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shot2bits

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1,273 posts

258 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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****ing amazing.

Seriously, probably just been out for the best drive of my life! Simple as well... brake hard, turn in, on the gas and out the other side but sooooo quick! It just grips and then grips some more and the feedback is just great with the wheel twitching and pulling!

What a fantastic car - so glad I bought it.

I HAVE to do a track day :)

Rob.

Davey S1

13,394 posts

284 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Been raining here virtually all day

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963 posts

276 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Glad you are enjoying the car! I've certainly had a ball with mine.

You will enjoy your first trackday - I did. Have a word with your dealer - mine arranges twice-yearly outings to Anglesey, and the last one was a well-arranged affair with photographers, mechanics, factory chassis development driver doing demo runs in an Exige and suchlike.

I had a run out yesterday to Alton Towers, and on the way back my satnav threw a wobbler. Instead of sending me back onto the M6 and home, it took me along a bunch of excellent A and B roads as far as Knutsford, then motorway home. Fantastic run, if not the quickest route home, and there was, unfortunately, a plethora of scameras - in one place a pair were less than 100m apart! Nevertheless, a fun drive.

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moles

1,860 posts

274 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Top time for a drive tonight all the roads were empty down here must be all the numpty drivers watching Live8

Davey S1

13,394 posts

284 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Damn you all with your empty roads and dry weather.

Brecon Beacons tomorrow if its dry

moles

1,860 posts

274 months

Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Stopped raining at dinner time over here in sunny Bristol been pissing down over in the valleys has it?


Davey S1 said:
Damn you all with your empty roads and dry weather.

Brecon Beacons tomorrow if its dry

Davey S1

13,394 posts

284 months

Sunday 3rd July 2005
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moles said:
Stopped raining at dinner time over here in sunny Bristol been pissing down over in the valleys has it?



Davey S1 said:
Damn you all with your empty roads and dry weather.

Brecon Beacons tomorrow if its dry



I'm not in the valleys you cheeky ing wurzel! (the roads there though are A1. Sun tomorrow please.)

moles

1,860 posts

274 months

Sunday 3rd July 2005
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You have got good roads though i'll give you that,went over through the beacons national park to the Elan valley lakes a few weeks ago, top roads.

bher

786 posts

300 months

Monday 4th July 2005
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In Brussels, saterday was rainy but sunday...
Waouw, that red light on the dash, the kick at peak power... what a thrill
This car flies, what a pleisure.
Roof off, cruising kindly and then when some roads open, just push, push

Wonder how many time I will keep my licence?
The funny part is that on motorway I really stick with the speed limit.... but to reach the motorway it's another matter...



nmh

49 posts

256 months

Monday 4th July 2005
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I reckon the best place to use an Elise would have to be Sweden. There are some truly great roads out here. For one thing, the roads surrounding all the lakes follow the natural lake perimeter, which makes for some very interesting routes. Another advantage is the lack of other motorists (Sweden's population being around 9 million), so it's relatively safe to push it every now and then. There are some great roads in the U.K aswell, but it's too crowded and you have to be in the right part of the country to get the best scenery to compliment your drive.

S Works

10,166 posts

280 months

Monday 4th July 2005
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I love reading posts like this - good on ya shot!

Had a couple of absolute cam-screamers this weekend too, this car is just a delight (even thought the passenger window has decided to play stupid b*ggers and will need some Beadle-arm tinkering this week).

rfoster

1,482 posts

284 months

Monday 4th July 2005
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Had a cracking drive back from Cheltenham on the A40 to London yesterday - nice & sunny, roof off, spirited drive all the way back with a brand new Boxster. Great fun.