Another boring newbie post!...

[donnac]

Hello all,

My name is Donna and ive been registered on here for a while now but never posted. I live in Falkirk.

Ive recently sold my Honda and bought a puddle jumper as i can now walk to work. A puddle jumper is not my cup of tea though so im going to do my bit for the Ozone layer and get a real car again

The choice was a S2000 or an Elise. Im 99% sure i want an Elise more but ive never driven either yet.

Ive done a few gift experience track days and would like my next car to be a decent track car and road car so the Elise really fits the bill.

Ive pm'd Ed on here a few times and he was a great help thanks Ed.

My budget is up to £10,000 so an early S2 is possible now looking at autotrader but i really like thee look of the S1's and would prefer to have the left over cash for servicing and maintenance really.

Im looking forward to the trackdays and events starting up again so i can come and spectate which should hopefully help confirm i really need an Elise in my life and im looking to purchase one in the next few months.

Im trying to find out as much as i can about them before i buy so appreciate any advice you may have

Im sure ive bored you enough with this long post full of drivel

Looking forward to meeting some of you in the near future

Donna

[tenkfeet]

Budgets are just a guide If you can stretch there is a 04 S2 111s in the classifieds . I would buy it if I did not have one already I bought mine without driving one before and was not disappointed . Best advice I was ever given was "just buy one ". There are loads out there , many that have been crashed so a known car or competent inspection a must . Happy hunting .

[bertieduff]

Guarantee it'll be the best thing you buy (as long as it hasn't been thrashed or crashed).

Good time to be in the market too- quite a few bargains around. If you get yourself along to a meet or trackday there'll be plenty of people happy to offer advice or a pax ride- a friendly bunch here!

[r055]

Donna

look on pistonheads as well - it will give you another idea of whats out there

buying guide: http://www.lotus-elise.nl/Buyers_Guide/ ... guide.html
http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Buyers_guide
im sure theres others, but cant find them just now

ask away and if you are going to look at a car, post on here and someone might be able to go along with you to see it

[kenny]

[DJ]

I'm just along the road. If you can't wait for the track season to start and want to go out in an S2 just give me a shout.

[donnac]

I'm just along the road. If you can't wait for the track season to start and want to go out in an S2 just give me a shout.

Thanks for all the welcomes

Also pax rides sounds brilliant, ive actually spectated at a trackday you were all at a few years ago as my other half wanted to go up and see someones Atom on the track but i dont think it was there that day, he had ordered one too, cant remember the mans name now though.

Thanks for the guides to the buyers guide etc

And thanks for the offer of a run in your S2, hopefully i can take you up on it soon

Im just worried whenever i sit in one i will be out the same night buying one , im easliy led

At the moment i just cant decide on buying a S1 and keep some spare money since its only a weekend car for me or go for the S2 , i love the rear of the S1 but like the front of the S2

The one in classifieds is nice but being female im always led by colour so ideally im looking at chrome orange, yellow or blue (Azure i think it is)

Has anyone bought a particular model and wished they had bought another?

Thanks again for the welcomes

Donna

[r055]

i love the rear of the S1 but like the front of the S2

here's my rear end to tempt you...

[craigs135s]

Hi donna welcome to SE. Good luck with the hunt for the right car. I work in Falkirk a couple of days a week so might see u around.

Cheers
C

[Digital]

There are quite a few of us in the Falkirk area, I'm sure some of the local Elise owners will be happy to show off their cars! Oh, and chrome orange is definitely the colour to go for, though I think they're few and far between (although I did see an orange S1 in Grangemouth recently...)

Jamie

[tenkfeet]

I have a S2 111S and wish I bought a 135R .

To represent the S2's

[AJT]

I'm just along the road. If you can't wait for the track season to start and want to go out in an S2 just give me a shout.

[Clarkie]

Hi Donna, I'm another resident of Falkirk. I have a red Exige which you will see around and about. I'm normally a regular at Knockhill track days so when the season starts feel fee to ask for a PAX. As the other locals have offered you're welcome to a run on the road to see how the various cars compare.

You can't go wrong with S1 or S2 so better to buy sooner than later

Clark

[Matelotman]

- Good luck in your search, you've come to the right place for advice and I'm certain that you'll have no problems getting one of us to go with you if you're looking at a car.

You'll find a list of models here just to confuse you more (plenty more info on the site too)
http://www.elises.co.uk/models/index.html

[Lazydonkey]