Nice weather we are having
Discussion
After reading lots of advice about taking it easy in the rain I thought I would heed that advice this evening.
Tonight was my first real experience of nasty weather. Very heavy rain and strong winds.
It was an interesting experience and I was not expecting the Elise to be buffeted as much as it was but I kept it steady and made my way home without any issues however, I did have my first experience of d i c k - head syndrome.
White van pulls up to the back of the Elise so his lights had more or less vanished from my rear vision and all I could see was a ford sign in my rear view, he then proceeded to pull right (duel carriage way) as if in a slipstream and over take. As he drew level his 2 mates in the passenger seats (3 in a van) provided me with a smorgasbord of hand gestures. After he passed me he dropped back into my lane and brake tested me……..... because there was a nice long straight I dropped a cog and pulled off knowing I was pulling off that road shortly.
Is this an occurrence I can begin to expect? All I seemed to be doing wrong was driving an Elise at 50-60mph in bad conditions.
Loving the Elise by the way. Can not get this smile off my face and always look forward to waking up and home time each day. 1hr of joy each way.
Tonight was my first real experience of nasty weather. Very heavy rain and strong winds.
It was an interesting experience and I was not expecting the Elise to be buffeted as much as it was but I kept it steady and made my way home without any issues however, I did have my first experience of d i c k - head syndrome.
White van pulls up to the back of the Elise so his lights had more or less vanished from my rear vision and all I could see was a ford sign in my rear view, he then proceeded to pull right (duel carriage way) as if in a slipstream and over take. As he drew level his 2 mates in the passenger seats (3 in a van) provided me with a smorgasbord of hand gestures. After he passed me he dropped back into my lane and brake tested me……..... because there was a nice long straight I dropped a cog and pulled off knowing I was pulling off that road shortly.
Is this an occurrence I can begin to expect? All I seemed to be doing wrong was driving an Elise at 50-60mph in bad conditions.
Loving the Elise by the way. Can not get this smile off my face and always look forward to waking up and home time each day. 1hr of joy each way.
It is not a regular occurance for me ... I have never been brake tested, which is incredibly dangerous in such conditions ... Quite scary seeing as the Elise has no ABS! I have had the odd idiot do everything they can to pass me in order to prove to themselves and I that they have the better car, or I have had people staring at me through their passenger window expecting me to be driving much faster because I'm driving a sports car.
To be honest when the weather conditions are bad I will drop to a speed limit that is safe. The Elise can aquaplane easily due to the light rear end and wide tyres, as well as the fact that it is RWD so oversteer is an issue ... and as I have already said, the car has no ABS! I value my clams too much
Glad you're having fun with your new Elise!
To be honest when the weather conditions are bad I will drop to a speed limit that is safe. The Elise can aquaplane easily due to the light rear end and wide tyres, as well as the fact that it is RWD so oversteer is an issue ... and as I have already said, the car has no ABS! I value my clams too much
riwiho said:
Loving the Elise by the way. Can not get this smile off my face and always look forward to waking up and home time each day. 1hr of joy each way.
I have had my car for nearly 6 months now and I still feel the same way as yourself - They are very addictive cars! When I'm not in one I'm planning my next route, which usually happens to be the long way to my destination! Glad you're having fun with your new Elise!Edited by Ikemi on Thursday 8th November 18:50
Yea i would have to agree with IKEMI the elise isn't the best car to be out in when its raining because of having no ABS,but you will get the odd idiot trying to make trouble, just keep safe in the wet and if you do get in a situation with people driving like t
ts just turn off the road because its not worth it in the end
ts just turn off the road because its not worth it in the end I drive my Elise just as carefully in the wet as I do the dry, and therefor don't really feel any different. So long as you brake in plenty of time, smoothly, and have a nice late turn in you can't go wrong.
The thing that pisses me off is when the engine's cold and I can't engage the 2nd cam profile and destroy people on the dual carriageway. Sometimes it's warm enough by the time I get there, sometimes it's not and I need to drive liek I only have about 90 brake and pull in.
The thing that pisses me off is when the engine's cold and I can't engage the 2nd cam profile and destroy people on the dual carriageway. Sometimes it's warm enough by the time I get there, sometimes it's not and I need to drive liek I only have about 90 brake and pull in.
I was ready for a torrid time in the wet, but I've found the Elise (so far!) to be quite stable - though I do take it easy... It's certainly nicer to drive in the wet than my previous car - a BMW Mini Cooper S - that thing aquaplaned very badly, and you lost all sense of what the car was doing. The Elise gives you feedback, so at least you're aware of what the wheels are doing.
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