How long have you had your Lotus

[jossm]

Had my exige 3.5years

[rawsco]

Had my Exige for almost 2 years now and no itchy feet yet apart from the Daily drive Audi A1 need to change that soon...

List goes like this:
Fiat Punto 1.2
Fiat Punto Sporting
Impreza WRX Bug Eye
Impreza WRX STi PPP Blobeye indestructible jumping car
Audi A4 Avant 2.5 TDi 180 Quattro boring barge bus pish boringest car in the world car
Mini Cooper S Chilli R53 banzai car
BMW E46 320Cd M-Sport
BMW Z4 2.5 Si Sport
BMW E92 335d only needs one gear car
BMW E92 LCI 335i M-Sport DCT
Exige S Performance Sport Touring

I miss the 335i the most and if I get my way Miniblonde and I will replace the A1 with a 440i or a 435i

[mikeyb13]

Kept the Exige for 2 years.
Had the Honda S1 for 5 years now. Still love it, shame I struggle to drive it since I smashed my leg.

[Ferg]

7 years in a lotus now between the Elise and Exige.

Relatively mixed history. Not as extensive as some of course, but fun to think back over some of them.

Jago Jeep (based on 1.3 Mk2 escort)
Renault 5 1.1 Campus
Ford Fiesta Mk2 1.1 PopularPlus
Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000
Ford Escort Mk4 RSTurbo
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
VW Polo 1.4 Mk2
Ford Orion Mk5 Ghia
Ford Mondeo Mk1
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 SRi
Peugot 205 Gti 1.6
Golf Gti Mk2
Toyota Carina E
Golf Gti Mk4
Lotus Elise S1
Mercedes A Class Mk1
Honda Civic Mk2 1.5LS
Subaru Imprezza Turbo Wagon (Classic)
Audi A4 Avant 1.8T Sport
Lotus Exige S1
Subaru Legacy SE Mk5

[C7Steve]

7 years in a lotus now between the Elise and Exige.

Relatively mixed history. Not as extensive as some of course, but fun to think back over some of them.

Jago Jeep (based on 1.3 Mk2 escort)
Renault 5 1.1 Campus
Ford Fiesta Mk2 1.1 PopularPlus
Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000
Ford Escort Mk4 RSTurbo
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
VW Polo 1.4 Mk2
Ford Orion Mk5 Ghia
Ford Mondeo Mk1
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 SRi
Peugot 205 Gti 1.6
Golf Gti Mk2
Toyota Carina E
Golf Gti Mk4
Lotus Elise S1
Mercedes A Class Mk1
Honda Civic Mk2 1.5LS
Subaru Imprezza Turbo Wagon (Classic)
Audi A4 Avant 1.8T Sport
Lotus Exige S1
Subaru Legacy SE Mk5

Some nice cars there Ferg


Steve.

[ScottJ-PS]

Had my Elam M100 for 10.5 years and now my Elise for 7 weeks .

Lotus Excel SE - 5 years
Lotus Elan SE - 11 years
Elise S2 Sports Tourer - 5 months

and also
VW Beetle 1303S
Mini 1000 - jobby brown with deckchair a like fabric seats
MG Metro - with go faster red seat belts
then the first really fast car -
Fiat Uno i.e. Turbo Abarth - on how many left not a lot.
10 years in Hong Kong with a MTR pass so jumping forwards to
Rover Mini 1000 Racing Green.
Fiat Uno Sporting - not a patch on the Uno Turbo
Ford Focus Zetec
MINI Cooper Gen 1
Mazda MX5 NC PRHT Sport

Currently have the MINI as the wifes main car, MX5 as my Mon-Fri and bad weather car as LSD and traction etc, Elise for weekends .

Looking at above I seem to have a tendency for British & Italian cars, not a kraut-wagon in sight apart from the VW and that doesn't really count.

Also
Honda MT-50
Yamaha DT100
Honda CB100N
Honda CB 250 RS
Kawasaki Eliminator 400
Harley Davidson 883 Sportster solid mount in Hong Kong
Harley Davidson 883R rubber mount when back in UK, sold in summer to purchase Elise.

So saving for an Evora now

[campbell]

yup, that would complete the set Scott. Mine is on the market, but not everyone likes blue. Or NA.

