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1&2 : GGHC87 3: Bazza 4: 910esprit 5: Botus 6: Molemot 7. SimonE 8. Thom_77 9. Evil_Dr_Fish 10. jimmybondi 11. rlc 12. Robert 13. markd 14. Mr _John111 15. Paul Cleary 85 Turbo Esprit 16. Michael Hayes 17. ChrisJ
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After some more tidying I came across a set of magazines concerning Lotus - Esprit & Excel. Here are the Esprit magazines. AutoCar Of interest to Kimbers? Motor I think not! Fast Lane This picture has always stuck in my mind. Other Magazines S2 Registration is BAN 495T
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I am visiting my parents and they asked me to tidy up some boxes of mine. I came across this book - contains reprinted road tests as per the contents. All black & white photos, but very interesting never the less.
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You could try SpinRite from www.grc.com - it worked for me when I had a disk failure. Recovered all my data after running it.
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Name of Participant: Chris James Team Name: Team Nvubu Group A - (Select 2) L Hamilton (McLaren) K Raikkonen (Ferrari) Group B - (Select 2) R Kubica (BMW Sauber) N Piquet Jr (Renault) Group C - (Select 3) J Trulli (Toyota) S Vettel (STR) J Button (Honda) Group D - (Select 1) N Rosberg (Williams) Group E - (Select 1) A Davidson (Super Aguri) Group F - (Select 2) Renault Williams Group G - (Select 1) McLaren Group H - (Select 1) Honda
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My wife took, and passed, the test last year. Some of the questions are subjective. Name two outstanding areas of the UK is one example. What really pee'd us off was they put the fee up last April for the Permanent Leave to remain from
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John Be very wary of going out as a passenger, as I can guarantee you will be just sitting there with a grin all over your face the whole time and will be more hooked of the car when you get out Chris
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Hi Dan Keep up the good work.. Searching for "external forum car" returns 2432 results, randomly looking at the pages, each of them seems to have an external link to an forum (even Lada). Hope this helps Chris
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Bibs Haven't looked at google maps interface, but ms maps are fairly easy. the code to display a simple map is: <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var map = null; function GetMap(){ map = new VEMap('myMap'); map.LoadMap(); } </script> </head> <body onload="GetMap();"> <div id='myMap' style="position:relative; width:400px; height:400px;"></div> </body> More details at http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/ Chris
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Nice and low: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJTCQAOo7I&...feature=related
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Here are another couple of close encounters - not fast jets! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MPKIgpr_Huo&...feature=related http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0CC-wXKBu3Q Still prefer the Spitfire!
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I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but it always make me smile when I see it. clicky The language is Gordon Ramsey rated, but the reason for it is understandable
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Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
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If you have two eyes, you have more than average, ditto, legs, feet, arms and hands.
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Despite being on the equator, Kampala where I lived is 3,500 feet up so much cooler, with very little humidity, the weather being 25-27 degrees 365 days a year. It has been described as a UK summer's day that lasts a year, and I'd say that's a good description. Unfortunately, the roads are not really suitable for any kind of performance car, and miss towns have these terrible speed humps which even my Toyota Corolla would ground on. A Caterham 7 might work, as you could get a few people to lift it over them It is nice being back in the a country where you can actually buy things, but I cannot believe the changes that have taken place over the last 10 years or so - mostly not for he better. You don't notice them when you visit for a holiday, but they do stand out when you see them day to day. Too much red tape. Too many speed cameras - what happened to a human being making decisions. Swearing everywhere - TV is the worst, it seems that if you want to get on TV, just let the words spew out - disgusting. Too many "illegal" foreigners - my wife is foreign, but legal. Too much pandering to the "sensibilities" of non indigenous religions. No go areas in towns in the evenings due to yobs. The extraordinary amount of money spent on public services - for what improvement, my local A&E closes next year High taxes. Politicians being economical with the truth nearly all the time. I could go on. I also cannot believe the price of petrol. In Uganda - land locked, not local fuel supplies, everything being brought in by tanker from Mombasa, the price of fuel has remained almost exactly the same from when I moved there to when I left - around 1USD/litre - about 50p a litre in 1994, 35p a litre in 2005. Why is it so much more in the UK where, until recently, the country was a net exporter of oil. Some things haven't changed, the England football team underachieving.... errr, I can't think of anything else right now. Chris
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Thanks for all your welcomes. I last drove my Esprit in 2001 - just after a "C" service. Between 1994 and late 2001 it was started and driven reasonably regularly by my father, and I drove it on my visits back home every 12-18 months. It was serviced and passed the MOT up to 2002 (I think), when my father was unable to drive it any more, so he took the decision to SORN it. I started it in 2003 - took me a week or so to manage this, but when I returned to the UK in 2005, I decided that I wouldn't try it again before getting it serviced and fully back on the road - the cambelt was my concern. Getting back into life in the UK has taken a couple of years. I did think of getting the Esprit back up and running earlier this year, but we were in the middle of buying a house and had our second child on his way, so it took a back seat yet again. Now that everything is settled down - famous last words - the time is right to start sorting out the Lotus. I'd agree with the weather situation and will probably look at moving the car from my parents in the spring, hopefully ready for the summer. It still looks perfect from the outside I don't "think" that there is a huge amount to do - engine, brakes, tyres (I noticed that one had finally gone flat in August - I bought them in 1989, so a pretty good life!). wastegate spring (became stuck in 1995), exhaust probably. Any other suggestions would be welcome. I'll give Try a call over the weekend, and I was thinking of calling in at the factory when I next visit my parents - probably over Christmas. Chris
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Not had a good experience of Strattons. Do you have a contact no/email for the factory, as I emailed and phoned them a year or so back, and they didn't seem very helpful. For a "one-off" to get my TE back on the road, I can go anywhere (UK obviously:)), but would prefer to find somewhere local to where I am now. Chris
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Hi everyone. I've owned my Turbo Esprit for 20 years; however, I spent the years 1994-2006 living in Uganda. The car was fired up regularly while I was away, and I drove it on my holiday visits. Unfortunately, my father was unable to drive the car from 2002 onwards, and it was SORN'd in 2003 I returned to the UK with new family - wife and daughter, and the Lotus was not top priority, as I had to get a job, find somewhere to live etc. etc. Now that this has all been achieved, job, house purchased, with a 1 month old addition (son) to the family, it is time to get the Esprit back on the road. I'm in Hertfordshire, the Lotus is at my parents in North Norfolk, and I work in North London, so I'm hoping that I can be guided towards someone/company who can help me get the car up and running again - unfortunately I'm all thumbs when it comes to mechanical stuff. TIA Chris
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