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by D_Mike
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: 2002 Lotus Elise Sports Tourer
Replies: 0
Views: 128

2002 Lotus Elise Sports Tourer

This is a great opportunity to get into Lotus Elise ownership (or add to your collection…) at an effective price. updated photos at the advert on eBay here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166651479126 2002 Ruby Red Lotus Elise S2 89,351 miles MOT until 11th March 2025 Extensive service history (see belo...
by D_Mike
Sun May 07, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Body shop recommendations
Replies: 12
Views: 3817

Re: Body shop recommendations

J Mullen specialist coach works did a good job on a few massive chips on mine, and the guy there said he’d done plenty of Elises in the past. They had nice work on display on land rovers they were restoring there too. They’re in port seton.
by D_Mike
Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Unwelcome present.
Replies: 3
Views: 2096

Re: Unwelcome present.

Even if you don’t like it you still have to send a thank you note.
by D_Mike
Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

no worries. I consider it a complement, being the weak-willed, decadent, pampered S2 owner that I am.
by D_Mike
Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:33 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

by D_Mike
Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: Testimonials & Feedback
Topic: Craig Moncrieff thank you.
Replies: 274
Views: 172563

Re: Craig Moncrieff thank you.

Jsut to as yet another glowing report. New clutch from Craig, fixing intermittent clutch slipping problem. (Incidental new handbrake cable too). Car drives great now - big improvement - and best of all, a bunch of rattles that were there are now not. @C7`steve canal to Arthurs seat is a decent run f...
by D_Mike
Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

All fixed. Craig and team found the clutch release arm/fork was just very stuff/seized. Occasionally it was failing to return all the way after the clutch pedal had been depressed. (I always get confused with engaged/disengaged and clutches). Of course the only way to fix that is to get it all to bi...
by D_Mike
Sat Sep 24, 2022 3:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Surrey -> Aberdeen -> Sheffield....any roads you suggest?
Replies: 11
Views: 3231

Re: Surrey -> Aberdeen -> Sheffield....any roads you suggest?

Depending on time/energy, once you are back at Edinburgh instead of doing A1/M1 you could take the A701 from there over to Moffat (pretty fun once past the quite straight early stages) and then go south along the M74M6, cut back over to M1 on the a66 (via barnard castle) or a65 into Yorkshire dales?...
by D_Mike
Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

Thanks Campbell. Yes - I have a decent maintenance budget. Or did have. Now I have a lot of maintenance instead. :D As you say, only an issue if you aren’t prepared for and expecting it. At the end of it all, at least the car ends up in better condition than it was, hopefully noticeable in the drivi...
by D_Mike
Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

Thanks Campbell. Yes - I have a decent maintenance budget. Or did have. Now I have a lot of maintenance instead. :D As you say, only an issue if you aren’t prepared for and expecting it. At the end of it all, at least the car ends up in better condition than it was, hopefully noticeable in the drivi...
by D_Mike
Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

Re: S2 slipping clutch

Close to 90k so not unreasonable I guess. Just been out to check and was careful to leave the clutch engaged for several seconds before checking for any slip. It still slips long after a gear change is completed/pedal is up, which I guess suggest not an issue related to that mechanism. Possibly a sl...
by D_Mike
Fri Sep 16, 2022 5:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inchira 15th
Replies: 6
Views: 2734

Re: Inchira 15th

Likewise Ferg! (you had the newish-to-you S1 (s160/s111?)).
I cannot come along again this weekend (visitors). but my car is on its way to be being broken anyway so I guess that's irrelevant now that I type it.
by D_Mike
Fri Sep 16, 2022 5:27 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 slipping clutch
Replies: 12
Views: 4081

S2 slipping clutch

Oh dear :( Clutch slip in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th gears. I'd noticed a few times on going 1st to 2nd when accelerating hard/uphill in the past month. Now will slip in any gear, on the level, with moderate throttle opening. car has recent new master and slave cylinder. I guess the question is whether its ...
by D_Mike
Wed Aug 17, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Walshy is back
Replies: 3
Views: 2292

Re: Walshy is back

I saw that on seloc. I remember much online discussion of the training days in my 'Elise-lust' formative years of the early 2000s. I was thinking once I get the red-rattler sorted out a bit that I might take a bit of road trip down to the best end of the country and do a training day there. That's a...
by D_Mike
Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Road Trip Pyrénées 2022
Replies: 14
Views: 3585

Re: Road Trip Pyrénées 2022

Spectacular scenery, who chose the soundtrack?