hi, may be the first S4 French driver on!

[ukrocketcar]

hello,

buy new by Santaclaus on XMAS 1997 my S4 is one of the last S4 BUILT AT hethel.

67104 KM this saturday 19 of march05.

Incridible car for ever!

My property official car has been signed with "LOTUS FOR EVER" by M. Clive CHAPMAN at the 50th LOTUS DAY just before the FANTASTIC and very GOOD 50TH Anniversary LOTUS CAKE !

REGARDS

PATRICK 59 LILLE FRANCE

[Bibs]

Very very nice Patrick, and welcome to the forum

[s4simon]

Welcome Patrick.

Also must congratulate you on your choice of model - Tres Bon !

[rocket63]

Welcome Patrick.

Also must congratulate you on your choice of model - Tres Bon !

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I will second that Simon. Bonjour Patrick and "bienvenir"

[ukrocketcar]

hi,

thank you to Monsieur Bibs for his welcome and Messieurs S4Simon and Rocket63 for also their welcome and their worlds in French that remember me my ferry cross channel meetings in Ramsgate some years ago with english friends receiving me always with a french world in an english sentence. this was also my first contact direct with LOTUS but it is another story.

Regards.

Patrick

[Paul C]

Hey!

Welcome too from me

(Will not try my french, can only remember from school days:

"i'm going fishing" and "where is the library". Not much use here!!! )

[ukrocketcar]

hi Paul ,

finally in English and French

Esprit is the same word ! and thank you to M. C.B. Chapman.

regard's

Patrick

Edited March 25, 2005 by ukrocketcar

[DanR]

And bonjour Patrick from Australia. Enjoy the Lotus. I recall driving from Holland to Grenoble and then Route Napoleon to Cannes a few years ago. A magnificent road.

Edited March 25, 2005 by DanR1201

[Evil_Dr_Fish]

Salut Patrick ca va?!

Je pense que nous allons allez a la France et apres l'Italie - Juin ou peut etre Juillet?

J'espere que Je souviens assez de la Francais!

Robin

[ukrocketcar]

hi,Evil dr fish

every thing is ok. I drive yesterday the esprit in flanders Belgium , Brugges, Ostende ,Diskmuide , and Yper a very nice trip and the 2.2 engine is the best solution on the road without turbo it is adapted for a gentle run without excess of anything! on the same run 8 and 12 engine is in excess of every thing ! and the esprit 2.2 rush rocket immediatly instantly when you need ! the 8 and 12 engine must clean before their pistons heads and ask to the system maitenance before you rush !

For your information when you will drive in france see the radars map on the web before because we have from 2 years a strong action on the french road every where to take money from excess speed drivers and over 50 km by hour from the max autorized speed you risq to have your car take by the police. And of course the drive is on the road on the other side than in UK , that remember me driving a french car on the very special roundabout with 6 or 8 small roundabout around the big one center before to go in the town Berkhampstead it was before to meet a good friend in Newport Pagnell with his dream car a Renault 20 automatic :the test on the left drive for me !

regards

Patrick

[ukrocketcar]

hi, Dan R1201

from Grenoble you right it is a very very touristique road for pleasure driving. On that way Napoleon is now touristique!

bon souvenirs to you and Australian Lotus drivers and the no Lotus drivers of course.

Patrick