Chillidoggy

OK, I've done the homework, much obliged. So, is there anywhere in Kent that you guys would recommend for Esprit servicing?

Drove this on Tuesday - http://www.uksportscars.com/view/lotus-esprit-s4-1994-stunning-low-mileage-example-silver-frost-metallic-favourite-colour-lotus-cars-ltd-sales-brochures/ Didn't look too bad at all, went well, drove well. First thing the sales guy asked me on the phone was whether I'd owned a Lotus Esprit before, which was a bit odd, I thought. What the hell difference does that make? Anyway, it's on a back burner, I wasn't too keen on the colour scheme. Better than yellow, though.

Can you get a Dremel mini grinder in there to cut the Jubilee clip? Or a junior hacksaw to cut it most of the way through, then lever it up with a screwdriver?

None of this frivolity is finding me a car!

My sincere apologies if I've caused any yellow Esprit owners any personal issues that could lead to counselling* being required. *euphemism for respray to a more acceptable colour.

Much obliged Jimi. I have listed my opinions and comments below, but please bear in mind I'm new to this Lotus game:- Red or dead? http://www.pistonhea...experiment=true Very high mileage, but looks nice, so I'm going to have a look on Saturday. Mellow yellow? http://www.pistonhea...experiment=true It's yellow. Yellow is the devil's colour, and all cars painted yellow should be banished to the hinterlands. Or the north, either will do. Blue lightning? http://www.pistonhea...---1995/2137097 It's a Cat 'D'. Hence, for me, it's too expensive, even if it's the best in the world. The search continues..................!

Thanks, but I've already been in touch with Alex. It looks like a very nice car, but the paint job's not to my taste.

Looking for one of the above cars. PM me if you have one for sale, please. Ian.

When you get to my age, you'll take whatever you can get.

I'm just amazed you managed to get an appointment with your GP. It's like getting an audience with the Pope round here.

Theresa May is hot.

I couldn't find the same make front and rear, hand I like the same tyres all round. Hence the ask.

I thought it was a dealer selling it.

Are the standard tyre sizes fir an S4S difficult to find? I tried finding the original Michelins, and drew a blank. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

So what cable ends are required to plug into the car? USB?

Don't get me started about HMRC*. If I perfomed the same way in my job, I'd have been sacked years ago. The organisation is faceless, unaccountable, incommunicative, and riddled with incompetence. And that's dealing with simple PAYE matters. So yes, you may have gathered that my dealing with them have not been good. *Insert 'wankers' icon here.

Probably that you'll sit down at your PC on eBay after a few too many beers, and pay way more than you originally intended when you get into a bidding war with someone in the UK, sat at their PC on eBay after a few too many beers, who's bidding on the same car?

Our bassist uses Ashdown kit, amongst others. It's nice gear.

As for wherever he might be, I can't imagine that he's gone 'up top', more likely he's frightening them 'down below'.

OK, I'll start with one I made earlier -

I think that Lotuses being 'more than one' is a bit airy-fairy and needs proper definition. Surely it should be two? Then it starts to make sense, with Lotuseses = 4, Lotuseseses = 16, Lotuseseseses = 256, and so on. It's simply bad form to post mathematically incorrect statements on here.

I haven't got a laptop, but if I get one, what does it need to run Espritmon or Freescan? I mean ports, cables, which OS, etc.

I'm new here, so forgive me if I'm out of line, but I assume you have yet to replace the wing?

Oooooh, matron! I like the look of those!