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  1. Lotus engineers attempting to find the source of the leak in the boot.
    7 points
  2. So just got back from i4 drive. Unfortunately the system to book isn’t very clear as I booked a slot for v6 and i4 but they only had the i4 to try! Weather wasn’t the best, mainly rained during my drive so i couldn’t give it the full beans and feed back on how quick it was which is a shame. It felt pretty urgent though in sport mode, it really hung onto the gears, I preferred it in a manual mode though using the paddles but gear box in auto felt responsive with quick downshifts. The suspension was touring and have to say more than firm enough for the road, not sure how much firmer sports would be. Handling was as I expected with really weighty steering feel, not sure how they’ve managed it but was sublime. The sound was better than I expected, quite a raspy metallic noise when giving it a bit of throttle, plus some nice turbo whoooshs! Did a stretch on the motorway and in the most comfort setting it pootled along nicely with minimum tyre noise, could easily go on a long cruise in it. Only negative in the cabin was a bit of a rattle coming from the dash towards the end of the drive. Overall I would say they have nailed it!
    4 points
  3. @Denno look forward to hearing what you think, not a bad way to spend a Friday regardless Just to confirm, as I've tried to pay for the "Emira Turbo" I've been told the 50:50 deal is only on stock v6 (got the 3 years free servicing though) But looks like I'll be picking it up next Thursday
    4 points
  4. I have managed to book back to back test drives for v6 and then i4 on Friday. Will report back on my preference.
    4 points
  5. tearing up the Tarmac with your 3 ton behemoth you should be paying much more Road Tax than me in my 1 ton Evora!!
    4 points
  6. Just FYI, the production line at Lotus is currently full with both V6 and I4 cars being built
    4 points
  7. Spotted this in our village a few days ago. Looks like a Lotus.
    3 points
  8. That car will be on the SLOC stand at the NEC next weekend, if anyone wants a proper drool. The cars with DAC registrations were all sold by one garage (Arbury Service Station) who did a deal with Talbot to buy up the remaining stock towards the end of 1982 when there about 200 still unsold. They offered them at a discount and sold over 100 (not all had the DAC plates). Avon Coachworks also had a deal in place and ended up with 56 cars that to which they added their own touch (paint and interior, nothing mechanical) but charged more. Only a handful of Avons are on the road now, whereas there are loads of Arbury cars. Sellers will often big them up as "rare DAC car" when in fact, one in ten of all Sunbeam Lotus sold in the UK had a DAC registration from Arbury. And there are a lot still about. But they do seem to be more sought after than others, even though they are no different. As Mike says, Avons are not everyone's cup of tea cosmetically, and nearly all had glass sunroofs so that puts buyers off as well. but their interiors (blue velour) last better than standard. Anyone at the NEC for the Classic Restoration Show, please come and say hello. Stand 372 in Hall 5 (a bit further away from the other Lotus guys this time, sorry...).
    3 points
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  10. Halo on Paramount. Binge watched the whole of series 1 on the BA flights from LHR to CPT. Really enjoyed it. Also watched the first 3 episodes of "Lionesses" also on Paramount on those flights. Need to book a direct flight to Tokyo know so i can binge watch "Yellowstone" the same way. I mean, who wants to pay £6.99 a month for Paramount when you can pay £2,000 for a return ticket to Tokyo and get to watch that stuff for free!
    3 points
  11. Sorry to hear you have back issues Barry. Get well soon.
    3 points
  12. A quick google (Lotus DCA claim) provided this Link for lotus Hendy. https://www.hendy.co.uk/complaints-procedure/ It's got nothing to do with keyboard warriors but sometimes if you do some research before you post, you might get a better response yourself. I hope that link helps.
    3 points
  13. https://forums.thelotusforums.com/guidelines/ Let's not get into an argument with strangers on the internet. If anyone has anything useful to add to this thread, please do so.
    3 points
  14. We are happy with our Eletre, although the smile from getting the Evora out of the garage is much bigger
    3 points
  15. What about if someone made a hydro-electric car? That could fill up at either hydrgoen or electric outlets. I'm a solver. There is no charge. <also posted in the hydrogen thread>
    3 points
  16. So the Government should be honest and say they won't meet their net zero target, scrap the ban on sales of combustion engines by 2035 and remove the draconian car tax on higher band pre 2017 cars (£750 per year this April).
    3 points
  17. Your best bet is to validate the original agreement you had - this would have provided the details re finance, who, etc. Failing that, try here: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/reclaim-car-finance/ As you have probably guessed, I'm not a fan of these "schemes" that go back years and raise people's expectations that they may get a settlement. I also believe, rightly or wrongly, that people too easily sign up for things that they often do not understand, and then "blame others" for THEIR lack of research, knowledge and understanding. The obvious case in point, which does not apply to you, is the muppets who went for an "interest only" mortgage and are now crying that they didn't realise they would still owe the capital at the end and need to pay it back. I mean, FFS, how stupid can you be? This is probably why I reacted to your original post the way I did, I'm just fed up of the lawyers and their comp schemes etc.
