I'll show you mine, now you show me yours

[snoboardr]

Haha it's ok I don't mind the teasing - and I'm cool with the fact some people hate the matt look on cars or think it's pants. The world would be boring if we all loved the same things and I sure as heck love the matt black and the Evora. Really pleased with it.

Regards washing, yep that's the theory. Dirt shouldn't stick to it so much either and should just wash off much easier or with a heavy rain shower. Water beads on it in quite a bizarre way - I was fascinated with rain drops on it while driving today, they just seemed to bounce along the wing and disappear off the edge.

I'm not sure what a well-polished car does with water as I've never had one, I'm rubbish at keeping vehicles clean as I always live either down muddy tracks or near farms with sludge and mud all over the nearby roads. But certainly before the coatings went on (it's had a lot as the paint is so absorbent) water just sort of "smeared" on it if you jet washed it. Now it behaves like mercury.

[gospeedv8]

Thanks Mark and Ian, i'm glad you like it.

 

 

@ Jason

 

up to now cars had to be shiny - for me.

But your pics made me thinking.

I like it. This Evora is very cool.

[gospeedv8]

Not a Lotus but my new restauration Project ...

 

 

[4exige]

 

[gospeedv8]

One more deco-thing finished ... in the garage

[bingoking]

Jason

I think the Matt Black on your Evora is stunning and without reflections it shows of the beauty of the lines in this car. Glad to hear you are enjoying it, I miss mine a lot. As you say the ride is fantastic and I regularly did over 300 comfortable miles in a day as it was my company car.

It was probably the highest mileage Evora in the land when I sold it and had 36,000 miles on it in 18 months. I enjoyed every mile.

[snoboardr]

In the spirit of the forum area's name, I'd love to show you mine. But I want the right location and a decent photographer (I do my best with my iPhone 5 but hey). So please go read and reply to http://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/65505-derelict-locations-accessible-to-cars-for-photos/

 

Thanks!

[hopo]

[Bibs]

Lookin' fine mate. Turn the front wheels the other way, adds drama and people would rather see the face of the wheel than the front of the tyre

[hopo]

duly noted...... sexy tread though... infact I find turning right to be more dramatic than left.... so

[snoboardr]

I'd actually rather see the thickness of the tyre. But there ya go

(By thickness I mean width or depth or whatever the technical term is!)

[CaptainBigleux]

Ready for tomorrow

[hopo]

I F***ing love this guy......

 

Great car. being used as it should.

[CaptainBigleux]

who are you talking about ?

[CaptainBigleux]

by the way are you Jonathan from this youtube video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBi9q4hchPI

 

I love this clip, pure passion

[Bibs]

He's talking about your car and yes, that him and he's not a heroin addict

[CaptainBigleux]

maybe not the good topic, but to close the story of the Esprit on the Nurb', here are the videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHz0xmCrxXM

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7GTuKde0-o

[hopo]

Great vids of "the Ring" loved them! using the car as it should! and I just love the v8's with those wheels too

 

yep that's me in the vid, I don't actually look anything or sound anything like that in real life though!

[rudolphwolven]

After the car wash today..........

 

[CaptainBigleux]

[jammy-pop]

My baby!

[Jacques]

Nice baby.

 

Kind reards,

Jacques.

[gospeedv8]

Yep, thats a very nice Baby :-)

[CaptainBigleux]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jammy-pop]

I love the look of the 96 V8 with those OZ Futuras and huge wing! Maybe I'm a little biased though!