Marcs Diary - The S1 Challenge

[gpz900r]

Right then.

This is going to be the new post for me.

As some of you know Ive had a few little issues with the car in the month ive owned it. ( The Last Lotus Esprit S1 1978 ) Well in the morning I will be fitting the new engine mounts and then, well, shes all fixed, sorted, tuned, cleaned and ready for a drive.

Edited May 10, 2005 by gpz900r

[Jussi]

Let's all hope the trip is just cruising B) although this russian employee sounds interesting

[WayneB]

Marc, good luck buddy we are all routing for you Wayne p.s. Dont forget to have car blessed by priest

[Guest Troy Halliday]

So your hoping she's 'From Russia with Love' are you ........................ sorry couldn't resist.

Anyway Sean .........erm sorry Marc good luck mate

[esprit350]

GOOD LUCK, HOPE ALL GOES WELL

[matk]

Marc

Good luck mate! Are you going North or South? Anywhere near Manchester give me a shout and we could meet for a beer?

Regards

Mat 79 S2

[lrg_machine]

I think that TopGear or 5th Gear should do a program called "How far will the S1 Go)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I know exactly how you feel, I've also got an Eclat that's just as (un)/reliable

Maybe you should put the question to them.

Instead of getting a V8 to do 200 Miles per hour

Get an S1 to do 200 Miles

[Paul C]

best of luck Marc

Am going to have to drop by and see it soon, you being so close

[gpz900r]

drive was perfect and for the first time i thought yep, here it is..finally have a drive, and bless it, the S1 is the most fantastic car ever

Edited May 9, 2005 by gpz900r

[WayneB]

If it makes you feel any better,I went to go out in mine this morning, pulled on the choke to start it and the cable snapped off(behind the dash of course)

[scoule]

The choke cable snapping is a plus point, less chance of washing the bores and causing premature wear :-)

[WayneB]

The less I drive it ,the more it breaks! Are the V8s the same?

[scoule]

>>Are the V8s the same?

I hope not .. only had it a month and I'm paranoid already ... if I put it away when slightly damp I feel I have to drive it within a day or two to stop things seizing up, even if it's wet and horrible!

To be honest, I think I had the best policy with my 1990 Excel SE, I used it for the daily commute of 140 miles every day for two years, racking up 75k miles from around 55k to 130k and virtually nothing went wrong with it! In all that time I think the most expensive thing was a starter motor at

[WayneB]

Yes you are dead right , cars need regular use or they do go bad! Problem with the Esprit is I like it too much! Wont drive it in rain, or leave it where I cant keep an eye on it. Last year only put 500km on it. I have a customer with an Acura(Honda) NSX , he drives the sh1t out of it, in winter etc nothing ever goes wrong with it( just eats rear tyres) Yet he thinks my Esprit is great! He doesnt give a damn about the NSX. It seems the more you work on these things the greater the attachment.