I have a new toy.
After much deliberation I realised an S1 Exige was out of reach for me, an S2 was never going to be as good as my old car and I wanted a Sunday afternoon car not a track car as I have the Clio.
So I went looking, the final piece came into place when I saw the Type 49 Pete bought, that was it an S1 Elise, now to find the right car in an affordable price range. I was expecting a long search and never expected to come up with something so soon. Here is my S1 Elise Type 79 Heritage Edition
Congrats on the purchase… a bloody bargain as I am sure you know!!!
Paint looks great… shiny!
Keeping it original is the tough bit given our ‘history’ of mods!!! I was mulling a DVA engine upgrade… but Dave A is apparently booked out 18 months in advance now!
Having driven mine out a bit, you know, I have come to the conclusion 118 BHP is more than enough in a 750kg car out there on country B roads. I was grinning ear to ear having done just that… getting back to the original ‘ethos’ of the S1 Elise!
Anyway, enjoy mate, will catch up with you when I am back again… next year.
I think the only reason it would get any form of upgrade is if the head gasket goes, then while it is off a nice pair of cams and a little port work, as long as it uses the same ECU Exhaust and Air box I’m good with it as it will still look standard
Just a broken exhaust flexi and leaking rear shock to fix, then a proper polish and clean
Jacqui never really forgave me for selling the S2 even though at the time it was the right choice, now I have a Sunday afternoon show car and a track car I don’t care about, this is a much easier combination. Bit more on road tax and insurance each year. I suspect both will be with us next Easter wherever we end up
Awesome Ade, absolutley superb purchase mate.
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