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Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:24 pm
by Sundayjumper
duncs500 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:19 pm
Here's a picture of my old one, just so you can see what a correct colour looks like (Chrome Orange).
I prefer that to your current one. Sorry
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:25 pm
by Sundayjumper
Insurance - all of mine are with Admiral now.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:29 pm
by Rich B
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:25 pm
Insurance - all of mine are with Admiral now.
and presumably you added cars on with no new NcB of their own?
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:42 pm
by Matty
Henderson Taylor insured all of my Lotus cars, he was dirty cheap and included track day cover for free.
However....I think he sold the business so I'm not sure he was as cheap as before.
Alex on here then insured my Evora for far cheaper than online quotes, but no track cover if that matters to you.
I didn find that comparison sites weren't usually great, so used to go with recommendations from SELOC for the Lotus-friendly fringe companies.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:02 pm
by duncs500
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:24 pm
duncs500 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:19 pm
Here's a picture of my old one, just so you can see what a correct colour looks like (Chrome Orange).
I prefer that to your current one. Sorry
Not need to be sorry, it was a lovely car. Not as good as to drive as my current one though. And if you mean the colour, orange looks good on Exiges (both S1 and S2), but not good on S1 Elises.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:04 pm
by duncs500
I use Classicline, they're cheap plus 5 UK TDs included. A lot of Lotus people use them.
They don't use NCBs at least on my policy.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:27 pm
by Rich B
cool, i’ve been doing some test quotes - Reis, classic line and my current one (which is Alex off here).
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:24 pm
by nuttinnew
I would if I could, and I'd keep the red roof :
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:41 pm
by Marv
duncs500 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:19 pm
Here's a picture of my old one, just so you can see what a correct colour looks like (Chrome Orange).
I still have a fond memory of our first trip to Scotland imbedded in my mind, when we were travelling down a reasonably fast road at a pace and I looked in the rearview mirror to see your Exige, looking like a mini Le Mans car chasing me down. With YK following in his ITR, you both had your lights on and it just looked like I was being chased down the Mulsanne straight, or something
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:29 pm
by duncs500
The glory days.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:32 pm
by mik
Seeing the orange missile reminded me of your Scotland trip too - mainly ‘cos it was the only time I saw it. Special thing though.
<break to YK poring over a huge OS map asking for advice on best routes>
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:11 pm
by Sundayjumper
Rich B wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:29 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:25 pm
Insurance - all of mine are with Admiral now.
and presumably you added cars on with no new NcB of their own?
Errr… probably ? I’ve honestly made so many changes over the years that I can’t remember all of them ! Run a quote on their website. Start there.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:18 pm
by Rich B
yeah, i’ve done some quotes with various ones - classic line don’t use ncb, so that’s useful!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:56 pm
by mik
Rich B wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:18 pm
yeah, i’ve done some quotes with various ones - classic line don’t use ncb, so that’s useful!
I used them yonks back for the 944S2.
Don’t use NCB and do agreed-value policies which avoids any negotiation if the worst happens. Only real downside for me was mileage restriction.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 3:58 pm
by Marv
Rich B wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:18 pm
yeah, i’ve done some quotes with various ones - classic line don’t use ncb, so that’s useful!
Also, worth noting that ClassicLine policies include full European breakdown cover too, which for me made it cheaper than elsewhere, if I had to buy breakdown cover separately.
It used to include homestart too, but that's now an optional extra. And probably worth having with a Lotus
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:16 pm
by Rich B
Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:43 am
Marv wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:30 am
I'm waiting for this thread to go quiet, fall off the radar, then for Rich to put a reply on the Your fleet running reports thread that he's bought a Dacia Duster
Nah, it'll be a pimped out slammed T6 then he decides he doesn't need a Lotus after all and keeps the BMW
Well, i’ve provisionally bought a pimped up black T6.1 (needs slamming still, but that will follow) and sold the M2, so the next part is to find the perfect Lotus.
i’m still liking the idea of the S1, but the S2 Exige S is again leading my searches! i reckon this thread may go on for a while longer until i find the perfect one… sorry all!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:44 pm
by Marv
mik wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:32 pm
Seeing the orange missile reminded me of your Scotland trip too - mainly ‘cos it was the only time I saw it. Special thing though.
<break to YK poring over a huge OS map asking for advice on best routes>
Kind of passed me by that the trip was over 10 years ago now, time flies!
The relatively small Exige did seem more suited to some of the smaller single track roads we were driving down, when compared to my M3. I could never seem to pull away from Duncs in his Exige either, so they're plenty quick enough for the road.
Earlier in the year when I was in Sweden I had an Orange Elise appear in my mirror, I had to double take that it wasn't an Exige with Duncs behind the wheel
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:03 pm
by Sundayjumper
Rich B wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:16 pm
Well, i’ve provisionally bought a pimped up black T6.1 (needs slamming still, but that will follow) and sold the M2, so the next part is to find the perfect Lotus.
Or..... get fed up going in circles looking for a Lotus, get fed up parking the T6 on a daily basis, sell it and buy an M3 Touring
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:09 pm
by Rich B
Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:03 pm
Rich B wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:16 pm
Well, i’ve provisionally bought a pimped up black T6.1 (needs slamming still, but that will follow) and sold the M2, so the next part is to find the perfect Lotus.
Or..... get fed up going in circles looking for a Lotus, get fed up parking the T6 on a daily basis, sell it and buy an M3 Touring
They’re too much money even if i did want to go that way! if they were £45k i’d probably have bought one by now!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:01 pm
by duncs500
Marv wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:44 pm
mik wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:32 pm
Seeing the orange missile reminded me of your Scotland trip too - mainly ‘cos it was the only time I saw it. Special thing though.
<break to YK poring over a huge OS map asking for advice on best routes>
Kind of passed me by that the trip was over 10 years ago now, time flies!
The relatively small Exige did seem more suited to some of the smaller single track roads we were driving down, when compared to my M3. I could never seem to pull away from Duncs in his Exige either, so they're plenty quick enough for the road.
Earlier in the year when I was in Sweden I had an Orange Elise appear in my mirror, I had to double take that it wasn't an Exige with Duncs behind the wheel
The 7 was the correct tool for those single track roads though!
The glory days.