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hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:36 pm
by dirkpitt
hi everyone, a new kid on the block here....and a fairly new lotus owner, to boot.
i have moved up to bonnie glasgow from south wales to work and have only been here around 6 months, while i have been here, i have gone and bought a new toy; a graphite grey exige S2 N/A 2005 tourer and you may of spotted me stuck in the evening traffic on the express way or M8 in glasgow or dodging all the pot holes!.......if not, na matter, but give us a toot, if you do.
anyways.......i would just like to introduce myself and get to know the lotus community up here, and hopefully, go on some road trips and see some fellow cars and people and share some stories. also, share some tech info on the maintains and possible mods of these purebred machines.
i have clocked a few miles around the area, while here...such as the fort william run and over to loch sween, oban etc....would like to venture further and see the sights, weather permitting.
best regards,
leigh

Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:40 pm
by j2 lot
The Amp 3 trackday and BBQ on the 6th August at Knockhill would be a good 'deep end' introduction to a lot of people on here

Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:45 pm
by campbell
Hi Leigh,
Keep your eye on Meets, where some of our more far-flung trips to the Isles and the north-west Highlands are usually announced and arranged.
Couple of possibilities coming up in the next couple of months.
Welcome along. Ironically I find myself nipping down to South Wales periodically for work. Think I prefer living here
Campbell
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:29 pm
by Dominic
As Campbell said, keep your eyes on the meets; plenty of Glasgow stuff on the go.
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:48 pm
by CubanGav
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:54 pm
by cla5h
Hi, and welcome.
Usually a few of the biggish meets/trackday events going on at this time of year. Events local to Glasgow are less common but someone posted up arrangements for one recently - it's next week, I think.
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:25 pm
by Edin430
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:13 pm
by AJT
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:21 pm
by r055
Welcome!
'bout time we got some more Glasgow members... Too many in the N.E. !

Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:23 pm
by r055
Ps there's a facebook group as well if you want to hear the mostly non - lotus ramblings
Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:42 pm
by mwmackenzie
You not joking about the potholes! I was over in Glasgow yesterday and my God the roads there are a mess! Top of woodlands Rd onto Uni Ave is like off roading! and the city center is not much better...
Mark

Re: hello
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:50 pm
by bertieduff
There's a run next Tuesday evening from Glasgow to Inverary if you fancy: see the 'meets' section- the more the merrier!

Re: hello
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:41 am
by dirkpitt
hi gents and ladies,
thanks for the welcome.....still trying to sus out how this whole website works so bare with me on replies and uploading pics etc. actually, can anyone tell me how to upload pics onto this site. i tried last night and only managed the avatar pic.
hi j2lot,
thanks for the info, will take alook at the knockhill event. i see you have a eroupa; funny i was really close to getting one, before changing my mind for the exige. wouldnt mind taking a quick look a one thou just to see the differences. nice colour too......
hi campbell,
well which part of south wales do you go too.........on the remark on prefer it up here, all i can say is, you havent seen some parts of glasgow lol.....
hi ro55,
is that user name after a trye make is it bridge stone r055? anyway,yeah i have noticed that there are a lot of lotus owners in the NE around, not sure why, maybe because they are closer to the oil and gas stations, who knows.....
hi mwmackenzie,
yeah the roads in glasgow are really bad......the worst i have seen!and some of the driving for that mater! havent been to Edinburgh yet, but will take a gander very soon...
hi bertreduff,
yeah i have seen the invite and i am seriously thinking of going....so pencil me in for the mean time thanks.
leigh
P.S......one question to all, do you have any problems with water leaking in to the cabin around the top edge of the window on your lotus.....if so is it common, and is there a way of fixing it?
Re: hello
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:12 am
by campbell
dirkpitt wrote:
hi campbell,
well which part of south wales do you go too.........on the remark on prefer it up here, all i can say is, you havent seen some parts of glasgow lol.....
Bridgend and St Mellons. And actually I have seen more of Glasgow than I might care to (!) but our wee corner of West Lothian is just about bearable
Pics upload I can't help with, but if you have images hosted elsewhere eg Picasa, Photobucket, Flickr, etc, then you can link to them easily using the IMG tag. There is some basic PHPBB help on the forum pages I think.
Re: hello
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:04 am
by Shug
dirkpitt wrote:hi gents and ladies,
thanks for the welcome.....still trying to sus out how this whole website works so bare with me on replies and uploading pics etc. actually, can anyone tell me how to upload pics onto this site. i tried last night and only managed the avatar pic.
P.S......one question to all, do you have any problems with water leaking in to the cabin around the top edge of the window on your lotus.....if so is it common, and is there a way of fixing it?
The complete guide to attaching pics here:
http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... f=9&t=1350
And wrt the windows (side, I assume) they can be adjusted, worth an ask in the "Technical" section for in-depth answers.
