Same Owner Since 2006 on 2040-cars
Vernon, New York, United States
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Thank you for viewing my 2005 Lotus Elise. I have owned my Elise since July 2006 and have cared for and enjoyed it very much. In the last two or three years I've become quite involved in collecting and restoring classic American cars and I just haven't had the time to drive my Lotus as much as it deserves, so I think it is time for me to let her go. As you can see by the mileages listed with my annual oil change report below, I've only put on a few hundred miles each of the past three years. These cars like to be driven and its my hope that a new owner will do so, and treat her as well as I have. As I stated earlier, I purchased my Lotus in July of 2006 and at that point it only had about 2300 miles on it. It was nicely optioned, with power everything, the starshield paint protection system and even the removable hardtop, which I think was a pretty pricey add-on. I used the hardtop when I drove the car home the day I picked it up, but since then I've driven the car on sunny days, so that top has been stored nicely in its carrying case in my garage. The only time I actually remember driving this car in the rain was when I drove to the dealership (Rothrock Lotus) to have its scheduled service done back in 2007. Its has always been my rule with my Elise that if there's rain in the forecast she stays tucked away for another day. Here are my annual oil changes with the mileage at which each was performed: (I always use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic) 2006 1,383 2006 6,391 2007 11,766 2008 14,967 2009 17,051 2010 19,781 2011 21,631 2012 21,978 2014 22,660 Everything works just as it should and this is a very fun car to own and drive. I've taken it to our regional European car show on two or three occasions and even drove it through the winding roads of the Adirondack mountains up to Montreal a few years ago. What a trip! Oh, and by the way, I'm nearly 6'3" tall and fit in the driver's seat perfectly. In fact, that's actually what sold me on the car. Its incredibly roomy for being essentially a road legal track car. The interior is wonderfully utilitarian and sensible and it lets you just get in and enjoy the driving experience. And its gets about 30 mpg if you keep your wits between you and the gas pedal. I have probably only seen two or three others on the road in the past eight years that I've owned it. People seem to know its something special even if they don't know exactly what it is! I have my original owner's manual, all the maintenance records and even the 'engine history' reports supplied by the dealership at each scheduled service visit. They show all kinds of neat stuff about shift points and driving behavior. As I said, its a wonderful car and has always performed beautifully. Although I have never had it out on a track, I bet it would be a real hoot to do so. I'll be sad to see her go, but she deserves to get out of the garage a bit more than she has lately. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. I will be adding more photos as time allows, so please check back in. Thanks |
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Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales abruptly quits
Mon, Jun 4 2018Jean-Marc Gales is out as CEO at sports car maker Lotus after nearly four years and a track record of turning the company from years of financial losses to a small profit. He'll be replaced by Feng Qingfeng, vice president and chief technical officer of China's Geely Auto Group, who joined the company's board after Geely acquired a majority ownership stake a year ago. Gales will continue as chief strategic advisor to Lotus Chairman Daniel Donghui Li. "Jean-Marc has stabilized and turned Lotus to profitability for the first time in the iconic brand's history, with new industry-leading products and unique business models since joining the company in 2014," Daniel, who is also Lotus' chief financial officer, said in a statement. "Lotus is poised for the next phase of growth under Feng Qingfeng's leadership, where its expertise in lightweight materials and sports car engineering will form part of the wider expansion of Geely's automotive portfolio." Gales told Autocar he was leaving for "personal reasons" and said it was "time to move on." He will head up JD Classics, a British dealer and restorer of classic cars. Gales praised his successor, saying Feng could "unlock the synergies" between Geely stablemates Lotus, Volvo, Polestar and Chinese brand Lynk & Co. Lotus under Gales had been working on updating its aging portfolio of cars — the Elise, the Exige and the Evora — with plans to first update the Elise by 2020. Earlier this year came word that Gales had green-lighted two new sports cars, to be announced later this year and produced in 2020, and an SUV about the size of the Porsche Macan and possibly based on Volvo's SPA platform, which underpins the XC60 and XC90. Lotus under Gales saw sales increase 10 percent in 2017 to about 1,600 sports cars. Related Video:
The Stig bungees a Lotus F1 car in Durban
Mon, 18 Aug 2014Remember a couple of months ago when a mischievous Stig broke into the Lotus racing headquarters in Enstone and made off with an F1 car? Well, now we know where he went with it.
In this humorous clip from Top Gear, the tamed racing driver in the white suit disembarks with Pastor Maldonado's Lotus-Renault E22 (not the E21 he took from the team's headquarters, eagle-eye viewers might notice) in Durban, South Africa, and takes it to Moses Mabhida Stadium for the Top Gear Festival. After having some fun on a dirt bike, a chrome Mustang drift car and a few other curiosities, he hooks it up to a bungee cord and jumps off a tower behind the wheel.
Now we're not quite convinced they actually did this and that it wasn't all CGI, but it's still worth a watch and a laugh.
Aston Martin and Lotus each issue recalls
Sun, 14 Oct 2012A pair of head-turning high performance cars are catching some attention off a different kind, in the form of safety recalls. Aston Martin and Lotus have issued recalls for the V12 Vantage Coupe and Evora, respectively.
Aston Martin's affects 169 examples of the 2009-2012 V12 Vantage Coupe. It concerns the tire-pressure monitoring system, and is less a malfunction than it is a compliance issue. The TPMS does not alert the driver until the front tire is more than 25 percent below the recommended cold tire pressure. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138 states that the alarm must sound when tire pressure is "equal to or less than either the pressure 25 percent below" the recommended cold inflation pressure. To address the issue, Aston Martin will notify owners and reprogram the software, free of charge.
As for Lotus, 80 supercharged Evoras have been recalled, all built between February and September, 2011. The problem involves an engine-mounted oil feed pipe, which could rupture, causing loss of engine oil or a possible fire if the oil sprays onto a hot engine.