| Owner | Car | Notes |
| CloverLoti | Elise | Had it less than a month and fitted Alpine iPod head unit, ITG induction kit, Larini Club Sport and an Ali radiator |
| P80WDN | Elise S1 | |
| E160FR | Turbo Esprit | |
| squire350 | V8 Esprit | |
| fish | 111R | Great car engine cam change can be annoying on the road |
| luckyb | 111R | wot a blast! |
| mrs zebra | 111R | Co-driver of Zebra's 111R but I do get to drive it when I've been good!! |
| patricko | 111R | |
| mkennedy42 | 111s | Should arrive on the 10/8/02.
Not long to wait now |
| johnnymaestro | 18 Racer | Car now fully restored and rebuilt by Classic Team Lotus and now ready to race in Historic Formula Junior C'ship.
Kudos for who can tell me which Jim Clark mechanic is in the car... |
| gps350se | 1990 SE | Car has been rebuilt and has undergone some major mobs, 324mm Front brakes ,All new spec built cooling system and engine has been rebuilt and now produces 380 Bhp . S4 wheels fitted (to get brake in). |
| yellow peril | 2 + 2 S | |
| pgn340r | 2-11 | |
| patricko | 2-Eleven | |
| tenhulzen | 23B Sports Racer | Lotus 23B vintage race car with midengine Lotus twincam engine and Hewland transaxle. |
| After Eight | 340R | |
| awileman | 340r | |
| benmc | 340R | |
| clubelan | 340R | I'm Korean owing 340R(#99) and Yellow elise s2 111S |
| Coupe Girl | 340R | A very special car to me! A real one off! My late husband had the Honda V-Tec Supercharged conversion done and had it resprayed and had a few other things done as well. I don't drive it very often, ... |
| Dave L | 340R | |
| dentz | 340r | Nice car for road use but not enough power for the track.handles great. |
| Gareth135R | 340R | |
| GRR365 | 340R | |
| HangTen | 340R | What a wicked way to spend your time and money. The other comments are right - attention seeking whore and best driven fast at night... |
| jackal | 340r | Sublime for road driving and very memorable to drive one when they first came out. Prolly some of the sweetest road drives ive ever had were in this.
All the effortless fluidity of the elise but mo... |
| JAZ 34 | 340R | Best car I ever owned.... until now! |
| lincsV8 | 340R | |
| Maxf | 340R | |
| melsimh | 340R | upside: The most honest car I have ever driven.
Steering, brakes, grip, weight,overall tactile enjoyment, performance on circuits, looks & sound (102db at 5700)lots of induction noise.
Downside: pra... |
| murray | 340R | |
| pennpromo | 340R | Totally impractical ! Immense fun, always brings a smile to your face ! |
| pgn340r | 340R | |
| Pharoah | 340r | |
| propaganda | 340r | |
| Rawwr | 340R | The most attention-seeking whore of a car that I've ever owned and the most incredible drive. Obscene amounts of grip and a proper racecar feel. Every Elise owner should own a 340R at some point in th... |
| RT | 340R | |
| SamN01 | 340R | Was LHD bought in Germany. |
| Secret Squirrel | 340R | |
| SPORT300 | 340R | Great fun to drive, altough I never use on a track, it's always a real pleasure to drive it fast or even less fast on twisty roads.
Roadholding and braking is very good, altough one should be alert w... |
| squirejo | 340r | |
| steinb | 340R | |
| sylva41 | 340R | If you like it raw |
| tim lumley | 340R | |
| Tim4564 | 340R | Great fun, only prob was battery change which is a body off job. Used as often as possible given our dodgy weather! |
| Tim_340R | 340R | Not the most practical of cars but when its this much fun its worth all the negatives. |
| Yasu | 340R | Please come to my web page.
http://lotus340r.cool.ne.jp/Lotus_340R.htm |
| MrG | 340R (190bhp) | No.153. Purchased for 23K from Storm of Leicester. Had a few ups and downs with it including blown head gasket and some issues with the fuses.
A work of art, best driven quickly at night.
Added 5,00... |
| S147 | 46+47 | |
| viking | 47 GT Sports Racer. | I ran this car in the historic series in England. It Has been stored since 1982 and is to be soon restored. It is one of an estimated 23 left in the world from an original 55 cars built.It was the ori... |
| HAPPLEBY | 47GT Sports race car | I have owned this awesome car from 1971. It is one of only 23 left in the world. Painted in gold leaf colors and believed to be the ex works development car that was run by Ramsey Racing in CO Durham.... |
| 79taimar | 7 | originally came to the U.S. as a typical kit with the Ford 1600 crossflow, but somewhere along the way to me(6th owner) it was changed out for a twincam and was drysumped. |
| adey | 7 | |
| Big cheese! | 7 | Love it. Toatally original, been round Combe. I would never give it up. |
| giantweta | 7 | New Zealand-built component car that looks like a Lotus 7 or a Caterham 7 but is built like a brick shithouse i.e. tough!
