In this video I introduce my new car to the channel, a Lotus Elise S1.
I talk about the car and its condition, take you for a drive to give you an idea of what they are like and also highlight what my plans are for it.
I have been a long time fan of the Lotus Elise and have always wanted one. so this one seemed like a good place to start for a performance car.
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Good on you Olly. Ive got the series 2 in black with a Larini exhaust among other things, had it 3 yrs and still loving it. Enjoy the noise bangs and rattles, if you dont get them theres something wrong with it.
Congratulations mate! I dream of owning one of these one day, such pure and beautiful sportscars
Is it a genuine Sport 135? Looks like it. IMHO the 135 goes so much better than the standard 118 BHP car – I’ve owned both cars. The difference is v significant & many say that the power is even more accessible & usable than the 160 & definitely more than the 111S VVC that relied on higher revs for peak power. Allon White seem to be the best re-trimmers and will reupholster the sill pads to suit, but I think the leather on yours could be repaired via a leather restorer with plastic leather etc. Interestingly, some cars sill covers wear on the leather section only where feet scuff them, but others wear on the Keprotech section like yours. It comes down to the size of the driver and the method of how they ingress/exit the car. Corbeau in Hastings, hopefully will be able to repair the seats. Your car looks like it may have an aluminium boot lid which wasn’t standard on the Sport 135 & the car looks like it would have had a stereo with the RFK option because of the dash DIN hole & the boot lid aerial bung. The exhaust sounds like the OEM Janspeeed but I could be wrong. Enjoy.
Now thats a cool car