So excited! Soon to become an Elise owner!

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:27 am

Not filling me with confidence here guys . . . !

I thought the head gasket problem only applied to the Rover engine? Surely the Toyota engine doesn't have the same problem? Toyota engines usually last forever.

Good tips about the lights . . . especially with my Elise being the same colour as the road!

D

Post by **simon** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:15 am

Toyotas usually do last forever, unless your name is Andy

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:21 am

bertieduff wrote: And you must also learn the,ahem, Lotus Position, which is bent over pants down in MMC servicing dept. Ouch.

There was a time when that was a pleasurable experience

Mac

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:14 am

simon wrote:Toyotas usually do last forever, unless your name is Andy

Should have a shot with engine number 2 on Friday

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:50 am

dezzy wrote:Not filling me with confidence here guys . . . !

I thought the head gasket problem only applied to the Rover engine? Surely the Toyota engine doesn't have the same problem? Toyota engines usually last forever.

Good tips about the lights . . . especially with my Elise being the same colour as the road!

D

Welcome along dude...

Don't believe any hype about engines never having problems - death & taxes, my friend

That said - the Toyota lump is a league ahead of the Rover in terms of quality (and yeah, the HGF is a Rover thing). Don't worry about it - expect little niggles and you'll get on fine with Elise ownership.

The 111R is no widowmaker either - just don't think you are Schumacher from the get go (it doesn't drive itself, unlike a lot of jap rally missiles) and stay alert of road conditions (the elise is light and relies on tyre grip more than most cars - no weight to hold it down)

111R is a lot more forgiving than earlier S1's though - ABS, that bit of extra weight and the torque delivery all help to make it less twitchy and more thrashable from the start.

Above all - enjoy it and get along to some meets. 50% of the fun of an Elise is the nutters you end up meeting, who gravitate towards it

Brian J · Post by **Brian J** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:00 am

Shug wrote: Above all - enjoy it and get along to some meets. 50% of the fun of an Elise is the nutters you end up meeting, who gravitate towards it

Don't be scared by the "nutters" allegation - those of us from West End of Glasgow are fantastically normal - as our fellow members will testify.....

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:54 am

What... Glasgow and normal in the same sentance. Your avin a larf

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:02 pm

John Reid wrote:What... Glasgow and normal in the same sentance. Your avin a larf

Says the Fifer!

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:04 pm

RDH wrote:
John Reid wrote:What... Glasgow and normal in the same sentance. Your avin a larf
Says the Fifer!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:25 pm

Brian J wrote:Don't be scared by the "nutters" allegation - those of us from West End of Glasgow are fantastically normal - as our fellow members will testify.....

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:32 pm

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:20 pm

Brian J wrote:
Shug wrote: Above all - enjoy it and get along to some meets. 50% of the fun of an Elise is the nutters you end up meeting, who gravitate towards it
Don't be scared by the "nutters" allegation - those of us from West End of Glasgow are fantastically normal - as our fellow members will testify.....

whereabouts in the west end are you Brian?

Brian J · Post by **Brian J** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:06 pm

Just off Cleveden Drive.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:35 pm

I can testify that this lot are all loonies and I am the only sane one here

They are all friendly though and don't all bite without asking first.

Seriously though, no word of a lie, my Elise is the best purchase I have ever made, and I got ripped off in the process too. (Thieving garages!)

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:12 pm

dezzy wrote:Cheers for the tips guys.

Sanjoy - do you know Sue Kee? Was having dinner with her on Friday night and mentioned that I was picking up an Elise the next morning. She said her friend Sanjoy has an Elise, so I'm assuming it's you?

I'm not Sanjoy, but randomly if it's Sue Kee that used to work for Reality (web design company) in Hillington then i know her

Ask her if she remembers Martin who used to be an a/c manager at reality (goes out with Jacki also from Reality).

Small world and all that

(BTW welcome, work in the southside, but live in hamilton. Drive a vauxhall

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