Well, doesnt time fly?!
I've been the proud owner of a 58 plate silver ISF with the stereo and sunroof upgrades. 43,000 miles and still has a few months extended warranty left too.
I've done 400 or so miles now and it's brilliant. The noise, the speed, the dual climate a/c and self dipping nearside mirror when reversing are all great.
26mpg - these remain austere times so we have to nod to them - and no major dramas.
The cruise is odd in that it only goes up and down in 5mph chunks. Steve, did you check yours? I can set it at, say 73, to start with but any movement on the control -> 70 or 75, then +- 5 from there. As expected the radar cruise is useless on a busy road but I can see if being good on quieter early morning or late night trips.
I need to get a speed checker such as roadangle I think as it's very easy to be doign 85 not 75 and I havent found any way of setting a 'ding' on the car itself to warn me. The lotus doesnt do that so easily as you really notice the noise between those speeds. And perhaps even more so in towns where I dont like to speed (think of the children) but it's very easy to do. The lotus has my tom tom in which warns me. I could move the tom tom, depends what I make of the sat nav in due course.
Can i upload pictures into this site? I looked under the gallery but didnt see an upload option as such.
Speed? yeah, i've given it a blast and it's one fast car. The elise wins hands down on chuckability not least of which because I know it very well, but the lexus is clearly much more of a GT long distance cruiser. If I go to the alps again, which I will, which one do I take? Can I tow the elise?
I'm chuffed to bits. I hope the DVLA paperwork turns up soon as it's on a private plate V8 xxx, which I dont really like as it's not my style. I just want it to blend in when parked!
If you are considering one, do it. Life's way too short not to.
Dave