[Mikie711]

Kinger, your not alone

Hillman Imp
Ford Capri
Ford Escort estate
Rover SD1
Peugot 206 1.6 GTI (one of the best cars I have owned)
Renault 5 GT turbo
Ford seria estate
Mercedes 709 Van
Iveco Van
Lotus Sunbeam
Ford Capri 3.1 savage x-pack
Audi 100
Volvo 360 GLT
Ford Escort RS Turbo S1
Renault Savana (worst car I've ever owned)
Peugot 205 1.6 GTI x3
Peugot 205 1.9 GTI
Subaru Impreza x 2
Audi A3
Audi S3
Renault Clio
Audi A4 Avant
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 911 C4
Lotus Elise S1 Silver
Lotus Exige S2
Lotus Elise 111r (SC260)
Lotus Evora
Lotus 2-11
Lotus Exige V6 Cup
Range Rover Sport 2.7
Range Rover Sport 3.0
Audi A4 3.0
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Ford Fiesta ST
Ford Ranger Wildtrak
Nissan Navara
Ford Escort Mk1
Mini Metro
Blue Elise S1

As well as :
Honda CBr600
Honda NS125
yamaha DT125
Suzuki RG125
Yamaha Rd200
Honda 250 (the one before the superdream)
Kawasaki kx125
Ducati 916
Ducati 999
Ducati ST4s
Ducati Multi Strada
Ducati Deavel
Ducati Monster
Triumph Speed triple
Triumph 675
Honda Fireblade RR3
Kawasaki Z1000


Likely missed a few

[Kinger]

Kinger, your not alone

Hillman Imp
Ford Capri
Ford Escort estate
Rover SD1
Peugot 206 1.6 GTI (one of the best cars I have owned)
Renault 5 GT turbo
Ford seria estate
Mercedes 709 Van
Iveco Van
Lotus Sunbeam
Ford Capri 3.1 savage x-pack
Audi 100
Volvo 360 GLT
Ford Escort RS Turbo S1
Renault Savana (worst car I've ever owned)
Peugot 205 1.6 GTI x3
Peugot 205 1.9 GTI
Subaru Impreza x 2
Audi A3
Audi S3
Renault Clio
Audi A4 Avant
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 911 C4
Lotus Elise S1
Lotus Exige S2
Lotus Elise 111r (SC260)
Lotus Evora
Lotus 2-11
Lotus Exige V6 Cup
Range Rover Sport 2.7
Range Rover Sport 3.0
Audi A4 3.0
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Ford Fiesta ST
Ford Ranger Wildtrak
Nissan Navara
Ford Escort Mk1
Mini Metro

Mike : Looks like you went for Quality where I went for Quantity

Ford anglia
Singer Chamois
Marina orange
Marina TC blue
Red Subaru Est
Gmc pick up
White Subaru Est
White Subaru Est new style
Mazda 323
Mazda 626 coupe
MGB roadster
Nissan Patrol
BMW 635
MK 4 Cortina orange
XR3i
Mk 4 red cortina
Rover 213
XR2
Opel monza
Montego
Montego estate
Fiat punto blue
Fiat punto red
Fiat punto black
Fiat punto yellow
Triumph Gt6
Astra est
Cavalier sri
Mondeo est
Peugeot 406
Skoda vrs red
Skoda yrs silver
Mondeo blue
Skoda black vrs new
Elise 111R
Exige 240 red
Street ka
Punto silver
Black vrs
Westfield
XC90
Evora
Exige white
Audi tt
Punto Black
Elise S1
Evora SR
XC-60
Elise Cup

[Mikie711]

Some of them were questionable, and I have a few years of catching up to do

[Mikie711]

I don't quite fit into this catagory, but is there a prize for the most in a time period.

6 in 6 years

I can just about match that..... 4 in 4 years

11 in 6 years not counting bikes
Amateurs

[Ferg]

Great list Mike! I was so close to a Capri 3.1 Xpack at one point. Everything was an everyday car for me then though. I'd have destroyed it. :lol

[C7Steve]

I am a bit jealous of all the Peugout GTI's that you have owned Mike. I nearly bought a white 1.9 when I was 19, but when I got quoted £2000 for the insurance, then I pulled out of the deal. I can still remember my first test drive in a Miami Blue car. Epic little cars indeed.


Steve.

[Mikie711]

They were great little cars and probably one of the best hot hatch's.1.6 was the better car of the two. I had so many because they used to throw there big end quite easily so would pick them up on the cheap, re-grind the crank, fit new bearings and run them for a while then sell them on. It was a pig of a job as it's an engine out and they weren't the easiest to work on so garages charged a fortune to do the same which made finding cheap ones pretty easy.

[tjscott3]

owned for almost two years, been driving it for about 7 months.