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16 Months Later

Posted by Martin G, 16 January 2011 - - - - - - · 70 views

Its been ages since I've posted anything on MLOC, in fact September 2009 seems to be my last entry.

I'm still enjoying life with my Elise, a red 58 reg R on a private plate, with a Pipercross kit. I've done just over 13k miles, so am on my second set of rear tyres and heading for my second service.

Having bought the car new from Stratstone...



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8 Months Of Lotus Fun

Posted by Martin G, 04 September 2009 - - - - - - · 17 views

I've had my Elise for 8 months now and am up to about 5,800 miles. Its still going really well and I feel very comfortable that it will not bite me unless I do something really stupid!

Had a new hood under warranty a few weeks ago and they sorted a brake recall at the same time. My nearest dealer is in Leicester, 40 miles from work, which is a pain...



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Back Again

Posted by Martin G, 24 May 2009 - - - - - - · 10 views

It's been a couple of months of trouble free motoring in the Elise since my last blog. I've got into Twittering in the meantime (www.twitter.com/martingibbs)

Mileage now nearly up to 4,000, well and truly run in and nicely loosened up. Doing about 250 miles everytime before the fuel light comes on and then it takes about 35 litres to fill up, which...



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Normal Service Resumed

Posted by Martin G, 05 March 2009 - - - - - - · 16 views

Took the Elise to BT Tyres in Rugby on Monday morning. They had a look at the nail and concluded it was worth trying to repair the tyre, as the only other option was a new replacement, which they said was dealer only.

So, out came the pliers and..... it turned out to be a half inch screw which had gone sideways into the tread block. End result, no air...



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Nail In My Tyre

Posted by Martin G, 01 March 2009 - - - - - - · 20 views

Today, Sunday, it was a really warm sunny morning. My son was having his mates round for band practice (3 guitars, drums, noise etc), so we decided to go out in the Elise, roof off and visit some friends.......

So, I thought I'd wash the car first. :( Good job I did, because I found a nail in one of the rear tyres :D

Playtime over before it even...



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Snow Stops Play

Posted by Martin G, 11 February 2009 - - - - - - · 13 views

Finally back in the Lotus today now that the snow has gone.

RWD and 223bhp/tonne concentrates the mind a little..... :D



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Pipercross Vis

Posted by Martin G, 03 February 2009 - - - - - - · 21 views

Anyway, the first service was last Wednesday and I picked up my Elise R (Ardent Red, 58 plate, 1,250 miles) on Thursday afternoon - all sorted, valeted and with a Pipercross VIS292 fitted.

Wow!! :D . I now have a completely different car.

At normal driving in 30 and 40mph speed limits, you would not know any difference - other than the throttle...



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The New Avenger?

Posted by Martin G, 31 January 2009 - - - - - - · 17 views

First service this week for my Elise R, at Stratstone in Leicester - more of which later.

Anyway, they had arranged a courtesy car for me and on the basis that the Lotus dealer is part of Evans Halshaw, I envisaged a Focus or a Fiesta or even a new Ka.........But no.

Seems Stratstone used to be a Chrysler dealer until last year and what they had for me...



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First Service This Week

Posted by Martin G, 25 January 2009 - - - - - - · 9 views

1,100 miles done now and my Elise R is going very nicely and returning 32 mpg on 95 RON fuel as well.

Anyway, the first service is booked at Stratstone in Leicester on Wednesday. At the same time I'm having a Pipercross VIS induction kit put on, which will be interesting....

Direct Line didn't agree, relieving me of another £80 on the insurance...



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Camtastic

Posted by Martin G, 17 January 2009 - - - - - - · 14 views

We've done 850 miles now and have been able to bring the Elise on cam this week. It's a great party trick, but I've only seen the change up lights twice, so some might say I'm not trying hard enough!

Next up is the first service which will need doing soon after 1,000 miles. I'm going to put a Pipercross VIS induction kit on it at...



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