Got my new car!

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 10:35

Well, technically I've had it since Wednesday, but it's only today that I've been out of the thing long enough to take any photos and post a thread

I'm bloody chuffed with it, like I say, I've barely been out of the thing since wednesday!
I've put about 450 miles on the clock already!

It's surprisingly comfortable once you're in it

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 12:22

Hmm, Crap.
Just taken it to a lotus garage as they're doing a free inspection day.
Turns out the offside rear damper is leaking buckets, going to have to be replaced.
Phoned the dealer (as a squeaking suspension had been brought up on the RAC check, they said they'd fixed it by greasing the bushes), and it looks like they're going to be difficult about it, they want a look for themselves ¬_¬

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 12:41

Ev0 said:
Shouldn't be any hassle though, Lotus have said ther'es a problem, I think they'd know what they are talking about when it comes to these

Lol that's virtually word for word what I said to the dealership.
Still, best take it down so that I can show "Maximum co-operation" which the courts like to see.
(excuse my incredibly cynical view of dealerships).

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 15:16

It's crazy how many Elises I see round MK.
There's a brilliant blue S2, at least 2 VX220s and a number of S1s around.
Kinda nice when you pass one going in the opposite direction, the knowning nod and the subtle wave

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 15:29

Enfield said:
You're the same age as me and you have an Elise. How the hell do you manage that?!

Discussed in detail in the other thread (and this thread is about the car, not me), but basically, IT hires young and pays well if you get a lucky break

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 16:45

Morba said:
its good that there is still that sort of thing happening tbh, with more and more cars on the road you would think it would water down a bit, but you still get plenty of elise owners giving a nod!

unless your nozzer who people seem to ignore iirc

http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=77024 <-- hah! score!

JollyGreen · 8 Apr 2006 at 22:14

siztenboots said:
How do you manage to park it in the garage ? Just measured mine up to see if I could get the doors open to crawl out somehow. Or do you just reverse back nice and straight, get out, then push it back by hand ?

I have the space to open the door about half a foot with my garage.
This involves a lot of gymnastics to get in and out of

And it's a Lotuse Elise S2 Tourer