Popular Post Counterdoc Posted August 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hey guys, just wanted to do a short introduction. My name is Marius, I am 31 years old and from Regensburg in Germany. I already did some kind of a introduction in another thread 😀 Quote I did a test drive with a 400 last weekend. At first I was looking for a 370Z Nismo or something other sporty. After some days Lotus came to my mind and I was thinking about an Elise or Exige first. So I registered at the German Lotus Forum and suddenly got a private message from a guy that was selling his Essex Blue 400. He was offering me a test drive and a very good price. So I took the chance and drove 500 km to see the car (I have never seen an Evora in real life before). What an amazing car! We went for a 15-20 minute drive and after the first 500 meters I was like: I need this car! I have never ever driven such an easy to handle and fast car (I was a rally driver some years ago, so I was used to some fast cars). And here I am now... I will pick up the car in the next weeks I was owning some Nissan 200SX S14 in the last years, a Subaru BRZ, a Mazda Miata NA (did a 6000+ km roadtrip through Europe with it last year - great fun car!), two rally cars (E30 318is, Clio 3 RS - where I successfully participated within some championships in southern Germany), E91 330d and currently a VW Passat B8 as a daily driver. At the beginning of the year I wanted to start rallying again and buy a Mitsubishi Evo 9 Group N rally car but due Corona lockdown a lot of things changed. There were no events and I was re-thinking my rally idea. The rest of the story is mentioned in the quote of myself above 😄 I have to say that I am pretty happy that I have found this forum with all the kind people. The German Forum sucks when you want to own an Evora - they hate it and are just shouting silly things all day long. Cheers, Marius 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Welcome Marius! Congratulations on the 400, we'll need some pics please! You'll find a lot of owners with a lot of love for the Evora on here! 👍 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipp Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Servus Marius, willkommen. chipp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM TomE Posted August 23, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Welcome Marius, both to Lotus ownership and a forum full of helpful Lotus enthusiasts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Forest Power Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hi Marius, congratulations and happy to have an additional Evora mate in Germany! Great choice ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Counterdoc Posted August 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Thanks guys! I will post pictures as soon as I have the car picked up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1969 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Massive congrats - you will enjoy!!! (If you see a light blue Evora in Regensburg with Munich plates that will be me, sometimes on client visits in R......) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Counterdoc Posted August 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Snoopy1969 said: Massive congrats - you will enjoy!!! (If you see a light blue Evora in Regensburg with Munich plates that will be me, sometimes on client visits in R......) I live next to RGB in Bad Abbach, so maybe I would see you on the way to work or when going home 🙂 When you see someone waving wild from a grey Passat B8 or the blue Evora it's me 😄 By the way... I wanted to show some pictures of my old cars: Mazda Miata NA - I did a Roadtrip through Europe with it last year: 1st Nissan S14: 2nd Nissan S14: BMW E91 330d (mapped with 328 hp and 660 NM): Subaru BRZ: Clio 3 RS Rally Car - pretty fast and successful with this car: Unfortunately I parked it in the woods once: BMW E30 318is Rally Car: Edited August 24, 2020 by Counterdoc 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 That final pic is epic! 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Counterdoc Posted August 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 I shot a car into space some years before Space X and Tesla did that 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Counterdoc Posted October 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Yesterday I finally picked up the car and drove it home, 500 km 🙂 What can I say... great car, amazing sound, fun to drive. A good friend of mine drove the second half of the trip and it was outstanding to see and hear the car from outside! On the way home we took the first pictures at the German race track, Hockenheimring. By the way, I will start some kind of a blog (https://evorablog.com) for technical documentations & details about the car and may write some How-To's. First thing to do: getting a new radio that is capable of Apple Car Play 😄 Edited October 11, 2020 by Counterdoc 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrylV8 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Welcome Marius to Lotus and in particular the Evora ownership 1 Quote Darryl & Sue Proud to drive and own since new a true British supercar the Evora GT430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counterdoc Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I was on the scale today to get the actual weight of the car. 1442 kg with full tank (60l ~ 44kg), handbooks/manuals, first aid kit, etc. If you substract those things you get exactly the 1395 kg mentioned by Lotus. As I was at the workshop of a friend that builds rally and race cars, I also discussed a quick solution to get the exhaust quiet when going on the race track. He will try to build something that can be fitted directly to the tailpipe within some minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted October 13, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Nice to see the figures and get the confirmation. Even on here a lot of people find it hard to accept that Lotus don't play truthful with the figures. Lovely car, blue and red, a classic combination and it looks superb. 1 Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Remove the non-factory Hethel Edition stripes and you will be even more featherweight. 😉 Add lightness. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techyd Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Fantastic car that, congrats!! But who cares about Apple Car Play when you have the cars sound track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counterdoc Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 I don't care about Car Play at the moment, but I am sure I will in future. But I get your point 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Welcome to TLF Marius. Lovely looking Evora. Congrats! Any questions or issues with using the forums, feel free to ask one of us mods. We're here to help. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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