Lotusless in 2009

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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by pete » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:57 pm

roadboy wrote:Good to finally meet you today Pete,

The work and craic were more pleasure than chore too. :thumbsup

Dan

A precis of my day.

Went to Dan's. Not as far as I thought.

Worried about car on way down.

Offered to help Dan fix it. Changed into old clothes to facilitate.

In no particular order
Drank all Dan's tea.
Exchanged stories with Dan.
Smoked some tabs.
Ate some of Mrs Dan's cake.
Stopped garage wall falling over (by leaning on it).
Protected piece of grass form Sun's harmful rays (by lying on it).
Admired a red Exige.

Came home feeling altogether much better about motor cars than I did when I set off this morning.

Drove home thinking "If this wasn't being run in I would have had that bike."
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Mike Scib » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:06 pm

pete wrote: Ate some of Mrs Dan's cake.
Dan, you still trying to get rid of that carat cake :lol: :lol:

Pete glad to hear it is sorted :thumbsup
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Noops » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:14 pm

Mike Scib wrote:
pete wrote: Ate some of Mrs Dan's cake.
Dan, you still trying to get rid of that carat cake :lol: :lol:

Pete glad to hear it is sorted :thumbsup
Glad to here Mrs D is well enough to hand out carat cake. :thumbsup
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Shug » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:13 am

pete wrote: Came home feeling altogether much better about motor cars than I did when I set off this morning.
That, sir, I'm delighted to hear. :thumbsup
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by BiggestNizzy » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:35 am

Glad to hear everytrhings now looking a bit rosyier (sp?) it's only been 9 months or so
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Dominic » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:00 am

Great news Pete! Horay :thumbsup
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by tenkfeet » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:39 pm

What was wrong with it ?
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by craigs135s » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:24 pm

pete wrote:
roadboy wrote:Good to finally meet you today Pete,

The work and craic were more pleasure than chore too. :thumbsup

Dan

A precis of my day.

Went to Dan's. Not as far as I thought.

Worried about car on way down.

Offered to help Dan fix it. Changed into old clothes to facilitate.

In no particular order
Drank all Dan's tea.
Exchanged stories with Dan.
Smoked some tabs.
Ate some of Mrs Dan's cake.
Stopped garage wall falling over (by leaning on it).
Protected piece of grass form Sun's harmful rays (by lying on it).
Admired a red Exige.

Came home feeling altogether much better about motor cars than I did when I set off this morning.

Drove home thinking "If this wasn't being run in I would have had that bike."
That Red Exige is not bad is it Pete.

Cheers
C :mrgreen:
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S2 Black 111r. Gone
S1 Exige. Gone.
S2 111s. Gone
S1 sport 135s. Gone

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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by pete » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:52 pm

craigs135s wrote:

That Red Exige is not bad is it Pete.

Cheers
C :mrgreen:
Alright if you like that sort of thing.

Which i really really do.

Just the noise of it at idle caused me to make a very small amount of man juice.

Pete
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Victor Meldrew » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:53 pm

pete wrote:
craigs135s wrote:

That Red Exige is not bad is it Pete.

Cheers
C :mrgreen:
Alright if you like that sort of thing.

Which i really really do.

Just the noise of it at idle caused me to make a very small amount of man juice.

Pete
Just wait till I get mine running... :wink:
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by pete » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:03 am

Victor Meldrew wrote:
pete wrote:
craigs135s wrote:

That Red Exige is not bad is it Pete.

Cheers
C :mrgreen:
Alright if you like that sort of thing.

Which i really really do.

Just the noise of it at idle caused me to make a very small amount of man juice.

Pete

Just wait till I get mine running... :wink:
Let us know when you are next at kames?
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by pete » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:06 am

OK so it' back and it hasn't stopped raining.

And I'm still running it in.

And it's great. I love my car.

(To change oil, do I just have to crawl under that very small space under the car (it's up on a few planks but it's still effing low).

The exhausts are fouling on the rear grills. How do you re-position them?
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'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by GregR » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:25 am

Rear grills? Can't imagine how the exhaust would foul those :? Do you mean the clam aperture?
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by Shug » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:26 am

He has an S2, yeah?
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Re: Lotusless in 2009

Post by GregR » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:29 am

that would explain it.

.. Off back to my hangover
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