Currently undergoing a rebuild. We're replacing the tired old 1970's Toyota... |
| se7en-up! | 7 | |
| bikemonster | 7 Replica | Car seems to be a "Birkerham", with bits of Birkin and bits of Caterham bolted together accoridng to the history file.
Ford 1600cc X-flow motor, with 2 Weber 40 carbs. Cramped, hard, noisy, wind... |
| jus | 7 Replica | |
| kriss | 7 Replica | |
| paolow | 7 replica | finally on the road!
and now off again! sideswiped by an idiot woman in an astra its been off the road since june 05. insurance money covered some loans so its been a slow process getting it roadwo... |
| JamesBondMI5 | 7 S4 | Expensive for what it is. |
| drive2tractors | 7 Series 2 | |
| johnnymaestro | 7 Series 2 Racer | Dad's Race Car.
Bought by him in the 70's as an ex -clubmans car turned into a road car and then converted back to racing spec. by him in the early 90's to race. Has been racing the car since 1991.
... |
| EthanTanner | any | |
| Phil-CH | Bemani Exige | Bemani supercharged (~275bhp) with additional mods including racing exhaust and cat. |
| B'stard Child | Carlton | Used by Top Gear
For used read abused!!! |
| blade99 | Carlton | Totally mental car, it just doesn't seem right having that much power in an early nineties family saloon. Available for sale soon if anybody's interested. |
| briano | Carlton | |
| Bruce Fielding | Carlton | I owned two of these, too. The ultimate supersaloon. I wasn’t that keen at first. Now I don’t know of anything else that I would rather drive anywhere at any time. One got stolen – the other got torch... |
| darren_r1 | Carlton | |
| dmcrobin | Carlton | |
| domster | Carlton | Hmmm. A great car, but ruined in the execution. First, they built it to be a safe and soggy autobahn cruiser, so corners weren't much fun and it weighed a portly 1700kgs. Secondly, it was built jointl... |
| Englishman | Carlton | |
| GKP | Carlton | Ran this an everyday car for over six years. No major mechanical issues, what a splendid vehicle! |
| Ianeldy | Carlton | Awesome vehicle!
Running costs arent cheap though - aftersales service is appalling (Vauxhall & Lotus really let us down).
I had mine over 7 years, its performance is still blistering - even by ... |
| Lotus Carlton | Carlton | Currently under going a restoration. Not actually driven it yet but it my third one!! Dad and father-in-law also have one. If you want to see the restoration pictures and other info, go to www.lotus-c... |
| lotusjaguar | carlton | super fast car, great handling, really turns heads, |
| MPx | Carlton | Castle Combe 1:28 |
| rich24v | Carlton | www.lotuscarlton.co.uk
dreamed about driving one since release, never thought I'd get to own one, been about 4 years of getting it together and running how I want, is worth it. |
| The Pits | Carlton | Great fun. Very quick and benign in the handling department. Lovely colour too in the right light. Fantastic huge plate of a throttle pedal. Did 120 mph at 3000 revs in top - or 'whisper mode' as I us... |
| rikroblou | carlton (omega) | well if you want to keep your self busy driving in the wet in a hurry this is the car for you
it will just not stop spinning
side ways 80mph in the dry
how i never crashed and died i have no idea... |
| LC860G | Carlton Nbr 860G | My absolute pride and joy |
| 7 Owner | Caterham 7 | Built by my dad and myself, looking to import it into ireland later this year. Amazing car, the grin you get from driving one of these is un-real..... My road legal go-cart ;) |
| crayzeediver | corina | best car ive ever driven.
im a little bias been a cortina nut
since i can remember.
|
| ficocal | Cortina | theres a fantastic car
I had good times in the deserts of the south of Lima
Amasing car |
| Porlock | Cortina Mk1 | One of those cars we sell and regret. Sold it in about 1977 for £310.00 which gave me a healthy £60.00 Profit and allowed me to buy a genuine 2Dr Uren Savage Mk2 Cortina. |
| Porlock | Cortina Mk2 | Not so good as the Mk1 but better than the Savage! Horrible Dragoon Red Colour, but great QCar, looked like a 1300 Delux with wide wheels! took a few by surprise. |
| Bacardi | Eclat | Loads of trouble, usual serious.
