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Post by **Shug** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:20 pm

StiflerMR2 wrote:6 owners! ooft

There are a couple of REAL nice black 160's round this way (around 12K), but after being in Simons S2 at KH i *think* i will get an S2

*why cant i decide!!!!!

DRIVE them all.... Only way to be sure. To someone new to Elises, the differences are subtle, but important. Being driven in them depends a lot on the driver - you could have a pax ride in a pretty well sorted S2 being driven with gusto (a la Simon) but a pax from a dealer in a S160 might be crap on bad roads with a dealer driving. The Elise doesn't do anything for you, so it's character to a pax depends entirely on the driver in question....

Only thing to mention about the S160/S2 conundrum (apart from dealing with gay S2 chat

) is that the S160, being an in-demand special edition, will depreciate slower than a lower priced S2. And it's a blokes car

Last point - the 6 owners isn't necessarily a bad thing... The S160 is an aquired taste. Tends to be a bit rough round the edges and only comes into it's own when let loose. People can buy them as a first Elise and really not get along with them....

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:30 pm

bosh, took the words right ou of my mouth

Si's S2 is a pretty well sorted machine, uprated suspension, sticky tyres, and an aerodynamic alteration in the form of a lost numberplate

If I were doing it all again, I'd get a 160, they're just so special! However, lumpy idle issues could rule it out for you if you're an everyday driver. S2s are an obvious choice to a new owner as they're the newer model. Drive both. Buy an S1. Robert's your mother's brother

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:13 pm

GregR wrote:Buy an S1. Robert's your mother's brother

S2 is the latest gay accessory, Simon told me. <BG>

Post by **Shug** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:23 pm

shooomer wrote:Shug can we have your old avatar back please

Why, do I make you horny?

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:25 pm

Mate, looks like you've gone all Tom up top....

Post by **Shug** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:28 pm

GregR wrote:Mate, looks like you've gone all Tom up top....

It was taken on my birthday run - excessive speed with the roof off just swept back the combover

StiflerMR2 · Post by **StiflerMR2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:14 pm

'lumpy idle issues could rule it out for you if you're an everyday driver.'

It would be the everyday car, altho the commute is only 4 miles, so it would really only be 'driven' at the weekend

I'll maybe take myself along to MMC and nose around for a test drive

Cheers for the tips

Post by **Shug** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:20 pm

StiflerMR2 wrote:'lumpy idle issues could rule it out for you if you're an everyday driver.'

It would be the everyday car, altho the commute is only 4 miles, so it would really only be 'driven' at the weekend

I'll maybe take myself along to MMC and nose around for a test drive

Cheers for the tips

4 miles? Cycle. Seriously. All you do is shag engines if you're running 4 miles most of the time. The car will never get out of it's warm up enrichment cycle - meaning it's running too rich all the time, coking up cylinders and killing cats.

This isn't just Elises - this is any car.... My G/f has a similar commute in a turbo car and I've lost count of the amount of arguments we've had over it...

If you *must* drive 4 miles there and back, look for something standard (S1 or S2) as the 160 will be a pig while it warms, therefore pretty much all the time you drive it. Therefore you'll get annoyed with it and hey presto - another owner in the logbook!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:26 pm

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:29 pm

Whereabouts do you live mate? I am a dundonian and may be able to suggest a nice wee bus route

Didn't realise you boys all had parking in Courthouse square - but nice 1 if you have

StiflerMR2 · Post by **StiflerMR2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:35 pm

Im not driving just now, i get the bus in the mornings and walk home at night , but when winter comes feck walking and i dont like arriving at work a sweaty mess, so cyclings out.

I live out in invergowrie greg, and in the Overgate office just now, when (nae *if) we move to the new offices it will have secure parking.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:38 pm

Ah! not far from me then - I'm near where Blackness Road & Avenue meet - Simon uses mine on occasions for secure parking

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:08 pm

Shug wrote:For the Windoze users, here's a wee simple utility to do image resizing for you.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... ySetup.exe

Size for avatars is 150x150px maximum. HTH

Shug - you're a saviour

I was going nuts looking for this app for my photos after my HD broke was replaced and the bloke in the little PC shop down the street reinstalled a copy of XP.

Post by **simon** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:38 pm

StiflerMR2 wrote:I live out in invergowrie greg, and in the Overgate office just now, when (nae *if) we move to the new offices it will have secure parking.

Where abouts in Invergowrie? I've a couple of mates who live in the newish flats at Alastair Soutar Crescent (I think). One has/had a Skoda Rapide

the other has a loud Corrado G60.

And where are you moving to? We're moving to the tech park in 6-8 weeks time after attempting to move into the farce that is the Vision building behind Tesco.

Post by **simon** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:39 pm

GregR wrote:Si's S2 is a pretty well sorted machine, uprated suspension, sticky tyres, and an aerodynamic alteration in the form of a lost numberplate