Recent content by Hartleyjen

Welcome! I 've come from 2 Elises too. Would like to hear your views on Elise vs Emira when you've put a few miles on it.

When I bought mine (Sport) I was told by a dealer that to convert to Tour cost £1k a corner (probably plus fitting & vat). Almost as cheap to change the car?

Glad you got it sorted. £34 for a puncture repair - what is the world coming to? 😃

Hi. Mine had the same issue when I picked it up (it’s on Goodyears too). Turned out it just needed to be re-sealed. Better than mixing tyres Etc.

Had to wait till both were clean before I could take this photo!

Bought mine at 2 yrs old with 4800 on the clock for just under £60k. The reason the secondhand values dived to this level is that once the initial demand reduced, mostly because the price increased rapidly, and people cancelled orders, but Lotus continued to produce a lot of cars and the price...

Hi. You could also look at MLOC (Midlands Lotus Owners Club). More local to you than SELOC and just as friendly. Costs nothing to view the forum. Midlandslotus.org

I commented on this when I test drove a V6, quite noticeable. Having now purchased a (different) V6 (both RHD) the noise is there but less noticeable. But then I've only had it 3 weeks and havent driven huge miles. I'll have a listen tomorrow.

Seems to be a theme here. I’ll join in. I have 2020 Heritage Elise and a V6 Emira (Just!).

Ha! We used to live in Writtle (Chelmsford). There's a few more hills up here

I could live with a poverty spec 911 for that money (except I don't want to!). Serious competition,,,

Evening All Picked up my new-to-me V6 Manual from Stratton Lotus (Norwich) last week. Magma Red, , 2023 car, 5k miles. Looks stunning (but then I'm biassed!). This is my third Lotus, the first an Elise 111R in 2006, which I kept until 2020 when it was replaced by a Heritage Edition 220 Sport...