Some little changes on the new Exige/Elise

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:57 pm

Got my new Exige last night at last and it turns out that it is the first of the '07 spec cars. The car now has new headlamps with 3 lamps instead of 2, the LOTUS decals on the back are now badges (mk.1 Escort style

), steering wheel is now in softer matt leather, Alpine stereo instead of Blaupunkt , there is also now a bracket coming off the roll bar so the hard-top has a couple extra fixings I guess to stop any squeeks/flexing and the warranty is now unlimited mileage but doubt I will do more than 20k in 2 years anyway.
The sun has just come out so I'm off to get some runningin miles done.
cheers
Lee

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:26 pm

Enjoy . I am not jealous , nope not a bit . b^^^%%D

Post by **pete** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:32 pm

does that mean you waited a whole 12 hours before realising there wasn't an existing topic you could shoehorn your "I've got a new car story" into so you would have to start your own?

I doubt I ouwld have lasted half a that

not jealous either

pete

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:59 pm

3 head lamps

{mental image}

third headlight in the middle of the car

{/mental image}

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:07 pm

Can't wait to see it about!

scott

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:55 am

Scottd wrote:Can't wait to see it about!

scott

Hi Scott, No doubt you will see it and if its not mine it might be my cars twin owned by SE 'veteran' Scott Francis who has returned to the fold (sorry Scott had to blurt it out

)
Lee

minkypotglory · Post by **minkypotglory** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:01 am

Lee,
Your car sounds awesome

Enyoy

Mags

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:31 pm

cool needs some pics though

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:10 pm

Couple of pics of the new bits.

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Post by **Shug** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:15 pm

Ah so - lettering looks the business. Wonder if the new lamp arrangement gives any better light than the woeful standard jobs have since launch....

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:25 pm

Ah driving lights vanish from front clam!

That will cost Lotus a fortune in the amount of replacement light sales they'll lose!

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:57 pm

The L O T U S lettering will be nabbed by some chav wanting a Lotus Corsa....

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:24 pm

Dont worry Lee, It wont be a twin for long, the car will most probably be getting plastered with advertising so I can run it as a legitimate business expense (company colours are orange and grey...so it had to be orange!)

I picked the car up yesterday and drove it home in some of the worst rain Ive seen, I was bricking myself until I realised that the car seems to have little trouble in the wet and the tyres seem to have ample wet weather grip.

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:28 pm

Scottd wrote:Can't wait to see it about!

scott

Scott, were you on the M90 heading towards Perth yesterday evening in the pissing rain?

I was heading in the opposite direction away to pick up the car.

Post by ed » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:54 pm

common as muck these orange exiges

looks stunning mate, looking forward to seeing her in the flesh