18 great years...
Re: 18 great years...
Real shame, I seen it being dragged away onto the tow truck the otherday when I was at CMC. I thought that looks like Campbell's car but thought nah can't be. Didn't even think to ask Craig who it belonged to at the time other than "does it not have a toe hook?" as it was being dragged by its wheels.
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It does have, a very fresh, towpost & eye. Only collected yesterday tho. Someone else's problem now.
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Re: 18 great years...
Oh no.
'99 - '03 Titanium S1 111S.
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
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Re: 18 great years...
Like losing a family member what a shame , mabey start saving for the 2020 Elise.
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Re: 18 great years...
Perhaps this was the ultimate plan all along
Ross
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
Re: 18 great years...
Never met but a nicely written and sadly endy story,
Bloody shame, ask the best,
Davy
Bloody shame, ask the best,
Davy
Audi "Elysium TNB500", Ardent red, black in places.
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Re: 18 great years...
..all the best...
Audi "Elysium TNB500", Ardent red, black in places.
Aluminium repairs, redux bonding, riveted structures, welding, custom exhausts, composite repairs, custom big brake kits, project assist...
Aluminium repairs, redux bonding, riveted structures, welding, custom exhausts, composite repairs, custom big brake kits, project assist...
Re: 18 great years...
A great story except the unhappy ending. Well you have the memories. Main thing is that you are safe and here for your wife and children. What about ticking the Elan turbo box now, far cheaper than any Elise .
Re: 18 great years...
I know what you mean about the strength of the Elise, I was amazed at how my S1 stood up to a side on impact when I was travelling at a wee bit over the max speed limit. Both clams were minced, front and rear suspension burst but I had only bruising on my shoulders and knees from hitting the barrier nose first at 80 tuts, makes me feel quite safe in my current S1.campbell wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:09 amThat did cause some sleepless nights. Lisa played it down but I think she got a real fright.delands wrote:
However, you are still with us and that's all that matters!
It says a lot about Elise design strength that I walked away with no more than whiplash. The average hatchback would have been cubed.
I've lost a bit of driving mojo. Hopefully it'll come back but driving a Skoda or TT for a while might be no bad thing.
I also know what you mean about Mojo, I've gone a bit quite on road runs etc as you never know what's going to happen next. Prefer to save my excitement for the track now.
Hope to see you back in a new toy in the not to distant future.
Cheers
Graham
Re: 18 great years...
So sad to hear that UJI is no more, hope you find a way back into a Lotus.
Alan
S2 111S
S2 111S
Re: 18 great years...
Sorry to hear about the car!
The first insurance offer for my S2 was almost 40% less than the final amount.
The first insurance offer for my S2 was almost 40% less than the final amount.
Colin
10-15 S2 Elise 111S
17-23 S1 Evora
10-15 S2 Elise 111S
17-23 S1 Evora
Re: 18 great years...
Well, it might nudge me back into an Evora some day. Every cloud and all that.cjm wrote:Sorry to hear about the car!
The first insurance offer for my S2 was almost 40% less than the final amount.
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Re: 18 great years...
Would you choose an Evora over an S1 for your next Lotus?
Steve.
Steve.
18 great years...
Would take a huge leap of faith to take on someone else's S1, Steve.
So probably better to treat this as an opportunity to try something else. An S2 maybe. Or Exige (4 cyl only!). And yes maybe even another Evora. Best car I've ever had.
The settlement wasn't good enough to buy another good-enough S1. So going to try to take a year off to save us a few pennies. UJI was good, but high maintenance :-/
So probably better to treat this as an opportunity to try something else. An S2 maybe. Or Exige (4 cyl only!). And yes maybe even another Evora. Best car I've ever had.
The settlement wasn't good enough to buy another good-enough S1. So going to try to take a year off to save us a few pennies. UJI was good, but high maintenance :-/
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