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At those prices I'll take them all!
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Spotted this about 12.15, looked immaculate. I also spotted 2 Eletres, which make 6 that I've seen in the wild vs 3 Emiras. Wondering how this ratio will change as the year progresses?
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On 09/01/2024 at 09:38, Kimbers said:
That reminded me of listening to that awful Radio 4 programme, the Round Britain Quiz, many years ago. It was, and probably still is, contested by poncy people who are right up their own arses. When one team was asked to name the evil bodyguard in the Bond film Goldfinger, a woman who was, no doubt, a pillar of her local community, blurted out "Blowjob".
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On 07/01/2024 at 14:32, exeterjeep said:
Tesla is banned from driving schools because of new turn signals
Tesla is using force touch buttons on the steering wheel.
Tesla’s reasoning for going away with a method universally used for signaling turn for decades is that it enables them to remove a physical part, the stalk, and it believes activating a turn signal will soon be unnecessary with the advent of self-driving.
Whether you believe Tesla’s self-driving promises or not, in the meantime, it is almost universally seen as a worse way to use turn signals.
I recall Citroën CXs had a L/R switch mounted on the steering binnacle. Can't remember if they self-cancelled, but never had a problem with it.
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On 21/12/2023 at 11:05, LotusLeftLotusRight said:
How do they fly with no vertical stabiliser?
A bit like a hang- glider or paragliding I imagine. Great till it all goes wrong.
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Today, about 2pm I was in the Evora and saw my first Eletre at the South and of the A442, heading in the opposite direction. The colour first caught my eye and the Lotus badge confirmed it. My, my, it is a big car.
Later, about 3.15pm, whilst in the daily dustbin, I saw a Gulf liveried Exige, with an EX99GE type number plate, dropping down from Madeley to Ironbridge. Two good spots in just over an hour, not bad for this time of year.
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8 hours ago, exeterjeep said:
no, think I feel missed out...... Ian had an Emira drive weeks ago and is waiting for some info.
I have had 2 other emails from Lotus about Emira/Eletre test drives and a booking form/schedule, which would have allowed me to book slots on Dec 25th/26th and Jan 1.
Well they must be keen if they are offering test drives on Christmas day. Maybe Santa will be there with some worried looking reindeer?
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20 hours ago, Rambo said:
Coronation Street 2023 😕
More like the set for the 2019 film Vivarium.
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9.30 this morning, on the A38 in Bridgewater. Looked zackerly like mine.
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Two weeks ago I had the dreaded clutch pedal drop happen at 6pm. The car, on 38.5k, was parked facing uphill on my extremely steep drive for several hours with full handbrake and left in first gear while I gave it a full valet. I lifted the pedal and pumped it, and got it back into the garage on the flat.
The dilemma I had was that the next morning I was off to Europe, on a much anticipated roadtrip with my son, taking in Spa and the 'ring. Le Tunnel and hotels were booked, a track day at Spa paid for, track day insurance paid for, new helmets purchased, European breakdown cover arranged,travel insurance arranged etc.
What would you do?
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If you have multiple cars, as you say, then try getting quotes to insure your Elise on classic insurance, with agreed mileage and see if that helps.
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This has been discussed at length on here before. To give you my 2p's worth, when I bought my 2011 Evora, back in December 2016, the headlights had been re-coated. The car is kept garaged, except for the odd week at the seaside in the summer and days out. After three years the film/lacquer started cracking and flaking and a year later I sanded them down properly and fitted the clear film as supplied by aliath.co.uk without re-coating them. To date, all is fine and they look as good as when I did them. The key to all this, as I see it, is that the lacquer/coating that everyone, including Lotus, use is absolutely fine on clear plexiglass. The Evora has areas of the lense that are black, ie, the top and the edges. I reckon that it is the thermal expansion differential in sunlight, between the clear and black that causes the problem, or that the lacquer/coating is not suitable for using on black areas. I have seen this on several Evoras, the flaking always starts at the top and sides. In the future, if I am correct, then I would expect to see the film I have fitted start to mist in areas that are losing their adhesion or, hopefully, due to the flexibility of the clear film, this will not be an issue. I will update if and when I have any issues. Meanwhile, I would recommend using the film (which does offer UV protection) and forgetting about using lacquer or clear coating.
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Spotted just now, 7 (yes seven) Elises on the A48 East of Carmarthen. Surely at least one on here?
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Try searching for the same holiday on a different device.
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The Evora reaches new heights!
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I live in the environs of Telford, where our progressive and right on council have installed paved, dedicated and signposted cycle lanes, some 1m away from most of the main thoroughfares, yet still all the MAMILS and d****heads insist on riding in the middle of the roads. What more do they want?
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Matey, I was a lurker on here for a while, but your personal email to me, encouraging me to sign in/up, prompted me to join. Since when, I have contributed nothing of any consequence. However, I do appreciate the wonderful insight, information and opinion that the good folk on here offer. The site would be a poorer place without you. To quote KC and the Sunshine Band, please don't go.
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I would be grateful to hear how others are dealing with this. I used to insure the Evora with Footman James, and you could buy 'bolt on' track day insurance for, IIRC, about £60 per day, with a discount for multiple days. I never did any track days so did not take advantage of this. For the last couple of years I've been insured with Peter Best (cue drum roll from @jep), but they do not offer track day insurance.
This year I've decided that, life being so short, I would love to take my son on a driving holiday into Europe and do a track day at Spa and have a day at the 'Ring. Peter Best referred me to Grove and Dean, for insurance, who have come back with a price of "around" £265 per day, which is somewhat more than I was expecting. Is this reasonable? I know from previous threads that some of you used to have annual insurance that included track days. Is this still the case? If so, who do you use? I would consider swapping my annual policy if it meant that I could do a couple of UK days as well, ie Oulton and Castle Coombe.
Any advice gratefully received. 😉
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Yes, I think you are right. It's reg. began with AO, same as their blue demo.
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15.45 on the A453, West Bridgeford. First one I've seen in the wild. Impressive
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I'm somewhat older than you, but similar circumstances. For the last two years, Peter Best have been the cheapest I've found. It's well worth shopping around. Good luck.
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On 13/01/2023 at 11:05, jonwat said:
I think I saw this last week. If it was, it was painted a slightly darker shade of primer grey with no reflective tape etc.
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Good to see him giving it the beans on the unrestricted roads.
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8 hours ago, Bibs said:
In an ambulance!
In an air-ambulance, apparently.
No more speeding tickets? The tech which is going to make you slow down
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The Orb?