But good fun.... for a first car |
| Comadis | Eclat | |
| Esprit2 | Eclat | |
| Esprit2 | Eclat | |
| greenback | eclat | peice of shite |
| leebo | Eclat | Despite sticking resolutely to the old LOTUS acronym Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious... this dodgy old cheap car was just so fast and so fun I forgave the old girl anything. I barely saw 500 miles of ... |
| pauladamson | Eclat | its just so ugly - that its FAB. |
| Womble | Eclat 2.2 | |
| e92330imsport | Eclat 504 | Red, Black leather, auto.
Immaculate for year, refurbished alloys etc
Beautiful ride, steering and handling, pretty quick too
Auto gearbox had leak, engine was crying oil through spark plugs ... |
| VENTURI | ECLAT RIVIERA | THIS CAR IS PROBABLY THE WORST MOTOR
VEHICLE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS.
FIRST DAY OUT THE RAD LEEKED.
THEN THE STARTER WENT.
FIXED THAT,THEN WATER PUMP WENT.
THEN THE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED.
I HAD ... |
| mrs triple s | Eise | |
| NEW111s | Eise | Fantastic fun and one of the most economical cars i have ever owned. Surprisingly practical, once you master the art of getting out. Still seems to understeer a bit too much for my taste so i may swit... |
| 2rocky | Elan | |
| 4QBaby | Elan | |
| 5 wh | Elan | Loved this car so much.Very little could keep up with it round the bends,was totally reliable and sold it for what I paid for it after 3 years of ownership |
| 555 JMO | ELAN | |
| abmunro | Elan | This is my Elan with Hardtop and Elise S2 lights.
I have had AP Racing four pot calipers and discs fitted.
Its Chipped and has about 205 BHP
ITS GREAT FUN!!!! |
| adam711 | Elan | |
| ajax317 | Elan | Utterly reliable and fantastic. Always wanted one since they first came out in '90. Could use it as an everyday car, no leaks, no problems. Could show most modern hot hatches the way home every time. |
| andyquantum | Elan | |
| bdx | Elan | Used for hillcliming and sprinting as the insurance for an 18yr old was tooo expensive. |
| beesma | Elan | Fantastic performance and grip, criticised for its lack of "fun" but thats only because it does what it does so well. Great looks and a hood you can drop in less than 5 seconds. I would buy one of t... |
| Benmac | Elan | One of the very first M100 Elans, its three reg plate digits 'older' than the main press car and may actually be on the original Top Gear review although you never see the plate whilst William Woolard... |
| bhrt | ELAN | |
| billy s | Elan | |
| Carsie | Elan | Just like my girlfriend, slim, petite handles well and .....you get the drift!
Oh yes and its LOTUS!:)
The moderator will prob make me change all my comments later but Gordon Murray would understa... |
| cavebloke | Elan | A proper Stromberg carbed S4 that deseves its sexy little power bulge, not like all these Sprints running webbers that have stolen the bonnet! |
| chancer75 | Elan | |
| clemo | elan | have one of each type.
NA SE S2 |
| Crowley | Elan | |
| cyberface | Elan | Handling was fantastic. However quality and soul were absent, and it leaked like a sieve. For fair weather use, and with a garage, it would be great fun. |
| David Smith | elan | ground up restoration .. new everything ... boo hoo wrote her off ... 70mph smash into lampost on A1 |
| David Smith | elan | baught as restoration project just before writing off first one ... lack of time ... new wife and kids etc ... sold as restoration project 7 years later ... part of justification for getting cerb... |
| David Smith | elan | fitted with modified chassis to house triumph straight 6 lump (2.5L) one off flip front end ... could have been fantastic if I had more time ... sold to justify cerb (along with JPS) |
| dlbutler | Elan | Drives like a racecar yet the wife will ride in it (hay, I like my wife!).
I did a body off restoration in 1995-1996. |
| dotdog | Elan | Another one that shouldnt have gone - 2 owners (father to son )was featured in Classic Cars Dec 99 in an article by Gordon Murray (who runs an S2).
sublime steering feel - you drive with fingertips... |
| ELAN+2 | Elan | current resto project, started with my dad, but stalled since he passed away. But i will finish it, I miss having a driving car!! |
| ELAN+2 | elan | perfect if fickle mistress, the best lotus of its era, fortunately no one has cottoned on, so they are cheap!! Lets keep it our little secret eh? |
| Elanbloke | Elan | |
| elanseries3 | Elan | |
| elva | Elan | OH yes! |
| emicen | Elan | The eternal project!
Bought by my father a good decade ago, its in need of some TLC but a fantastic car all the same.
Modified by Vegantune and converted to a wide arch format, the car also has ... |
| far57 | Elan | Will be restoring when time allows.
