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just got the old gurl back and drivers window has fallen into the door, can anyone please help me put it back in with some knowledge of how these work. many thanks baz
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Apologies if its been posted before, and to the mods if it's OTT. A radio station in Australia recently ran a phone-in competition to find the most embarrassing moments in listener's lives. The following are the final 4. 1st place is great! 4th Place While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy, and started to run amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she didn't start behaving herself right now, she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye, and said a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let…
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Any takers?...................................
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Once my warranty period is up I am thinking of going for the Larini sports CAT and exhaust system. Anybody have a comment on this unit? are there better stainless systems out there for performance and 'note'. BTW the Larini chap stated 11 BHP and 13 Ft/Lb torque increase after fitting both. He also sent me a wav file with a fitted S2 being revved....very nice. Jim
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I have just been reading in the local rag about an esprit that crashed through the front of Satchwell Associates, a recruitment agency in Lutterworth, in the early hours of saturday morning. Was it anyone here?
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Working from home today and needed to go to the Royal Mail sorting office to pick up a parcel. Dismayed to find that one of my favourite stretches of dual carriageway (always used to test out the "hoofiness" of prospective company cars), the A610 from Nuthall to Heanor, is being altered from a 70mph to a 40mph. WTF? I think councils have cottoned on to the fact that the cost of policing or adding a speed camera is incomparable to changing the road signs. I'm noticing it on a lot of roadworks these days. Plus it was evident on the last Malvern run. They advertise barrier repair or alterations to a roundabout and then sneakily change the limits as well. …
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Anybody had issues with shifting from 5th down to 4th/3rd at high revs? My Elise does not seem happy sometimes performing this funcation and therefore can make for entertaining driving when approaching corners. Jim
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Just calculated that since owning the S2 Exige i've got 30.62 as my average MPG. That is since new till now, just over 12,000 miles. If anyone else has any accurate figures i'd be interested in hearing them. I'm pretty happy at that. Not sure what people get from the K-series as a comparison aswell ?? Chris
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anyone know how i can join this? website or phone number? its gonna save me 10% off my insurance! cheers rich
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well, shortly anyway! i'm buyiny a friends 97 elise within the next month or so and would appreciate any kind of advise. firstly, i need a decent insurance company. then i was wondering what sort of modifications, if any, are worth while. is there any way of making it a bit more water tight? also i heard that s2 shocks/suspension could be fitted. is this a good idea? thanks in advance rich
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http://www.british-cars.co.uk/cgi-bin/gen5...501211246583384 Makes very grim reading. Hope you feel better soon and those bastards get all they deserve.
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Have you seen the Article in the Leicester Mercury?
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Any one fancy a run out with me to fetch it? The engine is still there so i reckon anyone can have it.
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So, is anything special happening to comemorate this? Where can I find out more on Lotus Racing at Le Mans? Will they be there this year in some form or other?
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Theres about 50 coppers parked up in Lye train Station, Apparently they are running a CAR TAX DODGERS sting on the THORNES road, coming from Merry Hill towards LYE CROSS/Train station.
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