What made you happy today?

[C8RKH]

Nope. It suits my chaotic nature and besides, it drives people with OCD nuts!   hahaha...

[johnpwalsh]

Nice choice, should have guessed hat you wouldnt stray too far from the fold. On another happy note, the little Green M100 I have been resurrecting over the past few months and slowly working through all her gremlins after having been of the road for so long. Well I think I have found the final one. Good starting from cold then the choce goes off and poor idel. I had the same issue a while back with Wendy's Blue one so the suspect being the CTS ( see I am learning modern electronics) so a new one was put on order as we wanted to do the LEGS run this Sunday. Of course our Royal Mail system failed and the sensor has not been delivered. So, a little stealth movement this morning. remove offending item from Green M100. jump in car and go to next village where the Blue M100 is stored indoor's, quick swap over of parts then back home and fit the little begger. Turn key and bang, problem's solved. A little test drive up my local back road which give about half a mile on a nice gradient,  105 at the top and still pulling. Mmmm better stop and go back with the addition of a big smiley face. One Green M100 ready to blast South tomorrow.

You going Andy.

[C8RKH]

Great to hear the frog is back croaking well and all good to go John. I might make it tomorrow, but then I might not. I hope so. Wifey is away for the weekend so no excuses there, just got a lot of work on right now.

If I do go, I might bring out Sylvia and sneak on to the back of the group run. There could then be 2 VX220's on the run I think. I know they're Vauxhall Badged and engined but to all intents and purposes it's a close Elise cousin. To be honest, the price difference between a 2001 VX220 and a S2 Elise at 2001 is quite significant though I for one am not complaining. I got a bloody bargain for the performance and drive on offer. It just feels perfect in that cabin with the roof off and windows up. I'm sure the M100 feels better though...

 

[silverfrost]

Would never of guessed C8RKH,  Fantastic motor,  and some nice open roofed motoring, and a brilliant colour choice also  

[swindon_alan]

Very nice sir! I think that you see even less VX220s on the road than you do any Lotus in my experience, although there was one at Swindon station this summer, had a nice chat with the owner who was gutted that I wasn't in my Esprit!

[C8RKH]

I guess I just need an Esprit NA of some sort and then my collection will be complete of 2 seaters!  Better not mention that the wife right now as even by growing a humongous pair I'd still not survive that purchase, just now...

 

[johnpwalsh]

I am real lucky in that respect, if I have the money and the house is kept good, then I get too play. Mind you I do keep Wendy happy in that I sometimes put them in her name. Currently she is proud owner of her Little Bluey and a motor home. The motor home, well that's another story which I might tell you for a laugh sometime.

As for an S3, cant wait to get another, but would need an LHD but I sure as hell miss the Yellow Peril and will never get another like her.

[JayEmm]

Congrats @C8RKH, I don't think I could ever live with silver but a fine car nonetheless

[C8RKH]

Not my first choice of colour I have to admit, but then beggars cannot be choosers and when I'm driving the arse of the thing - which is the reason why i bought it - I don't really notice the colour.  I bought on provenance, history, condition and finally price. Colour was not a main condition at all and if she vecomes a keeper, well, I can always do a colour change.  After a weekend of hard driving, I was reminded though how well a good metallic silver hides the dirt and stuff though.

The car seems to be as much, if not more I have to say, a hit with kids than the Evora. Loads of comments yesterday from kids I came across - must be a combination of the Larini exhaust noise and the roof off.

The one thing it has done is to make me think long and hard about the Evora Roadster.  I think if I ever was to get a newer Evora now it would have to be a roadster. An S, or a 400, is just not special enough over what is currently my ideal and much loved Evora S1 to justify the considerable extra expenditure. However, a 400 or 410 Roadster would be very special indeed. My eyes are now also firmly opened to the prospect of an Elise 250/260Cup, an Exige V6 Roadster, or a 350/360 Cup. Basically, as long as the roof comes off....  lol.

[JayEmm]

I've seen a couple of Elise 250 cups now, and they do look mighty.

[JAWS]

Looks good @C8RKH, a great stable mate for the Evora. It seems to have had a lot of love in the past with all those turbo additions, including the lights which wouldn't have been cheap.

[C8RKH]

Lights?   Ooooh please, tell me more!  Thought they were bog standard.... hahaha

[Jacques]

What made me happy today?

Hm... Well, I am laying the Esprit off for this year, and today was maybe the last drive for this season. A quick blast around some of my fav routes - small, narrow back roads, some along the East coast, some around hilltops, sharp turns, an amazing view to the Horizon that slowly turned orange and then deep purple as the Sun went to sleep, and so does my Esprit.

And two fat Black stripes combined with a quick contrasteering right and left, and some big smiles from Fellow motorists at the next lightstop, back in town.

I can already hear it calling out for more.

That made me happy today.

Kind regards,

Jacques.

[Mark Blanchard]

That looks the dogs bollocks!!

Needs putting on the Esprit picture thread.

[johnpwalsh]

Mmmmwow. Nice photograph and certainly does her proud.

[Jacques]

Kind Words.

Hereby done.

Kind regards,

Jacques.

[Sparky]

Balloons!

Made me very happy today.

[Bibs]

Did you see Walter White & Jesse there?

[Sparky]

Surreal!  Without realising, we've visited several location sites today.

[johnpwalsh]

So time again to pay for the privilege of having fun on this forum, being able to slag Bibs off, having friendly banter with other like minded people and getting bucket loads of help and advice on projects and problems as well as sometimes being able to help out other's.

Wouldn't miss it for anything, surely  the best valued £20 I spend any year so more than happy with it. And still only £20. Bargain.

Cheers Bibs for keeping a great forum going. Cant afford to go Gold though.

[Bibs]

I appreciate your continued support mate

[Bibs]

Had a lovely time at Level 42 in Margate last night

[Dave Eds]

Used to watch them at Flicks in Dartford many moons ago.....

[johnpwalsh]

4 hours ago, Bibs said:

I appreciate your continued support mate

no probs Bib's. Well, well worth it for me. Pity more don't see it that way. Hint Hint, Nudge Nudge.

 

[johnpwalsh]

Not just happy today. I am exuberant. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing. Our wonderful DVLA have confirmed the the V5C for my motor home has at last gone through.Last week I managed to speak with someone who had common sense, they agreed that I could send the details again electronically as they had lost  the required photographs of the completed conversion, which I immediately did. Quick phone call today and after going through 3,000 option's I got a guy who simply said, and I quote. Sorry for the delay Mr Walsh, we do apologise, but the documents were sent off to you yesterday, all completed and classification changed. You now officially have a motor home.

 

Result.