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Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:25 am
by Rich B
scotta wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:49 pm
Rich B wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:09 pm
i’ve ended up spending a fair bit on the Elise, its had a full service and check over, with a fair amount of bits and pieces replaced and tweaked. i was getting a bit concerned, but then i’m still within my original “low” budget for an S1 and i’ve got a car that i can be confident in for years to come.
i’ve just ordered new tyres (AD08RS), the current ones are just over 2mm. and i’ll get the tracking checked too.
i might get a new battery too, this one runs down if not left on charge - then the rev counter goes weird. they’re cheap by the looks of things (especially compared to the ones i’ve had on M BMWs!!!)
TADTS - Even my S3. Leave it for over a week and it wont start.
Get a full geo check not just tracking. Mines was a degree different on camber across the axles. Dunno WTF set it up. Was night and day after we sorted it.
Roger that - the guy had the steering rack out to repair something, as well as replacing quite a few (possibly wrong wording) rod ends where they were corroded from Scottish life, so i definitely want to get it set up with brand new rubber on it.
My e46 M3 and M2 were both transformed after a session on a hunter.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:52 am
by duncs500
Did you have him put in a quick rack?
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:54 am
by 240PP
scotta wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:49 pm
Rich B wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:09 pm
i’ve ended up spending a fair bit on the Elise, its had a full service and check over, with a fair amount of bits and pieces replaced and tweaked. i was getting a bit concerned, but then i’m still within my original “low” budget for an S1 and i’ve got a car that i can be confident in for years to come.
i’ve just ordered new tyres (AD08RS), the current ones are just over 2mm. and i’ll get the tracking checked too.
i might get a new battery too, this one runs down if not left on charge - then the rev counter goes weird. they’re cheap by the looks of things (especially compared to the ones i’ve had on M BMWs!!!)
TADTS - Even my S3. Leave it for over a week and it wont start.
My S2 was good for three weeks in the summer and dead after a week in winter. Annoyingly not the other way around.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:18 am
by Rich B
duncs500 wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:52 am
Did you have him put in a quick rack?
Just a repair to what was there! i think there was a perished/split gaiter i think!
I didn’t know there was a quick rack available - it’s pretty pick already!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:24 am
by Rich B
240PP wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:54 am
scotta wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:49 pm
Rich B wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:09 pm
i’ve ended up spending a fair bit on the Elise, its had a full service and check over, with a fair amount of bits and pieces replaced and tweaked. i was getting a bit concerned, but then i’m still within my original “low” budget for an S1 and i’ve got a car that i can be confident in for years to come.
i’ve just ordered new tyres (AD08RS), the current ones are just over 2mm. and i’ll get the tracking checked too.
i might get a new battery too, this one runs down if not left on charge - then the rev counter goes weird. they’re cheap by the looks of things (especially compared to the ones i’ve had on M BMWs!!!)
TADTS - Even my S3. Leave it for over a week and it wont start.
My S2 was good for three weeks in the summer and dead after a week in winter. Annoyingly not the other way around.
Mine starts no matter what, it’s just the rev counter issue. I’ve used the recond mode on the CTEK a few times now (once before i set up the CTEK and once when the garage had had it for a week) probably not a great idea but it does seem to work - 24 hours on that then back to normal mode and the car functions normally.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:30 am
by mik
Sounds like it's worth getting a new battery (from Tayna) so you have a known starting point (pun not intended) to work from.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:53 am
by duncs500
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:18 am
duncs500 wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:52 am
Did you have him put in a quick rack?
Just a repair to what was there! i think there was a perished/split gaiter i think!
I didn’t know there was a quick rack available - it’s pretty pick already!
I always found that it was ever so slightly too slow for my taste (probably because I was coming into it from a 7 with a quick rack).
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:06 am
by scotta
mik wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:30 am
Sounds like it's worth getting a new battery (from Tayna) so you have a known starting point (pun not intended) to work from.
Shocking patter…reVOLTing even…
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:03 am
by Rich B
mik wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:30 am
Sounds like it's worth getting a new battery (from Tayna) so you have a known starting point (pun not intended) to work from.
Thats kind of been my approach so far - and they’re cheap as chips anyway.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:13 am
by PaulJ
scotta wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:06 am
mik wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:30 am
Sounds like it's worth getting a new battery (from Tayna) so you have a known starting point (pun not intended) to work from.
Shocking patter…reVOLTing even…
CURRENTLY, you seem to be in the LEAD...
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:16 am
by mik
PaulJ wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:13 am
scotta wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:06 am
mik wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:30 am
Sounds like it's worth getting a new battery (from Tayna) so you have a known starting point (pun not intended) to work from.
Shocking patter…reVOLTing even…
CURRENTLY, you seem to be in the LEAD...
Ohm eye god
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:23 am
by PaulJ
mik wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:16 am
PaulJ wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:13 am
scotta wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:06 am
Shocking patter…reVOLTing even…
CURRENTLY, you seem to be in the LEAD...
Ohm eye god
Resistance is futile!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
by Rich B
I don’t mean to be negative, but just I don’t have the capacity to be dealing with these bad puns today. I want to be positive but i re fuse to be positive, wire on earth should i deal with this battery - let’s terminate it now.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 1:06 pm
by Marv
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
I don’t mean to be negative, but just I don’t have the capacity to be dealing with these bad puns today. I want to be positive but i re fuse to be positive, wire on earth should i deal with this battery - let’s terminate it now.
No need to be Short with us, Richb Shortz.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 5:39 pm
by PaulJ
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
I don’t mean to be negative, but just I don’t have the capacity to be dealing with these bad puns today. I want to be positive but i re fuse to be positive, wire on earth should i deal with this battery - let’s terminate it now.
Puntastic performance - I'm in a state of shock!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:54 pm
by Mito Man
PaulJ wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 5:39 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
I don’t mean to be negative, but just I don’t have the capacity to be dealing with these bad puns today. I want to be positive but i re fuse to be positive, wire on earth should i deal with this battery - let’s terminate it now.
Puntastic performance - I'm in a state of shock!
Why, do you have an electrolyte imbalance?
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:53 pm
by DeskJockey
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
I don’t mean to be negative, but just I don’t have the capacity to be dealing with these bad puns today. I want to be positive but i re fuse to be positive, wire on earth should i deal with this battery - let’s terminate it now.
Can't argue with watt you're saying.
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:46 pm
by mik
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
Blah blah blah
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Hey Rich - you need to update your "currently driving" field
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Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 3:21 pm
by Rich B
mik wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:46 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:32 am
Blah blah blah
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Hey Rich - you need to update your "currently driving" field
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Have done - it doesn’t show up on portrait iphone view, so i hadn’t seen it for ages!
Re: what car thread - Lotus Edition
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:48 am
by Rich B
just come to get my geo checked and the guys are asking if there’s specific settings for my nitron suspension car! any ideas?!
