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miles per year
how many miles does your lotus do per year
0 - 2500  
[ 18 ] ** [19.78%]  
2500 - 5000  
[ 30 ] ** [32.97%]  
5000 - 7500  
[ 10 ] ** [10.99%]  
7500 - 10000  
[ 8 ] ** [8.79%]  
10000 - 15000  
[ 17 ] ** [18.68%]  
15000 - 20000  
[ 6 ] ** [6.59%]  
20000 - 30000  
[ 2 ] ** [2.20%]  
30000 +  
[ 0 ] ** [0.00%]  
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  2010 Mloc Calendar Extras!
Posted by JonS - 11-6-09 22:50 - 2 comments
Well, if you haven't heard from us already, then unfortunately you haven't got a winning entry into next year's MLOC Calendar.

HOWEVER! There is still a great opportunity to get your photo in print in the calendar! That's right, this year we are introducing a couple of extra features into the calendar. One of these features is a members photo montage.

There will be a 13th page to the calendar containing photos you send in of memories of the year with your Lotus.

Send your full resolution photos to this email: jon at midlandslotus . co . uk (without the spaces) and we'll do our very best to get them in print for everyone to enjoy all year.

So don't delay, send in your photos now, you have until the evening of Sunday November 15th to get them to us.

Thanks
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  Anyone Had Trouble Fitting A Remote Thermostat Brought From Eliseparts
Posted by Lakey - 11-20-09 15:39 - 1 comments
Hi Guys

I'm having some work done on the car (an s2 111s) which involves having the head off, so i thought it would be a good idea to fit a remote stat at the same time.

I've just had a call from an approved Lotus Garage (who are doing the work) who have said they've spent 90 minutes trying to fit it - and they cant. Thay are adament it wont fit

I'll get in touch with eliseparts once i've got all the paperwork together - but it strikes me as really odd - as everyone i've spoken to who has brought the kit (a large amount of whom have fitted it themselves), have said it's the best money they've spent on the car

Anyone else had troubles fitting?

P
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  Buyers From Abroad
Posted by skeggyrik - 11-20-09 13:08 - 6 comments
I've 3 offers of interest to my pistonheads advert since it went live last night, all from abroad.

I'd read that the French were buying a lot of them due to the strength of the euro but I've had a French chap, a Belgian and a German interested.

My first reaction is be wary of anything like this. Has anyone had experience with this?

Are there any "Euro" scams I should be aware of?

If I had someone asking me to ship the car to them etc, I wouldn't entertain it for second but these chaps are intent on flying in and seeing the car and taking it home.
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  Diy Charge Cooling And Tidy Up Project
Posted by Phil.S - 11-19-09 22:29 - 2 comments
Well winter has come and I have decided to lay the car up and do my charge cooling project. After doing a few trackdays and a bit of road driving with the T series you really can't knock it. Its fast, reliable and esuprisingly economical so I think i'm going to keep it in there for the time being. the biggest problem with it so far is the heat build up from the turbo on full boost during trackdays. It hasn't caused any problems really but to me its just too hot for comfort.

The main reason I want to fit a charge cooler is that I can then move the intercooler out of the passenger side air scoop and get some more cool air into the engine bay. This also allows me to make some modifications to my current install that will make it better and neater in the long run.

So here we go as you can see its very cluttered in this area:



So I stripped it all out!



while I was doing this I remembered that I needed to fit the blue elise temp sender. I've been using the T series sender directly to the stack but I think (hope) it uses a different range as the readings are odd such as the fans turning on at 60 degrees etc! We will see next time she powers up. I just drilled and tapped the T piece for the electric water pump temperature probe. Job done:



Next thing was to actually see what charge cooler I could actually get in here! Its a bit tight. After HOURS of trawling the internet I came across an inline type frome the states which I am currently waiting on like this:



This should fit nicely into the engine bay like this:



I can then move the header tank out of the way and drop the water pump down nearer the chassis rail. this then opens up the space underneath the charge cooler for airflow and general access which is a good thing! I'll update this thread as I go.




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  2000 (w) Lotus Elise S1 Only 23,000 Miles. Full Service History.
Posted by skeggyrik - 11-19-09 21:50 - 0 comments
After a single summer of fun in my ownership regrettably it's got to go sad.gif

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1361018.htm

It's sale does mean i can chuck it all in and go off travelling in South America though biggrin.gif

Great car for someone looking for good late example of an S1.

Rich
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