Original Top Gear S1 & 340r review on Google Video

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:46 pm

After watching it with TED (Tom & Ed) I thought I would upload it.

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 9282301825

I chucked a few more Lotus on TV things on there, 340R & natural gas powered S1.

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:06 pm

Quality. Never seen that

Post by **campbell** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:13 am

Love the bit of waggling rear window trim. Lotus = Quality

I am so glad I own an S1

Post by **campbell** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:15 am

And this is a favourite pic, sorry just had to (re-)post it

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:23 am

its a bit clean

ignoring the fact its facing the wrong way, thats what a real elise should look like

Post by **campbell** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:27 am

mckeann wrote:its a bit clean

Aye, and that was after a 125 mile thrash to Glencoe for our last long weekend before Miss E arrived, IIRC!!!

Hopefully I can get it that clean again for Donnie, if me and the FBF get the headworx wrapped up tomorrow night OK. She's in a sorry state just now, I can tell you. Even EGOR is cleaner. But then I have had EGOR on loan for a week right enough, and no car stands in my driveway in dirty state for long

You might find if your yellae banana were to be abandoned here by mistake, it too would be unrecognisable when you finally remembered where you left it

PS - were you parked in that picture of you then

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:04 am

They are both almost original...............

Just need the five spoke wheels.

tut

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:06 am

ps Just remembered that Campbell's is a '99, always think of it as earlier, so those probably are the originals.

Not sure about Neil's.

tut

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:03 am

Neil's should be on 5-spokes, but those are his other rims.

Campbell - the next couple of pictures show the car spinning IIRC

Cheers,
Robin

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:09 am

campbell wrote:
mckeann wrote:its a bit clean
Even EGOR is cleaner. But then I have had EGOR on loan for a week right enough, and no car stands in my driveway in dirty state for long

And how have you found her?

Post by **campbell** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:49 am

tut wrote:ps Just remembered that Campbell's is a '99, always think of it as earlier, so those probably are the originals.

Yep, those actually really are the originals. Lotus changed them not long before I got my car. Harder to clean but I kinda like 'em. I also have a 2nd identical set, except re-finished by Coatech in pimp "Shimmer" effect which I keep my summer/track tyres on

Post by **campbell** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:52 am

Gareth wrote:
And how have you found her?

Rock hard.

Well damped.

Very pointy.

Creamy engine upgrade from Sabre Heads, power builds smoothly from 2-3k rpm, have to back off at 6k of course due to running a bit lean but the Technical Dept is working on that already

Robin has done a great job in developing the car in a tasteful way which doesn't affect the originality of the limited edition.

I nearly bought a 135R when they first came out. I now know that if I had, I wouldn't have been disappointed (I know his has more power now, but the whole package is great). Only 2 downsides. Pimp interior, and suspension is too hard for general use eg with sensitive pax aboard.

But I think it deserves a place as one of the best Lotuses ever.

Campbell