Skip to main content

A Lotus Owners Diary

Search This Blog

Exige Hardtop Painted

January 28, 2024

Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

My Lotus Exige Hardtop from Lotus Hard Tops is now painted. And they've done a great job.

Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

Lotus Elise Sport 220 Owner’s Handbook (2016) - Extracts

A bit geeky this, just thought I’d make a note of some things from the handbook (my one is part no. G120T0324J-1 from July 2016). Image: Lotus Elise Models / Exige Sport 350 Owner’s Handbook Engine Engine data Idle speed: 800 +- 200 rpm Maximum continuous engine speed: 6’800 rpm Maximum transient engine speed: 7’100 rpm Power output 216 bhp @ 6’800 rpm 250 Nm @ 4’600 rpm Transmission Gear | Ratio | Final | mph | | Drive | /1000 | | | rpm -----+--------+--------+----- 1st | 3.54:1 | 4.29:1 | 4.75 2nd | 1.91:1 | 4.29:1 | 8.79 3rd | 1.31:1 | 4.29:1 | 12.8 4th | 0.97:1 | 4.29:1 | 17.3 5th | 0.82:1 | 4.29:1 | 20.6 6th | 0.70:1 | 4.29:1 | 24.0 R | 3.33:1 | 4.29:1 | Note: The following table is inferred from the above. Gear | mph | mph | mph | @2400 | @4600 | @6800 | rpm | rpm | rpm -----+-------+-------+------ 1st | 11.4 | 21.9 | 32.3 2nd |

Exige Orange v Signature Orange

Going through a few emails I came across a picture of my very first (Signature Orange) Exige V6 S post detail. And it was an interesting comparison to compare with a similar photo of my current (Exige Orange) Exige V6 S Club Racer. Originally, when I bought my Exige V6 S Club Racer, I thought it was Signature Orange, but the detailers said it was a different orange (their eyesight for colour is better than mine). Also, reading from 'The Lotus Forums': https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/72960-lotus-reveal-exige-s-club-racer/ "The Exige S Club Racer is available in Metallic White, Exige Orange , Metallic Yellow and Matt Black (option)" So I'm pretty sure my club racer is Exige Orange (quite a close colour to Signature Orange just not as strong a gold fleck, and a slightly different tinge). Perhaps the pictures below don't do my club racer justice, but there's definitely a difference. I think you can see the extra gold content in Signature O

Why I’ve No Longer Got A Lotus & When Will I Get Another

The answer to “why I’ve no longer got a Lotus?” is very simple: I hate being in debt. The problem with easily obtainable finance, is that it's so easy to chop and change your car. This is why you shouldn't use finance. Only buy what you can afford with funds from your piggy bank! Starting with the Lotus Elise Sport 220 back in August 2017 , I had £22000 in an interest free loan (buy now paying nothing for 2 years), on top of the £22000 credit I put in (£44000 total price). Interest free loans are far too much of a temptation to get into debt, this is why I think they are bad. (If you absolutely have to borrow, yes, you can't beat interest free. But I'll avoid being tempted by interest free loans in the future. It's not good to get into debt for depreciating luxury items. Only buy what you can afford. Don’t get loans for stuff that depreciates! The only loan that is a good loan, is a loan for an appreciating asset - like mortgage on a house - where

Powered by Blogger