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Nathan Pitman

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  1. Stopped at the lights and said “Hi”, I was in my Peridot Green Porsche Cayman R at the time. Your car looked great, hope the rest of your drive was bearable!
  2. I always wondered about these too, I always assumed that on newer models it was the ghost of the S1 Elise clam which had been evolved and it was probably cheaper to just overlay the revised clam on to some elements of the existing design?
  3. Evora has such a great side profile. Stunning.
  4. Emira looks smaller which is confusing. Emira supposedly is wider track.
  5. I had an Exige Cup 430 with the louvred rear deck, never had any issues pressure washing that.
  6. As others have mentioned the crabbing at low speeds with full or near full lock is normal and still apparent on the newer models too (Evora 400). I had an engine light on my Evora 400 shortly after purchase, likely also because it had been sat for some time without proper use. Dealer cleared the fault, checked it over and just told me to be enthusiastic with my right foot. No looking back. I suspect the issues will be easily resolved, give the car a 2nd chance and I think you’ll swiftly find yourself falling in love all over again. Nothing beats a Lotus for handling and driving feel.
  7. I like to think that McLarens have a healthy dose of Lotus DNA.
  8. Berkshire. Maybe a meet up at C&M some time. Photo of Ventura vs McLaren orange.
  9. Stunning. My car is McLaren Orange, I believe yours is Ventura Orange? You managed to bag one with the B&O audio. Couldn’t find one in the colour/model I wanted at the time so I have bog standard audio. Don’t remember where you’re based but would be good to meet up some time. 👍
  10. Rather late response but some pics of what followed the Exige 430 Cup. I’m on IG as “carsforthedrivers” if you want to see more.
  11. Plan B is exactly what I ended up doing. Got my Emira deposit back, sold the Exige 430 and bought my first McLaren. 570s Spider. Love it. The paddle shift in the McLaren is just perfection and once you learn how to drive a turbo (drop it two gears then punch the accelerator) you’re in for a lot of fun.
  12. I think that was the “other” type 25 here in the UK, the one that ended up on Collecting Cars. Mine was sold as new by Bell & Colvill here in Surrey.
  13. The first thing I noticed was how familiar the steering and interaction with the road feels at speed. It’s obviously less analog but the paddle shift is very rewarding. A few weeks in I don’t miss the Exige as much as I feared I would. The Cup 430 still holds a dear place in my heart but the 570 is a worthy replacement and an equally impressive piece of automotive machinery.
  14. I’ve bought a McLaren 570s Spider. I did have a deposit down for an Emira but fancied a change (and something with a removable roof!). :)
  15. Makes complete sense if you slap that on a side of an i4 Emira.
  16. Would be interesting to know at what point an evolution of one model becomes a new model that requires all this time consuming and costly validation work. Considering how closely related to the Evora the Emira is, I wonder if they ever considered an evolution (S3) instead of starting again, pretty sure they could have mapped the design of the Emira on to the Evora underpinnings and then upgraded the interior. The only thing I can think of that would have proved tricky is the change to the tub width.
  17. I find it bizarre that the cars have existed at the factory in different colours (and also the yellow one in China) for some time, yet no official press photos have been released, posted on the website or distributed to deposit holders.
  18. Great looking car. Better looking than the Radford IMO. However not keen on all the screens used within the interior.
  19. Spotted you passing through Hartley Witney with some other very lovely cars and then followed you to Alton. Your Exige sounded great, I was in the Type 25 Exige Cup 430.
  20. 6k more than the 2018 yellow cup 430 with just under 10k miles!
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