Type 25 Elise spotted twice on Tuesday evening

[paulwakinshaw]

'53 plate type 25 spotted first on the roundabout just next to the redheaugh bridge then about and hour or so later at the traffic lights near the highlevel bridge, Gateshead side.

wendyg or BigAndy69?

Wako

[BigAndy69]

Sorry man wasnt me. Mine's a 52 plate. If its a 53 plate its probably an Elise painted like a Type 25 because Lotus produced all the Type 25's in 2002.

Andy

[paulwakinshaw]

hmmm, sure it was a 53 plate and I'm sure when I seen wendyg'd 25 in F1 Lotus the other week it was a 53 plate, anyway she will be along soon enough to tell me it wasn't her and that there is an imposter in the area!

Wako

[BigAndy69]

Could've been a 'real' Type 25 that took a year to sell/register. Come on Wendy where are you?

[wendyg]

Yup, must have been me, I was on my way to a book reading in Waterstones Tuesday night.

My car is one of the later 111S Type 25's, which weren't numbered but were otherwise the same cosmetically, and it IS on a 53 plate.

[malman]

Was one of you in Washington a week last Friday about lunch time? I waved but with and armco between the two cars I could only see the top of the Elise as we passed - defintately had stripes though

[britten_mark]

There's a one in Durham, owner doesn't frequent the site (yet).

[BigAndy69]

Yeah the one in Washington was probably me. Didnt see anyone wave so wasnt ignoring you. Was probably on my way home for lunch in a world of my own. I'll keep an eye out for you in future.

Thought all the Type 25's were exactly the same spec Wendy? How you tell the difference?

Andy

>> Edited by BigAndy69 on Sunday 22 May 17:24

[wendyg]

BigAndy69 said:

Thought all the Type 25's were exactly the same spec Wendy? How you tell the difference?

I think the only way to tell if it's an original or a 111S is close up. The original one's had a limited edition number on a plate on the dash, the 111S doesn't.

Alternatively we could try a race to see which car has 120bhp and which has 160! (Actually, that might not be very revealing, due to a severe lack of natural driving ability on my part!)

[BigAndy69]

A boy racer style drag race at Shafto's?! You're on! I'll prepare myself by watching Fast and the Furious a couple of times

[paulwakinshaw]

Can I join in too?

Now look, we don't want any stupid "Enter the car park in my car and try to pull off a doughnut type thing" as someone tried last month, unsuccessfully I might add!

Wako

[BigAndy69]

lol, its ok I've just about saved enough for my insurance renewal and cant afford a couple of new rear tyres!

[djroadboy]

Can I join in too? I think I might win.

Dan

[paulwakinshaw]

don't be silly dan, road racing is not big and not clever, I will win (only when you have fitted my new kit and ive got 165bhp) !!

Wako