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lee mitchell
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone on here own one? what are they like to drive etc. on about the series 1 one?
Tom
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hate them, which is not really any use to you but hey

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3rd Apr 06 at 12:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've been out in one, not sure how old or anything but I was impressed, very loud.
Demo
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok as a weekend car for a bit of fun.

if youre considering it as a daily drive i would reccomend against it.

difficult to get in/out of. not very nice to sit in crawling traffic in. and they all leak like a bitch.

oh yeah and people who consider themselves "proper lotus enthusiasts" wont take it back to dealer and get leaks fixed. they consider it to be more character than fault. ffs like
Pablo
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
118bhp and yet so mental, I love these keep looking, but 2 seater puts me off.

Bloke in MK has changed the engine running 200bhp in his
lee mitchell
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this would be a daily car upto london everyday. 2 seats dont bother me as im used to that already
John_C
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wud a vx 220 b better?
willay
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I love you lee
lee mitchell
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John_C
wud a vx 220 b better?

theres an idea
lee mitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
I love you lee

Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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3rd Apr 06 at 12:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stop being gay and get a VX220 turbo
Nismo
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Nice cars , fast for what they are and as you know handling out of this world.

But as said , for a daily drive i wouldnt really consider it, i was stuck between an S2 and S2K as much as i prefer the S2 looks as its more hardcore then getting in and out of them and the cost of clam shell repairs just put me off , if someone was to reverse into it and split the clam shell and you need a new rear clam thats is now a Cat D car
Ojc
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3rd Apr 06 at 13:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
VX220 2.2 16v, you can get them for around 11k now with decent mileage.
Nismo
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can pic S1's up for 6K+
jr
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ffs dont buy an s1, had 3 mates who have had them, all had massive problems with them (these were all low milage flsh cars as well)

all of them have had the head gasket go, also 2 water pumps, and 1 had the oil pump go, also one though the cambelt (lotus dont no why) at 36k

they all leak, badly, and the early s1's have a habit of beeing built very shitley IMO

vx 2.2 much improved car, but still with its nigglign problems
Adam_B
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3rd Apr 06 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gotta love them rover 1800 k series. not

[Edited on 03-04-2006 by Adam_B]
jr
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yep, theres a guy who is prototyping the 1.8t vag engine into them as ppl are gettign fed up with the k series iirc
Adam_B
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guy who runs bookatrack.co.uk has a ctr 2l vtec in one, cost him 20k to do

[Edited on 03-04-2006 by Adam_B]
jr
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3rd Apr 06 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i await lee to get one, then put an xe in it
Adam_B
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surely a 16xe on tbs would be better
Rob B
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3rd Apr 06 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much does these wiegh ? Lotus, Elises ?
jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
surely a 16xe on tbs would be better


well technically your right, but this is neither the time of the place to discuss how good the 16xe is
SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
yep, theres a guy who is prototyping the 1.8t vag engine into them as ppl are gettign fed up with the k series iirc


1) Yuk

2) that'll be much more reliable - not.
SyKaTurbo
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3rd Apr 06 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think the VAG ones are being done more now from what i read in PPC mag. Thumbs up in my book. There was a hyabusa turbo one at Autosport!
corb
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3rd Apr 06 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mate Ryan had one(bloke with the calibra turbo's) he loved his, but sold it in favour of comfort and some cash left over. Wouldnt mind one, but would always feel like a failed exige wannabe owner

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