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Me me me ! I drove it! It rained. It was great.

House hunting today lol 😂

Thanks all, looking forward to be back - especially with my new exhaust addition above. Saved me £600 on a 2bular! Pics as requested (well by Dave anyway!) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Amazing mate it looks the business. We know how much you loved your S2 Exige mate... That’s why me, scatty, Alex and Jeff have had a whip round and bought you one of these to get you some of that noise back 😝

Cup 2s are fun in this weather ☃️❄️

Some one mentioned snow ⛄️

I can't see that there was any finance Phil - I asked for (and received) copies of the invoice (which showed it was paid by credit card number *********1234, as they do) and the full payment credit card receipt with the same number. My only concern was the possibility of a 'log book loan' but he had both keys and the original V5 so that seemed unlikely too. I was going to do a proper HPI check (not a cheapy!) to further cover that risk. No, I think it was a straight up car, I simply misjudged the situation by making an offer rather than going straight in at asking. Covid further complicat

Mines been driven back from its respray in Lancashire and to gav for a service... might use it this year now I have it back...

Mine hasn't turned a wheel (other than pushed gently backwards and forwards in the garage) since late summer 2019 Still, it started first flick, and a bucket of soapy water got rid of the spider sh1t. MOT next week, hopefully some drives out this year?!?!? A

That's a great photo Scott - calendar material

Looks like it'll need a little bit of decorating

Got to be one for next years calendar

It's the terrible state of the roads at the moment, so many of them are impassable due to pot-holes, speed bumps, overly large pieces of gravel.... have to plan a very long detour sometimes

Taken mine out the garage tonight as I was using the space to watch paint dry. Took the long way around (5 miles or so) from the driveway back to the garage when putting it back in! really enjoyed myself 😊

Would have to be a McLaren or a bike engined Westfield

Frozen spray, probably a puddle there originally - water splashes up and freezes due to the cold. Great effect though for the picture

Ha ha ha 🤣

Damn, you drive hard!

Welcome on board! Well, if no-one else is going to ask... a) When did Neil become an abbreviation for Lawrence? b) how long did you wrestle the sealion for...and did it taste nice?

Hi, Just thought I would say hello, I’ve recently purchased a Lotus Elise 111R and will look forward to hopefully conversing/meeting like minded people who love/drive/admire the Lotus brand. Many thanks, Luke

Looking forward to seeing yours too pal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Matt, Will look forward to meeting up. Loving that pic of your car, will look forward to seeing it 8n the flesh so to speak 😊 thanks, Luke

Dambuster!

I 'drove' mine yesterday, about 2 feet forwards and back again...just to make sure the wheels still turned. I might have to do an essential supermarket run it in before long I've not used it properly since the Lower Damgate meet back in September last year

Not sure there where are a few places likes this on the lane near my house.

Nice Elise Luke. So shiny. Look forward to seeing it in the flesh. I won’t worry about being over cautious, the runs are for all.

Hi Mark, From my little experience, I can easily see why it becomes so addictive. Luke

and very nice it is

I wouldnt - they are bland and characterless, its like a 2 seater family saloon. They are banned from S11 by the way 😉

It’s not me I’m afraid! Blimey it went quickly, but never mind. I’m still getting my head around spending that much on a toy!! I spoke to the private seller and he seems ok, but can’t do much at the moment (COVID) so when things lift maybe I’ll go and view as he’s not too far away. Thanks again for your input. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think the B&C one has sold to someone called Mike posting on SELOC - asked for some advice and then bought it!

The XPEL PPF is a great addition well worth having probably cost the first owner £1500 if not more.

With Duncx on this one the B&C looks by far the better car. Looks great with the blue stitching and interior blue pack. The second car for some strange reason as unpainted brake callipers something that came as standard at the launch of the 250cup in 2016 and the after market flags on the second car on the rear wing are not for me. Like Duncx says get it bought, just like he should have done last week with the 410 🤣It’s looks a good price and if you keep for a good few years you are not going to lose a bucket load of cash, probably the least depreciating lotus you can buy at this moment .

Out of those two, the B&C one seems to be a no-brainer to me. Younger, less miles, cheaper, dealer backup etc. Get it bought man, the 250 Cup is a fabulous car and that's a very nice colour EDIT: Trust me, you don't need a hard top

Mines tucked away still but I'm getting my fix doing a light winter service on this one 😁

I don't think there's anything wrong with it Ray, he said he's been driven mad by more than one private buyer over the week, describing them as "utterly crazy". He finally lost his rag and just accepted a trade offer to be 100% certain of a smooth/easy sale. Dave, there's no way he will have accepted £55K - he had a firm offer from me of £61K on the table, with full details of how I would pay by bank transfer and get the car collected. I reckon he used my offer as a 'backstop' for the trade buyer and accepted the same figure or very close. Makes sense if you think about it, for all he kn

I'm tempted to just ride it out for the week or so! Thanks for the tip on the suspension care Scott. Wanting to keep mine in top condition too.

Are you pleased with the quality of the respray Scatty? it looks blinkin great

Looks like the first social event after lockdown is a training session hosted by Scott, showing us all how to keep our suspension in pristine condiiton with nothing more than some common kitchen products and a £20 can of Dynax. Book me in Scotty, I'm looking forward to it already

Blimey Scott, that looks MINT! I can hardly believe that you were on most (if not all) of the greasy, muddy, cow shitty, gritty runs that we did last summer Mine's been SORNd for December and January and I might as well leave it that way until March at the earliest

I’ll second that,Scott. I’ve done 4000ish since March in mine. Used it in the Summer for those essential trips to work while working from home. It’s kind of been washed after every trip....almost.

Applied Dynax to the vulnerable parts in the autumn with the hope of some winter fun, but sadly Covid put paid to that. Definitely looking forward to some lifting of the restrictions and Rays, Duncx and Deans Sunday morning Runs.

I'm slightly closer to the running service than you Matt as it came with 290miles. So I am on 345 after the drive back yesterday. Focusing on getting the garage prepped means its unlikely to do too many more before spring.

About the same ... sooooooo nice when you do take it out though isnt it!! Although I keep mine outside in a cover ... I had taken it for a spin, forgotten to put the cover and then this happened ... wasnt to happy about that!

after this week, then next week and then the week after... tomorrow is the day!! 😁