Factory visits?

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

What's the deal with factory tours? I've never been and it's way overdue, plus if there's a chance of seeing some of the new colour range it might help the decision making process!

Edited September 15, 2011 by Stirling_Villeneuve

[esprit22]

What.. you have never been on the crusade..man, you need to get out more!!

[Jukka]

Every wednesday, look

http://www.lotusdrivingacademy.com/index.php/en/hethel/hethel-tours/hethel-factory-tour

[rogerch]

As a Lotus owner of some 20 years standing I do not expect to pay 37 quid for the honour. Last time I went it was free invitation as an owner.

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

I don't mind making a small contribution towards Renault's F1 team, Swizz's bling and a bottle of plonk for one of Dani's parties... provided Lotus come up with the goods in the meantime! It's about time I went though...

[Bibs]

I've been buying beer for 20 years, they don't give me any for free and I've got to pay £15 for a brewery tour!

*In reality, Lotus do give most Lotus owners a FoC tour if arranged through the right people. The charge is there for members of the public to tour the factory. FYI Classic Team Lotus charge for their tours too, £39.

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

I've been buying beer for 20 years, they don't give me any for free and I've got to pay £15 for a brewery tour!

*In reality, Lotus do give most Lotus owners a FoC tour if arranged through the right people. The charge is there for members of the public to tour the factory. FYI Classic Team Lotus charge for their tours too, £39.

Yeah I just saw the 'Heritage Tour' which is the factory tour plus CTL, it's £69 but I've spent far more on what are almost certainly less enjoyable days out!

http://www.lotusdrivingacademy.com/index.php/en/hethel/hethel-tours/hethel-heritage-tour

[molemot]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/8761837/Crap-Days-Out-10-of-the-worst-days-out-in-Britain.html

[Bibs]

A visit to the factory is an excellent day out!

[molemot]

Yes, Bibs.....I posted the link to the Telegraph in response to the statement: "Yeah I just saw the 'Heritage Tour' which is the factory tour plus CTL, it's £69 but I've spent far more on what are almost certainly less enjoyable days out!"

So I thought I'd suggest a few!! Gave me a chuckle, anyway....

[Bibs]

OK - I thought you were suggesting that a factory visit should be in included in such a list.

Madame Tussauds is indeed shit, and expensive. It's £99 for a family of 4!

[The Veg]

Someday my sweetheart and I want to see England...avoiding the really touristy stuff and staying away from the large cities...this might be a good thing to add to the itinerary.

No need to lock up your beer right now though...no idea when we'll be able to get over there...

[fitz]

It's something i must also get round to doing, i'm happy to pay the money, heck these days thats cost of two people going to the cinema! At the end of the day there is no such thing as a free lunch, sure perhaps they did it free in the past, but it still costs them peoples time to show you round and talk to you.

Ben - no need to lock up the beer! Norfolk ale is fantastic and your more than welcome to as much of it as you can stomach

[Bibs]

Mmmm

[mdw]

We turned up at the factory gates 18 years ago to ask about factory tours and was pretty much told to bog off by the security guard on the gate. Mind you we were in a triumph spitfire not a lotus. We were on honeymoon so we found other things to do instead.....................

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

Mind you we were in a triumph spitfire not a lotus. We were on honeymoon so we found other things to do instead.....................

Ahhh this....

[nigeninja]

Yep I still wanna do a factory vist ,but would rather do it with a bunch of us rather than me going around on me todd.

Spitfire is nice but FURSTY FERRET is better

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

Yep I still wanna do a factory vist ,but would rather do it with a bunch of us rather than me going around on me todd.

Woohoo..... Group outing!!!

[nigeninja]

thats it ,and dont that just look like so much more fun

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

thats it ,and dont that just look like so much more fun

Yep, that must have been last years Lotus outing...

Edited September 18, 2011 by Stirling_Villeneuve

[The Veg]

We'll start saving our pennies! See you guys someday, I hope before too many years!

[chipp]

if anyone was on a factory visit today they may have had a treat judging by the wonderfull howl coming from the test track today, made my ears prick up!

chipp

[Bibs]

Did CTL have a car out?

[amwt]

I'm joining a group tour on 19-Oct and a small discount was arranged. Plotting a B-road route up there. http://g.co/maps/vpn3w