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Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:59 am Black Editions are all very Spinal Tap.

You have made me happier about my own car, thanks Mike

Mito Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:11 pm But can it suck it's own di...

...digit? Dongle? Docking port?

Perhaps the metallic red. Have a look at both the reds in the metal if you get the chance! :) In the GRP? :lol: I'm pretty sure it's only Magma Red which was used on the 2023 cars which I'd be choosing from - looks nice in photos but I haven't seen it in the flesh. Is it a bit more marmite than I w...

Forgot to mention - I saw a red S3 Esprit (non-Turbo as far as I could tell in my mirrors) driving round the Stourbridge ring road on Wednesday evening. Nice to see it being driven.

Apparently the V6 auto isn’t bad at all, Ian. At first I considered it - I completely missed the fact that there was a clutch pedal as I first started it 😂 Getting lazy, clearly. But I found if you leave it in 4th you can treat it pretty much like an auto except as you come to a stop and the gear ch...

Pleased Lotus are still the enthusiasts choice if you want something really special. Shame that still means they don't sell quite like they should :mrgreen: Any other colours you'd consider Jobbo? There were not many colour choices initially - I’d go for the dark grey but I’m not so keen on the ver...

IanF wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:22 pm @Jobbo are you going to try the Emira i4? Think it would be an interesting comparison

No, really not interested in that version. It feels like the basis for a future hybrid version while the V6 makes a nice noise and has a lovely supercharger whine/howl when you clog it.

I think we have a winner, despite the Emira forums doing their very best to make me think it's a clown car which everything falls off

MikeHunt wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:22 pm I imagine that the 'room to improve' is meant differently to how Im reading it

Exactly what I thought - 93% is good but 99% would be better still

Today was the Emira test drive. At Lotus Birmingham, which is actually the Rybrook Rolls Royce/McLaren dealer in Hockley Heath. A nice civilised place to get to and well within my stamping ground so I know the roads around it well. I must thank those of you who suggested driving it because I really ...

That's an excellent choice - should be fun for him as well as reliable and has Top Gear cred.

I remember how much my Elise depreciated in 3 years. It would now be worth close to its new RRP. V6 manual Emiras must surely be desirable when all new cars are EVs? And they don’t actually make very many so surely they’ll be valuable in future? Or are they simply not special enough… I’ll find out t...

Surely the Golf just applied the auto parking brake which you could manually release?

Do you wear your watch while asleep? I take mine off every night so just sticking the Apple Watch on the charger by the bed is quite natural.

Oh FFS - from this week's Autocar:

The cheekiest example of geo targeted advertising is you have location always on for an app like uber. They track your location 24/7 and sell your data to retailers, they check that location data to see if you spent any time in a store and if you have they’ll start targeting you for marketing. Ther...

That doesn't sound too bad - I had a Mondeo from Enterprise once when my 545i was in for a service.

JonMad wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:39 am

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:17 pm Less weight but higher centre of gravity.

Fold the rear seats flat to compensate

Rear seats definitely folded.IMG_0150.jpeg

Glad you posted that - wasn't it quite an effort to get the backrest re-fitted last year?

Beany wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:22 pm Obviously, not being an old fogey, and having the body of a 21 year old, I don't need to think about these things that much - so mis-spelling it is acceptable.

A 21 year old St Bernard dog?

JonMad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:04 pm

Is that a slick tyre or a very worn one? Anyway, if you don't need the guard for the Autosolo then you'll shave off a few tenths with the weight reduction.