ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Rambo » Fri 26.03.2010, 17:51

The hairdressers choice ;-) You'd have much more fun in an M100 and you can always get an MX-5 when you're old and grey ;-) Put your foot down and tell "er indoors" its the Elan or you'll be witholding favours until after Christmas ;-)
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby grumpyoldfart » Fri 26.03.2010, 18:05

Indeed the hairdressers choice -i'm getting the usual nonsense about lotus loads of trouble ............she has a long memory of the money ive tipped into my previous elan S4 and caterhams and TVR
Maybe owning an MX5 would be a good way of getting back in touch with my feminine side ;-)
But I keep telling her that M100 is a user freindly low maintainence lotus
Im working on it so its not over but once SWMBO decrees ,thats usually end of game
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Fri 26.03.2010, 20:46

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby dapinky » Sat 27.03.2010, 12:44

I think the worst bit about this advert is.......



.....NOT the state of the car......




....or the injuries to the driver (recovered)......






.....but the fact that Robin B'Stard appears to now own it :cry: .....





....Oops, sorry, my mistake - I see it is an advert by Douglas Valley and i appologise if i have inadvertantly maligned the company, however my Dyslexia sometimes causes that effect. (Hah! - sue me now, you TGB's and I'll see you for Disability Discrimination for Dyslexia, and raise you one for Tourettes :wink: )
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Just the one now, but this one's mine! - and it will be finished eventually..... - but also temporary custodian of a project until it is finished enough for Angie to drive it


...oh, and a 2006 Freelander destined for the jungles of The Gambia - 4500 miles across roads, desert and tracks - what could possibly go wrong?
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Jackonicko » Sun 28.03.2010, 01:10

Grumpy,

Forget everything you thought you knew about Lotus when it comes to the M100.

I bought a really cheap, high mileage one two years ago and it has been far more reliable than an ageing MX-5 would have been. And with less depreciation.

24,000 miles in 24 months.

In that time, the only show-stopping "you ain't going nowhere Charlie" was a dead starter motor.

Very little trouble, and what trouble there is is usually trivial.

Don't worry about buying one without uprated brakes, or replaced wishbones, just budget for doing them.

Just make sure you get one that drives and pulls properly.
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby nicowalker1 » Mon 29.03.2010, 17:19

wasnt that Grahams?
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby M100_DMM » Mon 29.03.2010, 20:20

nicowalker1 wrote:wasnt that Grahams?


Yeah, I believe it was.
Serial Elan owner: 2002 - 2012. I may yet buy another one...
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby ashm » Mon 29.03.2010, 21:16

Probably still bits of him in it :(
rollbars are definitely high up the to do list...

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Sun 11.04.2010, 01:53

For sale... in Malvern of all places !!!!.. .... (I would love to see the look on his face if 10 LEC members all turned up together in their elans to inspect it) :-D

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... arno/90602
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Aoki Magic Pants » Tue 13.04.2010, 21:17

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Rambo » Tue 13.04.2010, 21:44

Songbird wrote:For sale... in Malvern of all places !!!!.. .... (I would love to see the look on his face if 10 LEC members all turned up together in their elans to inspect it) :-D

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... arno/90602


"The Elans engine was a highly modified 1,498cc (later 1,558cc) Ford Cortina unit"

Was it :?: :?: :shock: I'm sure mine's an Isuzu :shock:
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Fri 16.04.2010, 23:24

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Sun 18.04.2010, 00:29

Rambo wrote:"The Elans engine was a highly modified 1,498cc (later 1,558cc) Ford Cortina unit"

Was it :?: :?: :shock: I'm sure mine's an Isuzu :shock:



They must be talking about the original elan from the 60's... me thinks
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby rip » Sun 18.04.2010, 17:56

Songbird wrote:Nice looking NA ......

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1643326.htm


That's one of Surfboardfiller's numerous Elans.

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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby surfboardfiller » Wed 05.05.2010, 23:22

I have taken a deposit for it from a new forum member. 8)
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Thu 06.05.2010, 17:56

...How many you got Phil ??? :smt026
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby surfboardfiller » Thu 06.05.2010, 18:26

Songbird wrote:...How many you got Phil ??? :smt026



Only got 4 left now! :(
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Fri 07.05.2010, 21:06

We know what to get you for a wedding present then ... :D
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby Songbird » Fri 07.05.2010, 21:29

Anyone know of this one in Bristol ... Geoff ???

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1698243.htm


I would love to view, but its a bit too much of a journey for me....
Interior pic ...saved the pic and zoomed in ..looks like wear on the bottom of the steering wheel ......could be just a trick of the light though...
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Re: ALL ELANS ON PISTONHEADS.

Postby J46_MAV » Fri 07.05.2010, 21:37

What's the score with the S2 exterior and SE interior?
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