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 for the next 7 months.....and upping my excess as well.

We are loving the Elise. It may not be practical, but every journey is fun and we actually go for a drive at the weekends and look for the long country route rather than the quick way.

A road trip to France in April is in the planning stage....traveling light with two squashy bags - at least that's the plan.