Elans...... Show yourself!

[lotusnobles]

Besides JonRB and his good lady, how many other active owners do we have on PH..... and why are you all so quite!!

Lets hear you and your Elan!

[clanger]

You know I'm here!!!! - best all round sportscar on the planet!! - if you haven't got one you don't know what you're missing!!

[lotusnobles]

A good allround package was my view hence takin the plunge.... image/looks/handling/economy/costs etc

[JonRB]

Apart from myself and Cosmic_G (my "good lady wife"), ElanBloke (the previous owner of our Elan) sometimes pops his head in.

[muley]

I'm active, but I am quiet - I'm enjoying my car too much !! Seriously, though, I mostly look at the Elan Central site for Elan matters.

[Rob-C]

Same here - Lotuselancentral and the british-cars BBS (quiet at the moment) are where most of the action is.

[ViperExige]

I have owned two Elans since 1991, and recently found a lovely example with only 9,000 miles! now up to 17,000 since I use it as a daily driver.

Its a great balance to the other road toys, love the handling, and its still a very quick A to B road car.

You can't knock it...apart from the cost to Lotus of manufacturing it...

Even now, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a car that can match it for its abilities.

-Gman

[lotusnobles]

Praise indeed from a man with a 360 & an Exige!!

[Supernaut]

Stateside Elaner here. Agreed with above and spend most time over on LEC. Av8ndoc makes an appearance over here from time to time as well.

[ViperExige]

Good to hear statside feedback, I was living out in LA (for all my sins) for a few years recently, and met up with a few Elan owners out there. Interesting to see the US spec car,with 17" wheels, slightly modified front dams and rear bumper areas?

Love the Elan, after driving the Viper all week, its still nice getting in the Elan and hairing around some country lanes into work...

-Gman

[fallon]

I've got an Elan ... though the little love is up for sale as I drive it so rarely....

Great cars though!

[Ravon]

Hi, my wife and I have S2 no 779, which was the last new Elan sold by Bell & Colvill. Other than a major suspension failure early on in its life it been a great little car. Used by my wife as a daily driver for the first three years of its life and then used in the summer only from then on. I have done numerous track days with it over the years, and with its AP brakes, Hayward and Scott 2 1/2" "cat to back" exhaust, it seems to be able to run comfortably with elises around high speed circuits like Goodwood, but its no match for them at "mickey mouse" places like Hethal !

Regards, Ravon

[ledger]

any owners near croydon who might be willing to take me out for a spin in one ?.

I'm toying with the idea of getting one (house purchase allowing), but I've only admired them from a far

[Elanbloke]

Hi folks, still around just been messing around with a boat recently and getting a bit behind with Elan matters. There are at least couple of owners in the Croydon area - one is Pantz who you will find on LEC or British Cars Elan BBS.