Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:04 pm
......................coloured car.
Storm Titanium it is. With Mulberry red leather.
Collected yesterday and had a fantastic dry drive home (to dundee, left it there due to ABZ weather), taking it very easy, but a good 200 miles or so to get used to it. The long throttle pedal (Peter Wheelers traction control
) is a great tool but when you whang it to the floor its a real flyer, and sounds insane.
"So thats how you get in" 
"Remind me what that button does"
For those interested. TVR Tuscan Red Rose. 4 litre Straight Six. 380bhp. 21k miles. Recent new just about everything (tyres, shocks, radiator, clutch, engine rebuild by str8six., bushes) and in rather nice condition. Hard to think its a 7 y old car. The creativity that TVR came up with on the Tuscan design more than 10yrs ago is incredible. The machined parts on interior the styling, the roof removal and storage, and the engine, for all its "slaters" for an inhouse engine is a great piece of kit.
Total contrast to a Caterham or Lotus in its "drive" but a great sense of occasion. Ride is good with uber sharp 1.7turn lock to lock steering. I thought I would struggle with a full floor mounted pedal box, but no, a few miles and its the norm, I find it so much easier as less likely to slip off pedals etc.
After two lotus and two Caterham 7s, it was tim to go back to another blackpool rocket. Just sitting in it smelling the plastic and glue is evocative of the old Griff I had. I have done soooo much research I feel I know the car inside out, but am sure there is loads still to learn. I reckon I am as prepared as I can be. 12 month warranty helps, as well as the back-up and knowledge that HHC supplied and maintained it since new.
Please, no reliability jokes, they are a tad tedious
and remember, I have owned Lotus before, so I know all about low volume british sportscar build quality. 
Storm Titanium it is. With Mulberry red leather.
Collected yesterday and had a fantastic dry drive home (to dundee, left it there due to ABZ weather), taking it very easy, but a good 200 miles or so to get used to it. The long throttle pedal (Peter Wheelers traction control
) is a great tool but when you whang it to the floor its a real flyer, and sounds insane."So thats how you get in"
"Remind me what that button does"
For those interested. TVR Tuscan Red Rose. 4 litre Straight Six. 380bhp. 21k miles. Recent new just about everything (tyres, shocks, radiator, clutch, engine rebuild by str8six., bushes) and in rather nice condition. Hard to think its a 7 y old car. The creativity that TVR came up with on the Tuscan design more than 10yrs ago is incredible. The machined parts on interior the styling, the roof removal and storage, and the engine, for all its "slaters" for an inhouse engine is a great piece of kit.
Total contrast to a Caterham or Lotus in its "drive" but a great sense of occasion. Ride is good with uber sharp 1.7turn lock to lock steering. I thought I would struggle with a full floor mounted pedal box, but no, a few miles and its the norm, I find it so much easier as less likely to slip off pedals etc.
After two lotus and two Caterham 7s, it was tim to go back to another blackpool rocket. Just sitting in it smelling the plastic and glue is evocative of the old Griff I had. I have done soooo much research I feel I know the car inside out, but am sure there is loads still to learn. I reckon I am as prepared as I can be. 12 month warranty helps, as well as the back-up and knowledge that HHC supplied and maintained it since new.
Please, no reliability jokes, they are a tad tedious
and remember, I have owned Lotus before, so I know all about low volume british sportscar build quality. 
