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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by Corranga » Tue May 05, 2015 8:59 am

That's a nice pair of cars :)
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by woody » Tue May 05, 2015 11:10 am

Car looks good, but will looks even better with the hard-top off ;)

What tyres & suspension are on it? used to seeing Dom's 135 & it looks a bit lower.

Also EGT? Can't read that without thinking Exhaust gas Temp.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by cardo » Tue May 05, 2015 1:14 pm

Exhaust Gas Temperature was the first thing that sprung to mind for me too :D

Hard top will be coming off at the weekend...

It running on 195/50 Advan Neova LTS on the fronts and 205/50 Pirelli P7's on the rear.I'll most likely swap these for a 225 section tyre...Ad08R perhaps.

Dampers are Nitron street series...125/120 ride heights I think.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by woody » Tue May 05, 2015 1:21 pm

cardo wrote:Exhaust Gas Temperature was the first thing that sprung to mind for me too :D

Hard top will be coming off at the weekend...

It running on 195/50 Advan Neova LTS on the fronts and 205/50 Pirelli P7's on the rear.I'll most likely swap these for a 225 section tyre...Ad08R perhaps.

Dampers are Nitron street series...125/120 ride heights I think.
Nice.

Mine had 195 Yokos front & 225 Pzeros rear when I bought it. I was 23 & it was my first RWD car, thought the handling was a feature. 195yoko/205 P7 should be interesting :wink: Worth having a look at the state of the front Advan's; they don't get the same wear as the rears and commonly end up cracked & hard. AD08 are a good shout & reasonably priced in S1 sizes.

Same dampers as mine then, just running a bit higher.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by BigD » Tue May 05, 2015 1:43 pm

woody wrote:
cardo wrote:Exhaust Gas Temperature was the first thing that sprung to mind for me too :D

Hard top will be coming off at the weekend...

It running on 195/50 Advan Neova LTS on the fronts and 205/50 Pirelli P7's on the rear.I'll most likely swap these for a 225 section tyre...Ad08R perhaps.

Dampers are Nitron street series...125/120 ride heights I think.
Same dampers as mine then, just running a bit higher.
How do you find the Nitron streets on the road?
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by woody » Tue May 05, 2015 2:11 pm

BigD wrote:
woody wrote:
cardo wrote:Exhaust Gas Temperature was the first thing that sprung to mind for me too :D

Hard top will be coming off at the weekend...

It running on 195/50 Advan Neova LTS on the fronts and 205/50 Pirelli P7's on the rear.I'll most likely swap these for a 225 section tyre...Ad08R perhaps.

Dampers are Nitron street series...125/120 ride heights I think.
Same dampers as mine then, just running a bit higher.
How do you find the Nitron streets on the road?
Leaky. :roll:

And tbh probably a bit harsh, though I've only ever had suspension that's a bit harsh on mine. I'd probably try Quantums this time around.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by robin » Tue May 05, 2015 2:44 pm

Have just bought a set of Quantums for my S1. It's so long since I've driven an elise with proper suspension that I might struggle to provide useful feedback on them, however!
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by woody » Tue May 05, 2015 2:46 pm

robin wrote:Have just bought a set of Quantums for my S1. It's so long since I've driven an elise with proper suspension that I might struggle to provide useful feedback on them, however!

Wait. You've an S1?
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by Dominic » Tue May 05, 2015 2:47 pm

woody wrote: Worth having a look at the state of the front Advan's; they don't get the same wear as the rears and commonly end up cracked & hard. .
That's just yours Woody :mrgreen:
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by Mitesh » Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:43 pm

Very nice cardo, thought I read you had one on the mk1 forum somewhere.
Currently looking myself...
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by Dominic » Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:09 am

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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by cardo » Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:28 pm

Mitesh wrote:Very nice cardo, thought I read you had one on the mk1 forum somewhere.
Currently looking myself...
Hey Mitesh,how you doing?
Good to hear that you're looking for an Elise...I'm chuffed to bits with mine.Wanted one since they first came out but never had the money,time or space to get one until now.Glad I've done it... :D
If I hear of anything good up here I'll let you know.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by Mitesh » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:54 pm

Dominic wrote::welcome
Cheers
cardo wrote:Hey Mitesh,how you doing?
Good to hear that you're looking for an Elise...I'm chuffed to bits with mine.Wanted one since they first came out but never had the money,time or space to get one until now.Glad I've done it... :D
If I hear of anything good up here I'll let you know.
Cheers,
Richy
Good thanks, hope same with you?
Same story with me, at a point where I can buy one now. Viewed the orange one on ebay at the weekend, which is why I was on here as the car is originally from scotland, one more I'm going to see and then make a decision.
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by sendmyusername » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:05 pm

Still got mine for sale, only had a couple of tyre kickers show up.
Still on pistonheads for a couple of days, not sure if i'm going to bother re-advertising.
If you are interested give me a pm. and i'll forward details.
68000mls mostly standard 10stamps. £89950
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Re: Opinions on an S1

Post by BigD » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:19 pm

sendmyusername wrote:Still got mine for sale, only had a couple of tyre kickers show up.
Still on pistonheads for a couple of days, not sure if i'm going to bother re-advertising.
If you are interested give me a pm. and i'll forward details.
68000mls mostly standard 10stamps. £89950
Maybe the price putting folk off? :shock: :wink:
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