I went over to a friends house yesterday to help him put the body back on to his S2 Europa. He has swapped the Renault engine for a Zetec but that is another story. While hanging out after the work was done, we broke out his scale set and weighed everything in sight. For my Elise, Touring pack, hardtop and about 1/2 tank of gas, the weights were: Empty LF 369 RF 373 LR...
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Thoughts on owning an Elise – 150 miles
On Friday night, after 3 years, I picked up my Elise. It (or should it be she? or he?) is Saffron Yellow with Blue Leather Interior. My initial reaction to seeing my car was, Yippee!. I’ve only gotten more excited over the last days. 3607 Taking the first little drives around town and out to a local winery left me with the following impressions The yellow is a Great Color for the NorthWest The...
It's here!
My car is in Portland! I’m in Las Vegas. I won’t be able to pick it up for another week. I think this week will be very long.
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This week I got my VIN number from Arun at Motocorsa. It has been 3 years since I placed my initial order with Park Place. A lot has happened since that order. I quit a job of 9 years, moved the deposit twice, restored my Elan, restored a friends Elan, thought long and hard about what I wanted to do, got another job as a system administrator, and traveled to England. Through it all,...