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    Mark Suddaby
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    1979 Esprit S2. Formerly - 2014 Evora SR / 2010 Evora / 2007 Europa SE / 2002 Elise 111S / Elan S2 / Elan S2 / Elan SE / Esprit GT3 / Elan SE
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    Herefordshire

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  1. have I done this? my brain is too small to keep that information...
  2. It was indeed me. Seeing a stealth grey Evora GT on my local roads was such a shock I forgot to wave (I see so few other lotuses out and about these days). Loved the car, it looked fantastic. Good job, Danny. I was headed over to Norfolk for the weekend, where I saw exactly one other Lotus: that’s how rare they are these days. Impressed that you caught sight of an Essex in the wild. A red letter day if that had been me. The car was stunning as it cruise missile’d towards me on those rolling country roads. A beautiful sight.
  3. Awesome fun TLF meet up; we need to do more. My, those books sure do look like interesting reads... 😆
  4. Totally we can. You spoken to Barry? I know a guy with an Evora - I’ll speak to him. But ideally, just us so we can geek out.
  5. That sounds like an excellent idea. My car just went in for a service, but assuming that I have it back by then, I’m in. I’ll gee it along. Thanks, Robin. Brilliant idea. Looking forward to it 😊
  6. Henry - you are correct. I wanted to put the main speakers in the A pillars - loads of room - but I must have been talked out of it. So, just tweeters there and two speakers at the base of each seat in the bulkhead. The sounds works well, and keeps the doors clean.
  7. New sun visors 😎 Been asked about the rear lights and didn't realise that I hadn't put up these behind the scenes pictures. Cover your eyes if you're sensitive to rear light cluster abuse.
  8. Great vid. Fantastic to see the production line, to understand the challenges and for Matt to be so forthcoming. Really impressed. More cars sold between Goodwoods than the previous SIX years. Amazing. And that’s the issue - in a good way - too many orders. Plus global supply chain pressures, etc. Feel much better for Lotus now, having watched that. Scaling up has been hard, logistics a nightmare, inflation, pandemic, war, China lockdowns, Brexit, personnel, the literal works. Meanwhile, they’re training up the second shift and doing their damdest to catch up. Suspect that Matt was a tad too optimistic in his business plan, but lesson learned as they grown the business. Oh, and the cars look mint.
  9. Love it. Great colour scheme and why not leverage such a golden nugget of Lotus history? What do we know about total sales? Has the 1340 been met? And, when are they going to deliver any? I see the Emira is about to hit the streets, so it would be nice to see the Evija in the wild too.
  10. I'm certainly up for this if others are. I saw it on FB, moved from 10 to 25 Sep. Could be a bit of fun to round off the season.
  11. I have Protechs. They got wound and wound due to chasing the wheel size issue, but eventually, we undid them and the ride is so much better. Works best on the softer side, I would agree. You could try others but I think that's the point - they don't need much clever sophistication. The Esprit just works. I have noticed the need to get the wheels (fronts) re-aligned when replacing the tyres. They seem to loose their setup, but that could just be mine. The steering is so sensitive that you can tell from within the cabin. Yes, M100's are epic cars, so underrated.
  12. Personal view only of course - the M100 Elan is a such a forgiving car to drive, great handling, poise and roadholding. Loved it so much I owned 4. All the others were a real handful (in all weather conditions), particularly the early Elise and the Europa. And even the Evoras can get tail happy and eat their own tyres. This - weirdly - is the best of the lot. It's lazier to put the power down, sure, but best grip, best manners and roadholding of any Lotus I have owned. Including in the wet. But it won't win a race against any of the others (maybe the Elans), although I see this as a GT more than an out and out sports car. I also recently drove it back to back against a stock S2 and mine has a softer, more compliant ride, goes way quicker, is louder, and handles better, noting that this is a restomod, of course. I was expecting an old Esprit to be way more rubbish than my last Evora - not to compare at all - and sure it's not as quick, but it is so much more a car I can push with real confidence. With my Evoras I was always wary of the back end stepping out. So yeah, I do think it's the best handling (not the quickest) car I have ever owned and driven.
  13. Patience is a shit virtue. Although my car was four years in the bits on the floor phase. It isn't very good for finding hair, no. Good for checking out my 410 rear LEDs, though.
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