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Originally Posted by arsie' timestamp='1377261194' post='22740633
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
1. I still don't get the numberplate !!! It's been racking my brain!
2. Good description above-very similar to how I described it!
3. Ron when's this meet? Might be tempted to brink Loki out
4 All this talk of lotus I'm so tempted to put my name down for a v6
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper' timestamp='1377269016' post='22740840
[quote name='arsie' timestamp='1377261194' post='22740633']
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
1. I still don't get the numberplate !!! It's been racking my brain!
2. Good description above-very similar to how I described it!
3. Ron when's this meet? Might be tempted to brink Loki out
4 All this talk of lotus I'm so tempted to put my name down for a v6
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper' timestamp='1377269016' post='22740840
[quote name='arsie' timestamp='1377261194' post='22740633']
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
1. I still don't get the numberplate !!! It's been racking my brain!
2. Good description above-very similar to how I described it!
3. Ron when's this meet? Might be tempted to brink Loki out
4 All this talk of lotus I'm so tempted to put my name down for a v6
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper' timestamp='1377269016' post='22740840
[quote name='arsie' timestamp='1377261194' post='22740633']
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
1. I still don't get the numberplate !!! It's been racking my brain!
2. Good description above-very similar to how I described it!
3. Ron when's this meet? Might be tempted to brink Loki out
4 All this talk of lotus I'm so tempted to put my name down for a v6
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Wow, 4 things posted 3 times means I need to to you 12 times?!?!
Details of the meet:
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/103...-sun-25th-aug/
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From: Back in Scotland.
I was after this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2007/1539069
Unfortunately it's now sold before I could get to it. I've seen a couple of others I quite like the look of, but they're all a fair hike to view, so need to be pretty selective with which ones I make the trip to see.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2007/1539069
Unfortunately it's now sold before I could get to it. I've seen a couple of others I quite like the look of, but they're all a fair hike to view, so need to be pretty selective with which ones I make the trip to see.
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Originally Posted by arsie' timestamp='1377261194' post='22740633
That epiphany moment, my guess, the A52 once you crossed the A1. Lovely bit of road even at speed limits.
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Watched a 5th gear on sky yesterday, S3 vs 1M I think it was. Even the S3 just washed out every corner. Looked, to pinch carpets analogy, about as much fun as humping a pretty corpse.
Audi = dull dull dull
Our golf does it but you can get the back sliding too
Audi = dull dull dull
Our golf does it but you can get the back sliding too
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As per ultra, let's deal with the negatives. The gearbox is dreadful compared to the s. It is extremely vague and that vagueness can cause you to be unsure about what gear you are in and which you want next. The mesh feels like a sea sponge. The s gearbox is the best I have ever had.
I just wish Lotus would do whatever is necessary to address what to me are fundamental issues in the engineering of these areas. If you look at SELOC there are regularly negative threads on there about the gear change in all of Lotus variants that suggest various fixes and updates to parts to try and improve things.. Newer cables. heavy duty cables, re-routing of cables, improved gear linkages etc etc; Lotus really need to take note and get it nailed.
Sorry to come across all negative on your new car purchase thread Mr Carper, it's just that I want to love the Lotus cars as an obvious place to go now that Honda have no current worthy offerings but the whole gear change thing just has me walking away shaking my head at what is otherwise a brilliant car.
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper' timestamp='1377208584' post='22739845
As per ultra, let's deal with the negatives. The gearbox is dreadful compared to the s. It is extremely vague and that vagueness can cause you to be unsure about what gear you are in and which you want next. The mesh feels like a sea sponge. The s gearbox is the best I have ever had.
I just wish Lotus would do whatever is necessary to address what to me are fundamental issues in the engineering of these areas. If you look at SELOC there are regularly negative threads on there about the gear change in all of Lotus variants that suggest various fixes and updates to parts to try and improve things.. Newer cables. heavy duty cables, re-routing of cables, improved gear linkages etc etc; Lotus really need to take note and get it nailed.
Sorry to come across all negative on your new car purchase thread Mr Carper, it's just that I want to love the Lotus cars as an obvious place to go now that Honda have no current worthy offerings but the whole gear change thing just has me walking away shaking my head at what is otherwise a brilliant car.
If I had a non Honda elise I'd take it to an independent and replace it with the linkages from the Honda elise kits