Hello from a happy man!!

[bitsilly]

Just put a deposit down on a second hand Exige S3 !

I haven't been this excited EVER!

I'm in Cardiff area and just wanted to say Hi.

Cheers
Ed

[zasker]

Club Lotus South Wales meet second Thursday of the month at the Ty Nant pub just out side Cardiff and generally quite a few runs out on Sunday mornings when the weather is better. Normally end up at the Honey Cafe in Bronllys.

[bitsilly]

Nice one.
I shall try and come along.
Hopefully I'll have saved up enough for petrol by then!

[Tucko]

What model did you go for?

[bitsilly]

Exige 350 in orange from JCT600.
They are based near Bradford and were superb to deal with.
Only thing was it was a 5 hour drive!
Cheers

[Maldini35]

bitsilly said:

Exige 350 in orange from JCT600.
They are based near Bradford and were superb to deal with.
Only thing was it was a 5 hour drive!
Cheers

I saw your car on LinkedIn- it looks stunning.

Very jealous

[C1RVY]

Congrats - epic car!

Pop over to Anglesey Easter Monday & say hi - it’s the annual Exiges.com track meet.

Simon

[MellowshipSlinky]

Is this the car with the painted roof (as opposed to Matt black) and the black wrap on the lower front clam?

[bitsilly]

Yes, funnily enough I was considering wrapping the car roof black.

[MellowshipSlinky]

My old car
I had the roof painted as the matt black was a pain to keep clean

Lotus use interior paint for the external matt bits, and it's not very good quality either.

Edited by MellowshipSlinky on Sunday 18th March 18:52

[bitsilly]

Cool!
Anything to report?
Post dealer it looked immaculate!
The only thing so far is I don't thing the exhaust valve works.
Cheers
Ed

[MellowshipSlinky]

When I sold it it had a Komo-tec exhaust (twin pipes)
If the original exhaust is now on (single oval pipe looks like a pigs snout) then either the valves are stuck or the vacuum pipe has come off.

There's also a connection in the engine bay on the air box that controls the solenoid - might be faulty.
There's a hole in the rear undertray just big enough to get your hand in - should be able to manually squeeze the valve - might be able to free it if it's stuck.

Hope it hasn't been polished - I had a ceramic coating put on it in October 2016 at a cost of £500!
Shouldn't need doing again for a few years...

Edited by MellowshipSlinky on Sunday 18th March 19:10

[bitsilly]

I drove it home to Cardiff from Leeds in the rain/snow/mud, the next morning while I was drooling over it I was amazed at how clean and shiny it was!
Like rainex on the body.
So the coating seems to be working!

How do I clean it, just warm soapy water?

[MellowshipSlinky]

Just use a PH neutral shampoo, rinse, then dry off with a quality towel (not a chamois!)

The only thing I found annoying with the car was the transmission noise - many of the v6’s have it, and my v6 roadster I had prior to the 350 had a new clutch fitted under warranty.
Noise was still there afterwards, so not a cure.

Great car though, and one that seems to attract positive views from other road users.

Hope you enjoy it!

[bitsilly]

Thanks, so far it's perfic!

[gareth h]

My old car as well, I bought it from Lotus Silverstone last year and px'ed it at JCT against an Evora 400 earlier this year.
Have fun, I had a great instructed day at Bedford in it;

[gareth h]

The exhaust valve was working when I px'ed it, although it isn't as obviously noisy as the 400😀

[bitsilly]

Hi Gareth,
Thats it!
Apparently I was the 6th owner!!
Someone owned it twice.
I think someone blew up the front speakers, but thats not something that will concern me!
Cheers
Ed

[MellowshipSlinky]

It was first owned (assume pre reg) by Silverstone Lotus.
Chap bought it 3 months later then px’d it shortly after at Porsche Leicester for a GT4.
I bought it from a contact there in August 2016
Dave W bought it off me in April or May 2017, then shortly after traded it back to Silverstone for an Exige 380.
Gareth must have bought it from Silverstone, then traded it to JCT....

Reckon that sounds about right