    2 points
  18. I did have a titanium V8 Gt for the last 18 years and sold it last October because of lack of use. My intention was to buy an Emira or Evora but the missus wasn't happy with the idea of me spending £70k on a car, so the Emira is out of the question. Plus the week I sold my other V8, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, so everything's been up in the air at the moment. The red V8 I got from Bonhams was a moment of madness after a few beers, which I really shouldn't have bought lol! I would still like to get an Evora 400 at some point.
    2 points
  19. If it went too fast into the wind it may have taken off.😃
    2 points
  20. I bought an Esprit V8 GT. Upon first impressions, it was better than I was expecting as the engine ran and the clutch and gearbox both worked. If any of these were bad then it would have been bad news. I've never bought a car unseen before and don't know why I did to be honest. Within the first few hours, more and more stuff was wrong with the car. I've corrected, adjusted, replaced about 40 items on the car so far and it needs about 10 more things to complete it. So while the seller may have thought he was letting the car go cheap, it wasn't drivable or usable. I've put in a lot of hours, which I've really enjoyed. So overall, given that I was expecting to put a lot of little jobs right, I think the condition was better than I was expecting. A word of caution though, I suspect that most cars that go to auction (even those ones going to specialist auctions) are being off-loaded because of some fault. If these cars were all in tip top condition then why wouldn't a seller advertised them on a classified site? There are plenty of free ones. I know some sellers can't be bothered with the hassle and tyre kickers too but I reckon the majority of cars are hiding something. You do on ocassion get a genuine car that goes for more than expected but these are not as common as people would like to think.
    2 points
  21. Some more photos of engine progress before it was installed. I moved over to ball bearing turbos so needed to make new oil supply lines. Journal bearings cant be over oiled (assuming the drain is adequate) but ball bearings need a lot less oil. the 3an line and oil restrictors were pretty simple to make but tracking down a decent looking banjo to 3an actually took some time. I finally found some that were made for brake calipers but worked just fine for oil also. Also wanted to add heat blankets to the turbine housings before the engine went in also. These things aren't impossible to install on the car but a lot easier when the engine is out with low mounted turbos. Could have snatched up some amazon brand heat blankets but decided to go through Funk, figured British car - should support a British company. I was pretty impressed with the quality of these though. I do use the cheap Amazon brand on my LS TT car and these Funk blankets are really more robust. The turbo blankets do a lot to improve heat soak into the engine bay and keep the turbine housing warmer, which results in faster spooling. Not sure how much of an improvement the turbo spool up is, but the heat mitigation is worth it alone. Couple other items I picked up for the build were a turbowerx exa pump and a high torque starter. I never enjoyed hearing the starter ring on the fly wheel when the car started, I'm pretty sure they were not the greatest units from the start. The fact that I had bumped compression and tightened the piston/wall clearance meant I was putting even more load on this original unit. The new started was pretty much the same dimensions as the original, minus the extra bump on the back for a shaft. Other item I picked up was a turbowerx exa scavenger pump. The oil drain setup on the stock Esprit is not ideal. On the track one long sweeping corner could prevent adequate draining, or sitting in traffic if the car isn't level could result in the same situation. Usually results in a smokey turbo and a wild goose chase trying to find a non existent issue. These little pumps have great suction and will continually move oil, much better for oil drain than the 90 degree into the pan. I still had not figured out where I was going to put it at this point, but it was so small and compact the options were pretty open. I'm pretty sure you can mount these 5ft above the car and they will still pull oil 😂 So the engine was pretty much ready to go at this point. Any work left to do I could access from the top or needed the engine actually in the car to address. So had some engine hoist brackets fabricated and promptly power coated them gold... wanted it to look classy as it was getting dropped in 😂 Just around the time the engine was going in I also received a special order ESPRIT transform decal for the car, in gold of course 😂
    2 points
  22. Breakfast meet at Carfraemill and run to Duns April 7th. Plan will be to have an initial meet up at Hermiston Gait shopping area car park near the Halfords end for those who wish to convoy to breakfast We will be leaving there at 09:15 sharp. (W3W: purple.shine.toned) Breakfast at Caffraemill at 10:00 (W3W: spruced.coaching.paddle) Then back roads to Duns and Jim Clark museum. (W3W: latest.craftsman.mirroring) For those who have never been well worth a visit. You don't have to go into the museum if you don't want to and head off home and then some of us will be visiting Jim Clark's grave nearby as it is the anniversary of his death that day in 1968, 56 years ago Let's know who is up for it.by posting here or on the WhatsApp group So far on WhatsApp we have @Al @Liam Warnock @Andrew C Dougie Smith, and probably Fergus and Mark Lydon
    2 points
  23. I tried to view a car before bidding once on CC. They insisted I pay them their full commission before handing over the vendor's details, and the only way I'd get it back was if there was something objectively 'wrong' with the listing. i.e. you can't just view and say 'not for me'. So (in combination with some other bad (pushy) experiences) it's not a platform I'd use again quickly.
