Scottish Elises

On behalf of a good friend; It is due to be traded in on 22nd June, unless someone buys before then. Volvo V70 D5, Silver first reg Nov 2013 Black leather It has an extended Volvo warranty 97000 miles on the clock Tyres good + a set of winter tyres included Full service history Volvo official re-map...

Miles don't matter. Service history does. I would prefer to have a well cared for high miler than an under used under maintained low miler. Of course, it will not have as much value when you come to sell, but you win when you buy.

That looks like a decent purchase to me. Don't recognise it.

Stevoraith wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:57 pm

Is that Sanjoys barn?

Some quite interesting stuff. I had never considered pumping up the tyres for storage.

Great vid;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X-FwJO1xZM

Got a 4 figure budget per annum to keep it on the road? Serious question. Could be an amazing experience if so [emoji1303] Really? After the initial make good costs? Experiences may vary.... :o) Any sports car or any "modern classic" is going to require maintenance and fixes. I have had good years ...

Cobra alarm unit will be on the bulk head next to the ECU. Lucas immobilizer unit is behind the stack display on the dash board. Eliseparts do a wee bypas gizmo for the cobra unit (I have one spare if you want to borrow). The lucas unit is more troublesome. It sends codes to the ECU to say it's happ...

Hi Stu,

It was good to meet you last week.

1. As per our chat, a garage or lock-up would make a big difference, or at very least some form of winter storage.

2. Buy on history, not on mileage.

An early S2 K has the potential to be as troublesome as an S1.

Hi Stu, I have a S1 Sport 135, with circa 150 bhp. Not too near Edinburgh, (Milton of Campsie), but you are welcome to come over and see that / pax if you want. The 135s came from Lotus with around 145 bhp, and a close ratio gear box, so performance is not too different to the 160. Just a different ...

If it was being driven sensibly, it wasn't me )

So after very little use over the winter, I took my Elise out a few weeks ago. There was something not quite right in how it was running. Gave Kenneth a call, he suggested a few things that I could check, however I was unable to solve the problem, so booked the car in to them for Friday. Kenneth was...

C'mon guys, spring is in the air, get it sorted!

Second that. Kenneth and his son David have done a load of work on my car over the past few years and it's now in great shape. Their workmanship is top notch, and prices very reasonable. They are very much in demand, so it can take a week or so to fit you in sometimes, but worth the wait in my opini...

duggiesmith wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:44 pm

Great write up Jen.
Looking forward to watching you racing sometime.
At the last count, there were 1382 SE members. I'm sure, if everyone chipped in a couple of quid, it'd make a big dent in your sponsorship budget

Go Team SE

Great idea Duggie. SE crowd funding.

They have a youtube channel - I have been following their Mk1 escort build for a certain Gordon Murray. Love their work!