Hi guys

[Tyrant]

Hi everyone! I've wanted an S1 Elise since first seeing one back in 1996 (aged 11) and have lurked on the various Lotus message boards ever since. July 2006 after graduating I finally bought one! Pistonheads has proved very helpful. I thought it was finally time I introduced myself and said hi both here and on Seloc so I've just been out to take a few snaps of the car.

After searching long and hard I drove from South Wales to Norwich to pick her up. I've since added the headlamp covers, Nokia handsfree kit, MP3/DVD headunit and HID headlamps. She already had victory wheels, adjustable suspension, exhaust and various cosmetic tweaks!

I think I'll always have an Elise of some form from now on!

Hope you like the car

[Trixster]

Yo.

Nice car! Welcome! Don't worry that you're not in Bournemouth like the majority of the regulars, I'm sure you'll fit in a treat.

[Lotus Lewis]

Well done mate love the colour combo, enjoy as i know you will

[Ikemi]

An excellent looking example ... I'm liking the Victory alloys a lot Welcome to Lotus ownership and be sure to join some of us on various meets across the country!

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

Very nice, congrats and welcome.

[Skyman]

Well done. Love the colour combination, even if (by my standards) it is a little subdued!

[Hollywood Wheels]

Watcha Jay..........why on earth has it taken you so long to say hello?! Lovely car, always nice to see a tidy S1 on Victories, very very nice....

[cej]

Welcome Car looks great. I know how it's like to dream of owning a car for so many years
Wish I could find a set of those wheels,they really look awesome

[Ultrasound]

Your car is lovely.

[Esprit]

Personally not such a fan of the red interior/roof, but other than that it's a VERY drool-worthy car... the victories, headlight colours and the paint all look immaculate.... reminds me of my old girl, who has recently left me.

[*Al*]

Excellent, looks very much like mine with the red roof and victories!!
Enjoy!

Edited by *Al* on Monday 5th November 21:01

[dave111s]

s1 rock nice car mate

[S Works]

Very nice. Now, some more mods required... get yourself an S160 spoiler... etc.

[Handbag]

Maybe see you out and about on the B-roads sometime

[Tyrant]

S works, I'm trying not to get bitten by the modding bug. I know it won't let go!

Thanks for the compliments. I agree about the red interior, It's now grown on me though and is here to stay.

I'll do my best to make some meets. Unfortunately I missed a Brecon run with Freewheeler's Carrera GT and Myagi's Gallardo due to a late night at the millenium stadium last Sunday. Next time

[bjc388]

congrats on your new toy .. and crikey how clean is that car ... nice!

[Esprit]

Tyrant said:

Thanks for the compliments. I agree about the red interior, It's now grown on me though and is here to stay.

Hehe yeah and in the end it's all down to personal preference. After my Elise, (which was New Aluminium and full-black interior/hood) I was determined that my Exige would have black interior as well... that is until I saw the smurf-skin blue and fell in love... it's a love-hate thing, but it's nice to have a few aspects like that in a car to polarise people.

Other than that, enjoy it... I'll say the standard "newbie" things... make sure you've got GOOD rubber fitted (recommend Yoko Advan Neova LTS tyres), take it VERY easy in the wet, and book yourself in for a Walshy day or similar to teach yourself how to exploit this wonderful little car's abilities!

Game on!

[TonyHetherington]

That is a superb colour combination!! Mate of mine bought similar car but with black interior and he's always been wondering about red seats. I bet with the roof off it looks spot on when you look inside it.

Welcome