An interesting way to fix your car

Del Lardo · 30 Jun 2006 at 13:26

The temperature gauge on my Elise has been reading rather low recently, around the 72c mark, but I've not been too bothered as I was pretty sure it was just the sensor misreading. I finallly decided to drop it off at the garage on Monday morning so on Sunday I went out for a blast in the sunshine just incase I was to be without her for a few days. Cue an hour long blast where I don't think I changed up before the rev limiter once

and upon my return I noticed that the temperature was up to 90c and the fan hadn't kicked in (previously it had been) I went for a little jaunt round town and the temperature stayed at a nice steady 84c, exactly where it should have been. It's remained well behaved all week so I am going to classify that as a fix

Moral of the story, don't take your car to the garage to get it fixed, instead take it for an hour long spanking in the sun and it'll fix itself

Zuma · 30 Jun 2006 at 13:28

aka
an 'Italian tuneup'

Coco · 30 Jun 2006 at 14:12

Good man, blowing out the cobwebs keeps everything tickety-boo!

Hoof, top pic, deserves another post:

6thElement · 30 Jun 2006 at 14:13

I really am going to have to consider an Elise again next time I'm after a car. Can you fit a bike rack on the back?

Coco · 30 Jun 2006 at 14:38

Think.
of.
the.
extra.
weight !!!
:eek:

eidolon · 30 Jun 2006 at 14:57

Coco said:
Good man, blowing out the cobwebs keeps everything tickety-boo!

Hoof, top pic, deserves another post:

I'll just quote your post as I love that pic.

eidolon · 30 Jun 2006 at 14:58

6thElement said:
I really am going to have to consider an Elise again next time I'm after a car. Can you fit a bike rack on the back?

http://www.uniquerack.com/

Check out the price though :eek:

Zip · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:03

Coco said:
Think.
of.
the.
extra.
weight !!!

It wouldnt be that much more i shouldn't think and it will be more ridged so should handle better(if its done correctly)

Firestar_3x · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:10

Hmm, + a bike on the photo is shown with 3 wheels :confused:

olv · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:14

Zip said:
It wouldnt be that much more i shouldn't think and it will be more ridged so should handle better(if its done correctly)

the elise has one of the stiffest tubs of any sports car in the wolrd, ever. A bike rack, no matter how clever isn't going to do jack

Zip · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:17

olv said:
the elise has one of the stiffest tubs of any sports car in the wolrd, ever. A bike rack, no matter how clever isn't going to do jack

I wasnt talking about a bike rack. I was talking about having a roof put on it like in the first picture.(I hope that wasnt a bike rack

)

penski · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:26

Zip said:
I wasnt talking about a bike rack. I was talking about having a roof put on it like in the first picture.(I hope that wasnt a bike rack )

The strength is in the chassis, not the body panels

*n

olv · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:26

Zip said:
I wasnt talking about a bike rack. I was talking about having a roof put on it like in the first picture.(I hope that wasnt a bike rack )

erm... huh? 6thElement was enquiring about bike racks, Coco was pointing out the weight (rightly so

).

THe elise in the first picture just has the standard fabric roof on which makes bugger all difference to the stiffness, nor does the hard top. the tub is that stiff.

Del Lardo · 30 Jun 2006 at 15:38

Coco said:
Good man, blowing out the cobwebs keeps everything tickety-boo!

Hoof, top pic, deserves another post:

My feet got soaked taking that photo

Had is as my wallpaper on my phone for over a year now and I still love it.

Praying that the weather holds out into next week. I'm in London this weekend so will be carless in the sunshine