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Isn't that the color combination of the car Sean22 is looking for?

[alexblack13]

Isn't that the color combination of the car Sean22 is looking for?

Thanks Chris.

Still going well I am told and three 'jags' to go and treatment is finished. I cant believe it. It was a dark tunnel at times. Now getting brighter though. Fingers crossed.

Many thanks to all for the good wishes and remarks on the new car. Looking forward to picking it up.

Best wishes and the best of health to all ...

Alex....

[alexblack13]

As you were with the +2..

Sad to tell I did not bring it back with me from Holland. Nice car but I was looking for one with nothing to be done to it. Me being mighty picky the paintwork was just not up to what I needed it to be..

The vendor has a waiting list for it though so he is not unhappy.

On the other hand I am ,,, Costs involved in this little misadventure are quite a lot...

Win some lose some,.....

Alex...

[vincereynard]

Alex,

The costs are not relevant. Look on it as an adventure in itself.

I also have a potential health problem which may make saving a few quid pointless. Pretty soon I hope to travel to Ireland to look at a car. It may be worth the trip, it may not. S*d the money!

Mind you I am going to look at a Lotus

Vince

[Spyder fan]

A shame the car wasn't up to your expectations Alex. I feel I can now pick a hole or two in it without upsetting you.

What is going on with that power bulge in the middle of the bonnet?........ Oh I get it..... Someone thought it would be a good idea to use an ST170 VVT engine instead of a normal 2 litre Zetec. Probably for no good reason other than it was kicking around going spare.

How bad was the paint? Was it blistered and stress cracked? It looks good in the photos, but they obviously lie.


Regards

Alan

[Matt Elan]

Hi Alex hope all is well with you and the Plus 2 does look nice
Matt

[vernon.taylor]

Salut Alex

Been there (well, Denmark actually) and had a similar disappointment, too. The worst bit was that the missus was supposed to come with me to make a weekend of it. However we hadn't been married long and she hadn't changed her name on her passport - begging and genuine ignorance didn't work - I left her at the airport to catch a bus home.

Hope you find a nice car, soon (I might be selling mine to buy an Elise - it's not reasonable at my living standards level to keep two. However it's a CN +2S/130 with a TC. Nice paint, though ).

@+

Vernon

[alexblack13]

A shame the car wasn't up to your expectations Alex. I feel I can now pick a hole or two in it without upsetting you.

What is going on with that power bulge in the middle of the bonnet?........ Oh I get it..... Someone thought it would be a good idea to use an ST170 VVT engine instead of a normal 2 litre Zetec. Probably for no good reason other than it was kicking around going spare.

How bad was the paint? Was it blistered and stress cracked? It looks good in the photos, but they obviously lie.


Regards

Alan

Hi Alan.

The paintwork was quite poor all over with micro blisters and crazing etc. There was also a bad area of repair work gone wrong, I was somewhat surprised by this as the description and reality were quite a bit apart.

Looking for an M100 as a toy now..

Take care you all ...

Al'.....

[Rob P]

Hi Alan.
The paintwork was quite poor all over with micro blisters and crazing etc. There was also a bad area of repair work gone wrong, I was somewhat surprised by this as the description and reality were quite a bit apart.

Looking for an M100 as a toy now..

Take care you all ...
Al'.....

Hi Alex,
If you are looking for an M100 then can I suggest the Lotuselancentral.com as a good web site to check out any information relating to these cars.
I have an M100 as a regular driver to go alongside the Elan S4 and love it. Be very careful when purchasing though as there are some areas to be concerned about structurally around the outriggers so research this before buying.
There are a few nice cars about so happy hunting and I hope you enjoy the car when you get it. Very different to the Elan Sprint but definitely plenty of fun factor in there.

Rob P