    2 points
  24. The Gentleman on Netflix. Thank me later, it's got some proper laughs!
    2 points
  25. Thanks to the minority and dogooders we have put up with this shite.
    2 points
  26. I can't find a thread on market watch for the 4 seats wedges: https://charterhouse-cars.com/product/1976-lotus-eclat-520 Apologies if duplicate thread. Justin
    2 points
  27. Let's take public washrooms. You take used paper that you recycle into paper towels. You can recycle them forever, and even compost them to use as much to enrich soil. So some dicktwit decides paper towels are bad and creates an environmental monster called an electric hot air hand dryer that is made out of tin, steel, copper, plastic and all manner of stuff. It doesn't dry your hands, which is its soul purpose and it deposits water all over the floor which is unhygienic, constantly needs cleaning up and is a slip hazard. The latter we call progress. FFS we are so screwed up.
    2 points
  28. I believe people are encouraged to visit and view before placing bids....so essentially more time wasters. To be honest, like Jep all my private sales have been incredibly easy. Granted, I don't list on places like AT, eBay, FB or otherwise, usually just forums and Pistonheads which helps filter out the wierdos. Also, selling unusual cars (as I usually do) means you don't attract the mainsteam goons who tend to cause trouble. If I was selling an AMG, AudiRS or M BMW there is no chance I'd try to sell that privately. I've heard too many tales of the "Bro's" and "Bruv's" wanting test drives, innit. That being said, I briefly owned an SLK55 AMG - when sold, the buyer and his wife turned up in a blacked out G55 with the loudest exhaust known to man. Both got out, head to toe in gold bling. He was a scary looking dude, I happened to be in the house on my own at the time and was genuinely concerned. Turns out, they were both two of the nicest people 😄 what did it for me, after agreeing to buy, he goes back to the car and - no word of a lie - drops a [i]burlap sack[/i] of cash on my dining table. It was like a scene from Snatch. Full of crisp notes, wrapped. Made for an interesting trip to the bank, I'll tell you that much.
    2 points
  29. I gather McLaren have a V8Hybrid in development...
    2 points
  30. In a somewhat last minute decision when the Evora finally went into bodyshop last week, I decided to take up the other party's insurance company's offer of a temporary replacement car. I had been intending to use our Alfa but it's getting a bit long in the tooth now and I just had that little niggle in the back of my mind about placing my reliance for transport solely with it. Anyway, it took a couple of days for all the admin to filter its way through from insurance company to rental company then for them to locate and deliver a suitable 'equivalent' vehicle to me. Well, I can only presume that the Lotus Evora was unknown to them and on looking online, the search for 'Lotus' brought up the Eletre as this is what arrived at my door at lunchtime, ......... A Hyundai Tucson self-charging petrol hybrid. Relatively quick off the mark in a straight line but hit a twisty bit and a Lotus equivalent it most certainly aint! Could have been worse though I suppose - could have been of German origin and then I would have had to alter my driving style completely. "Indicators? What are these 'indicators' you speak of?"
    2 points
  31. I've had them for 2+ years with multiple track days, they're great.
    2 points
  32. It's back up almost 50% in the last few days.
    2 points
  33. IKA Torino. Early version before the company was bought by Renault, I think.
    2 points
  34. Turbo arrived this morning - luckily the UPS driver rang me as TT had used the farm address they had on file 🤪 - the gate was locked at the end of the drive so he called - that was lucky 🤣 anyway - it’s a thing of beauty - how’s this for a transition @Escape
    2 points
  35. I really don't want a LandCruiser, otherwise I'd be tempted to swap this:
    2 points
  36. Use to use our old plastic shopping bags as bin liners. So they were used at least twice. Now have to buy plastic bin bags that get used once. Environmentalists just don't think things through. In fact, most of the time, I doubt they even think. See there is a fairly large reverse on vegan/plant based foods too with record numbers of those businesses going bust. Seems it's all coming apart...
    2 points
  37. Can't imagine why I forgot @Steve V8, thanks to whom I was able to replace the floor mats and trunk carpets. Again many thanks!
    2 points
  38. Sort of an Evora picture, I was missing having a nice roadster for the weekend, so 16 years after I sold my last Honda S2000, I decided to buy another one to keep the Evora company.. It's funny being back in an S2000 after all these years, I forgot how raw an experience it is (and this is after getting straight out of an Evora which is pretty direct also!) and was pleasantly reminded about how good the gear change is, and how much fun VTEC is. I think the Evora and the S2000 make quite a handsome couple, and an interesting comparison in form and proportion. Interesting to see how long the overhang is on the front of the Evora and vice versa with the S2000.
    2 points
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