
Lorraine

[GTRene]

swilding said:

GTRene, It would be a new car and here in the uk we can have a new number plate on the 1st march. Hope that helps.

Thanks, that helps indeed so its your "own" choise...to get the new numberplate...you must be very strong then to wait that long when its so close to you...
Have fun driving in a few weeks and welcom
GTRene

[slamm]

The dealer is Castle Lotus in Stansted - they have been absolutely brilliant - I can't possibly fault them.

GTRene - swilding is right, it's a new car, but I'm waiting for an 06 plate. I'll be picking the car up on 8th March. It's the earliest I can get to the dealer as I'm away the week before.

Lorraine - yes, I have been to many Mid Essex TVR meets - my boyfriend (ehasler) has a black Tusacn S. A TVR and Lotus - what a good combination to have in the garage!

[slamm]

GTRene said:

Have fun driving in a few weeks and welcom

Thanks GTRene. Trust me, I don't have much control - it's agony waiting until the 8th March!

[Mrs Triple S]

slamm said:

The dealer is Castle Lotus in Stansted - they have been absolutely brilliant - I can't possibly fault them. GTRene - swilding is right, it's a new car, but I'm waiting for an 06 plate. I'll be picking the car up on 8th March. It's the earliest I can get to the dealer as I'm away the week before. Lorraine - yes, I have been to many Mid Essex TVR meets - my boyfriend (ehasler) has a black Tusacn S. A TVR and Lotus - what a good combination to have in the garage!

Hi
I thought I recognised you

Thats exactly what we have a TVR and a Lotus

A great combination. Makes you everytime you look in the garage.

Let me know if you are taking it to the meet and I will take mine.

Bet you can't wait until the 8th March. I can - thats my birthday - (another year older )

Lorraine

[bogie]

congrats - enjoy

we have the same - I have the Elise and my other half Sarah has the TVR...was a Tuscan, Sagaris is waiting now at Castle to be picked up

[RobM77]

Lovely car

In all honesty that new plate will be worth the money at trade in time.. anyway - that's a long way away!

Great buy! I look forward to hearing your first driving impressions

[GTRene]

bogie said:

congrats - enjoy we have the same - I have the Elise and my other half Sarah has the TVR...was a Tuscan, Sagaris is waiting now at Castle to be picked up

A fast Elise and a fast nice TVR Sagaris...hm...a dream garage lovely
GTRene

[Janitor]

Nice one Mel - I've so far managed to restrain myself from having a sneaky peek at mine! (Which oddly enough topcat, is one of the cars you'd have seen at the Dealer in Devon!!)

8th March eh? Cripes, that's gotta hurt even more! I'm grabbing mine on the 1st and thats that!!

Good girl... you know it makes sense!

Clive (who sent you a 'pleasant surprise' email a week ago... was it only a week ago? Seems like an eternity )

[_topcat]

Hey Clive good news on the lotus purchase. What colour is yours?

[elise-type25]

Stunning car - looks beautiful - and what a dream garage - maybe I'll try and get hubby to swap his nice shinny 110 Defender for something a bit less practical!!!

[Janitor]

It's a red one topcat - and as with most Elises / Exiges, photos just don't do them justice... The SR looks stunning in the flesh (...well ally & glass )

By the way, your Exige does look amazing! No wonder you "can't see yourself ever parting with it" - Fair play!

>> Edited by Janitor on Sunday 19th February 10:46

[K3T4-mine]

Nice choice Mel
I usually don't like stripes on cars, but these ones (like a few others I've seen on elises) really fit the car only things IMHO that could make it a bit better would be red side mirrors and black wheels (but then I'm biased, being a big fan of the darkest colour ).
Needless to say, have as much fun as you can with your new red ...and then some more




GTRene, seems like we have very similar tastes in cars... in fact my exige is waiting for her new friend sagaris to join her in the garage think the combination lotus/tvr works really great, and even if I'm not at all the first to say it, it may probably sound strange if you think of an italian garage with two (100%) british cars inside

[GTRene]

K3T4-mine said:

GTRene, seems like we have very similar tastes in cars... in fact my exige is waiting for her new friend sagaris to join her in the garage think the combination lotus/tvr works really great, and even if I'm not at all the first to say it, it may probably sound strange if you think of an italian garage with two (100%) british cars inside

That should look awesome in a Italiën garage 2 british cars and yes I also have a weak spot for TVR, I had 2 of them in the past with V8 and I love that grunt but then after about a half year I miss the screeming bmw M engine's and the good roadholding and easy to play with power of cars like Elise/Exige...but I can't pay 2 of such cars sadly but great fun they are never the less
GTRene

>> Edited by GTRene on Sunday 19th February 11:53

[_topcat]

Janitor said:

It's a red one topcat - and as with most Elises / Exiges, photos just don't do them justice... The SR looks stunning in the flesh (...well ally & glass ) By the way, your Exige does look amazing! No wonder you "can't see yourself ever parting with it" - Fair play! >> Edited by Janitor on Sunday 19th February 10:46

Great car Clive, looked real nice indeed.
Oh watch ths space on my exige......

[xxplod]

Fab! My first new car was a S1 Elise. I was 24 years old! Couldn't afford to eat mind, but then, who needs food?

Enjoy it! I still regret selling my last Elise, a S2 111S.