TLF GT430 Club

[JohnLegend]

Turned out it was an 11 hour round trip. Really impressed so far .....especially above 4500 rpm 🤪🙏

[Bravo73]

9 hours ago, dcmp said:

 If so, do you still have them?

He might well do. But they will be in the USA. 

Are you after a set of the Sparcos?

[dcmp]

1 hour ago, Bravo73 said:

He might well do. But they will be in the USA. 

Are you after a set of the Sparcos?

Yeah I realised that after a little while. 

I'd like the comfort seats yes. I've had a quote and I could put a deposit down on a house for what they cost to order new. 

The ones in press car pictures are ultimately what I'm after. 

Do you know of any? 

Thanks

[KG]

@dcmp I sure do and they are in the US! And yes they cost a fortune just like the CF buckets!

good luck!

[dcmp]

Well I have th cf ones, so would've been happy to do a swap for a pair of the 430s.

 

[KG]

I understand and appreciate why you want them! They are pretty comfy and definitely better for daily! I have found the CF buckets a little too narrow but damn are they awesome!

[Bravo73]

7 hours ago, dcmp said:

Do you know of any? 

Not specifically but they do come up on the secondhand market occasionally. @bosshog found a set to fit in his 410 (in place of the cf buckets). 

Otherwise, rather than pay the Lotus premium (as you’ve discovered), they are a standard Sparco seat so you should be able to source them elsewhere (without the GT430 stitching). An even comfier alternative would be a set of Recaros from the original Evora. Although new brackets or adaptors might have to be made up to get them to fit. 

[Andy Shaw]

12 hours ago, JohnLegend said:

Turned out it was an 11 hour round trip. Really impressed so far .....especially above 4500 rpm 🤪🙏

Looks really nice, take the exhaust valve pipe if and it sounds great all the time!! 😜

[Black Forest Power]

to be found on German ebay 

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Lotus-Evora-400-Sitze-LH-RH-Leder-Alcantara-Sitzheizung-Sparco-NEU-/324070630115

Edited July 11, 2020 by Black Forest Power

[rallyesax]

@dcmp I'm looking to go the other way around. The Sparco to the CF 

[Bravo73]

We have a match! 💘

[dcmp]

9 hours ago, rallyesax said:

@dcmp I'm looking to go the other way around. The Sparco to the CF 

Hey, looks like Cilla is still working her magic. Perhaps we could swap some pics. I'll contact you directly. 

Thanks guys. This was a quick meetup prior to going on to caffeine and machines 8am this morning. It's a group around the Swindon area 

[DJW]

Love the 3-11.  Only 25 mins drive from C&M so shame couldn’t pop out to see the lotus attendance. 

Edited July 12, 2020 by DJW

[JohnLegend]

On 10/07/2020 at 11:27, C8RKH said:

@JohnLegend - very well named as only a Legend would get a GT430 and get to give the wife the good news on the same day. And it isn't even your birthday neither (or is it!)

Congrats. Seen the car, it's a super looking one, just hope some of the red piping falls off then it will look even better lol....

 

Red stuff removed and it does look better....just needs a wash !

[Spinney]

Lovely looking car. Do you know which shade of blue that is? It looks very similar to my Estoril Blue GT410 Sport. 

[Bravo73]

Essex Blue, wasn’t it?

[JohnLegend]

Yes, just taking the wing end plates back to blue too

[Kevin Wheeler]

Great to see that at a Hants meet one day @Spinney Goat at Romsey August 19 is the next one.

[Spinney]

I will admit I’ve been threatening to let you see the car for some little while now Kevin. I don’t have the excuse of being away on another holiday now this year so maybe I should do this. 😁
Will it be the first socially distanced meet since the madness began back in March?

[Kevin Wheeler]

No. You need to follow this thread!

We have met twice so far.

Sorry for thread drift chaps. Finished now.

[JohnLegend]

Haven’t had much chance to drive the GT430 this week but road trip is on next weekend with Mrs Legend.....she’s a bit nervous as the last couple of road trips in a McLaren MP4 12c ended in being transported back on a trailer.....could be a marriage wrecker if the Lotus lets us down 🤞😉

[Arregueti]

Enjoy. Fingers crossed for whichever outcome you are wishing for 😬

[mondie]

What a stunning car John. I love the silver alloys, it seems very few cars were optioned with those.

[JohnLegend]

Road trip going well so far 👌

[little fella]

Your car looks awesome John, so jealous lol, did some great trips in my 2010 evora few years back with the wife, they are all round amazing cars.

Looking to get another at the mo, hopefully an s sports racer.

Enjoy

Carl