Took the plunge, first Lotus!!

[yentl]

Drove this one down from the scottish highlands to Surrey yesterday. She's been a blast so far! As far as I can tell there's been no upgrades / pretty original. 2001 K series. Doesn't sound as loud as a few others that I've testdriven but still a nice purrrr.

The brake pipes have some corrosion and that has been flagged on the MOT. On the of tie rods looks very new. The other one (as well as the wishbones) appear to have some corrosion but nothing about that on the MOT, is this something that the MOT would generally not look at? Will post some separate pictures about these later on.

 

 

 

[Kevin Wheeler]

Looks lovely! Drive and enjoy!

[Bibs]

Nice, congratulations on the Elise! 

Don't rely on anything really from the MOT. Pop in into a specialist (somewhere like Back On Track in Guildford) for a once over and Jez will let you know the condition and any work (urgent or nice to be done) that's required

 

[ramjet]

Looks good. Glad you got what you were after.

[yentl]

1 hour ago, Bibs said:

Nice, congratulations on the Elise! 

Don't rely on anything really from the MOT. Pop in into a specialist (somewhere like Back On Track in Guildford) for a once over and Jez will let you know the condition and any work (urgent or nice to be done) that's required

 

Thanks! I was thinking about giving Lakeside Engineering a call as they're my local I believe. Does anyone have any experience with them?

[Bibs]

They've been around a long time, Tim knows the small platform cars really well

 

[jep]

Tim a decent guy at Lakeside. Personally, I would fit your own seat covers before the service - I do this even with a main dealer. I have lost count of scuffs on a Lotus due to poor protection. I use waterproof generic covers bought via FleaBay.

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A LF1 Exige recently needed new cill trim due to clumsy workshop behaviour from an agent you would think would know better. I cover mine up before any workshop gets the car. 

Justin 

[yentl]

7 hours ago, jep said:

Tim a decent guy at Lakeside. Personally, I would fit your own seat covers before the service - I do this even with a main dealer. I have lost count of scuffs on a Lotus due to poor protection. I use waterproof generic covers bought via FleaBay.

Car Seat Protector Front Set Cover Non-slip Waterproof Universal Fit Airbag Van 5011927223972 | eBay

A LF1 Exige recently needed new cill trim due to clumsy workshop behaviour from an agent you would think would know better. I cover mine up before any workshop gets the car. 

Justin 

That's interesting not really something I considered before. Would you also do this with other cars, haven't heard of this before but I guess it makes sense if you want to keep the seats in the best possible condition.

10 hours ago, Bibs said:

They've been around a long time, Tim knows the small platform cars really well

 

Thanks! Do you know every single lotus specialist 🤣

[jep]

Well....work boots and a Lotus are not happy bedfellows. Due to tight egress/access, trim can take a battering. Likewise a McLaren or other 'silly' cars. 

Any car with classy trim and/or wide seat bolsters, I pre-fit covers. What harm can it do?

Justin

 

[Greg | ValetPro]

Looks in great condition.  Like the colour too.