Page 1 of 2

Wings clipped and brought back down to Earth!

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:40 pm
by Stang
Well it is with regret to let you guys know I will be unable to fullfill by dream right now of owning a Lotus.

After numerous discussions with my best mate he has made me see sense and reduce my budget for a car. (pm me for his address and you can all pay him a visit :twisted: ) I started to get silly and my budjet shot from 7k to 9k and onwards. As he rightly pointed out the car will be sat in Aberdeen for two weeks. And only used occasionally for shopping as the Stang is my main car that I use at home. The Titanium one in Glasgow has been sold. I think even my parents breathed a sign of relief there as my dad likes to hoon about in my car's sometimes and trying to get two over 70's in a Lotus is out of the question.

I will still pop over and try and contribute if/when I can. Just gutted it won't be as an Elise owner. :cry:

Many thanks for making me feel welcome and the advice I have got from you all.

Hope to perhaps catch you on a run/trackday soon. :D

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:06 pm
by tenkfeet
Ah you think its gone for now but it will be there simmering in the back ground waiting . You can drink , many have tried or take illegal substances to blank out the urge . Restless nights unable to sleep and when you do sleep the first think in your mind when you wake before that first hand full of tranquilizers is MUST GET AN ELISE . :lol:

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:17 pm
by Dominic
tenkfeet wrote:Ah you think its gone for now but it will be there simmering in the back ground waiting . You can drink , many have tried or take illegal substances to blank out the urge . Restless nights unable to sleep and when you do sleep the first think in your mind when you wake before that first hand full of tranquilizers is MUST GET AN ELISE . :lol:
:withstupid

Remember, you don'y need to have an Elise, or be Scottish to be on Scottish Elises :wink:

Re: Wings clipped and brought back down to Earth!

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:41 pm
by kenny
Stang wrote:my best mate he has made me see sense and reduce my budget for a car
That's not the actions of a best friend :?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:48 pm
by Mikie711
Buy the car, bin the friend.................easy :thumbsup

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:18 am
by Baggy
Booo...Hisss... :)

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:31 am
by hiscot
some best mate you have :lol:
think about the fuel you could off saved the elise would off payed for its self in weeks then theres that hardtop for when its sitting for two weeks
and two over 70s in a lotus is so wrong theres one on here and he has to take his shoes off to fit in
yep dump your ex best mate and tell him its for all the bad advice hes been giving you , then get a new bessy mate to go with the lotus :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:58 am
by ExigeKen
Dominic wrote:
tenkfeet wrote:Ah you think its gone for now but it will be there simmering in the back ground waiting . You can drink , many have tried or take illegal substances to blank out the urge . Restless nights unable to sleep and when you do sleep the first think in your mind when you wake before that first hand full of tranquilizers is MUST GET AN ELISE . :lol:
:withstupid

Remember, you don'y need to have an Elise, or be Scottish to be on Scottish Elises :wink:
:withstupid Come along to one of our runs or trackdays and join in the fun you will be welcome whatever car you own and you will see what Lotus ownership in Scotland is all about. :drive

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:51 am
by thinfourth
tenkfeet wrote:Ah you think its gone for now but it will be there simmering in the back ground waiting . You can drink , many have tried or take illegal substances to blank out the urge . Restless nights unable to sleep and when you do sleep the first think in your mind when you wake before that first hand full of tranquilizers is MUST GET AN CATERHAM . :lol:
Thats more like it

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:26 am
by Lazydonkey
:cry:

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:15 pm
by Andy G
get along to a trackday - then go home and sort out your best mate :wink:

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:24 pm
by tut
Not quite 70 yet, but surely two of me in my Elise would make it/us twice as good?

tut

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:45 am
by bertieduff
Sooooo...enough digression....have you bought an elise yet? :lol: :wink:

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:17 am
by Stang
:lol: Thanks guys. Will be down for a trackday again at some point when the weather get's better as I really enjoyed the last time (even if I was running with bad brakes) :lol:

Will also keep an eye open for runs.

Perhaps I might be able to entice some of you to a run I am organising in April?? Had one last year and was a great day out. Some might have done the route already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfTM4zzpBE


(you might recognise some wee nutters in the clip also :wink: )

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:01 pm
by tut
Looks like our sort of roads. Presume that was the Applecross pass?

A few Elises would certainly add style and pace to the run...........

<BG>

Keep us posted with details.

tut