MattyB Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Been a while since I was on here Picking up Lotus no 3 tomorrow - S2 Sport 135, my first foray into S2 territory. After a few years of big-engined V6 and V8 cars, it'll be interesting to go back to basics. Needs a few things sorting, but nothing major; new radiator fan, new tyres (AD07 probably?) and a geo, and I'm lucky enough to be within spitting distance of Mike Foster, the guys at Top Gear and Dan@HPE isn't far either, so plenty of support there. Lets hope it's more reliable than my Exige! Bring on the sunshine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Welcome back and good choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meister Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Welcome back! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Mac Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Welcome back!, Sounds a good choice. As for reliability, I would think a 135 (at least in theory) should be more reliable than the old MK1, less strained, simpler design. I put 10k miles on my old on in a year, including a trackday and an alps trip, it didn't miss a beat. Of course it's somewhat pot luck, but I hope you enjoy your S2 Elise as much as I did mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Welcome back! Most s2 K series Elises are pretty reliable (except the vhpd and other highly modified cars) so you should be ok. Having said that it will need a head gasket at some point if it hasn't already been changed for the later type. I agree you should fit the oem Yokos if you aren't tracking the car. Eliseparts had a great offer on them until they ran out of stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 On Oz Racing wheels I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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