Any help/expertise welcome! |
| farook | Elan | sublime handling - only a Lotus can... |
| foojam | Elan | Great handling and fun |
| Fumesy | Elan | Lots of trouble usually serious
Needed loads of time to tinker on it! |
| Galsia | Elan | My first proper sports car. I love it. |
| gcarter | Elan | |
| gdaybruce | Elan | Why did I ever sell it? |
| gdaybruce | Elan | Stylish but not as pure as the 2 seater Elan I had before. Much improved when I swapped from Stromberg carbs to Webbers |
| Gillyrx | elan | |
| Greg P | Elan | |
| GRR365 | Elan | |
| Hag | Elan | great fun car, labour of love, driving it on irish backroads is like taking it on a track. Where I live, that's cool, bad at night though, like driving by candlelight. Roadholding awesome, power del... |
| I.C. | Elan | |
| I.C. | Elan | |
| iainbf | Elan | |
| jackal | elan | my second ever car but my first proper performance car
i absolutely adored this thing. if i drove one now id probably be horrified but as a complete novice driver it was perfect for me and a great ... |
| JezMc | Elan | Fantastic little car - extremely reliable, apart from regular servicing I've only had to fork out for a camber angle sensor (about £80)
Hold the road beautifully and would happily buy another |
| john robson | Elan | |
| johnnymaestro | Elan | Bought off Grandad in 70's and used as weekend car. Has been unused for 10 years and me and dad are now in the process of getting it back on the road for next summer. |
| JohnTowriss | Elan | |
| Jon Layton | Elan | Fab car. Wish I knew where it was today! |
| karluk29 | ELAN | AMAZING CAR, 1.6CC AND WITH THE TURBO TURNED UP TO 0.9BAR WILL KEEP UP WITH A SCOOBY/EVO EASY |
| kbear | Elan | |
| lazzag | elan | great car but with 3 or more in it the exhaust u-bolt used to wear away regular( big sparks just like a F1).
great dash |
| M100 | Elan | |
| M100 | Elan | Stripped out superlight 347bhp |
| M100 | Elan | |
| M100 | Elan | |
| m2500tvr | Elan | |
| malbon | Elan | Yes - good little car. Not too much to gripe about other than MPG. If you put your foot down like I do then your looking at £20 worth of fuel used up in 100 miles.
Not great if your using it fo... |
| Mar5y | Elan | |
| markvo | Elan | The car is highly modified. |
| MikeGalos | Elan | |
| Millsy | Elan | Pretty but unreliable |
| mpv | Elan | Best front wheel drive car I've ever driven and so much fun. Lift off oversteer like it was born for that purpose alone ! |
| MrG | Elan | Purchased in 2001 with 12,900 on the clock.
Always wanted one but bought it too late in the day, things had moved on and being honest it didn't thrill enough.
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| mrsd | Elan | This was my 21st birthday present from my parents (please don't do the math.) It has undergone ongoing improvement and doesn't support the traditional Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious slur at all (well... |
| NMS | Elan | As with all these types cars, I would never buy another red/pink/crimson...depends what light you are looking at it in, one again. But other than that a fun drive. |
| oastbloke | Elan | |
| pauladamson | Elan | |
| paulwatkins | Elan | |
| Peege | Elan | My first sports car. Wish that I hadn't sold it! |
| Pentoman | Elan | Very nice - have cars made progress in the last 40 years?
I read in Evo this week it's one of Gordon Murray's favourite cars.
This particular example is a 26R which means factory racing model. W... |
| PhilboSE | Elan | Serially upgraded to around 280bhp:
Quaife ATB diff
Adjustable dampers
Stiffer springs
New wishbones all round
Bigger turbo
Bigger intercooler
New ECU
HiSpec big brakes
Carbon Fibre pipewor... |
| Ralph Bernstein | Elan | Safest car on the road - always in the garage getting something fixed. |
| Rambo | Elan | Awesome performance at 16 years old !!!! |
| randlemarcus | Elan | Fun on the B Roads, cracking with the roof down, beautiful chassis, lacking in m/way, top end power. |
| RAS | Elan | |
| rfoster | Elan | My first Lotus - Silver with Half leather. Bulletproof engine. Fantastic in the summer, not so much fun in the winter. Utterly reliable though. |
| robpearson | Elan | Lots
Of
Turbo Problems
Usually
(being) Serviced
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| Rushmereblue | Elan | |
| S4CJO | Elan | Well bought this as a basket case prior to working in Europe anticipating local dealer to rebuild. Anyway job didn't work out so rebuild started, two house moves and five years later she was back.
... |
| Sabre70 | Elan | |
| sallythornely | elan | |
| sallythornely | elan | By far the BEST car EVER owned. Fun, playful and enjoyable!! |
| Sam_68 | Elan | Best handling car I've ever driven, bar none.
Skinny, high-profile tyres meant limited grip, but so well poised that you could drift it round every roundabout and bend balanced on the the throttle.... |
| Sam_68 | Elan | Perfect handling
Perfect gearchange
Brakes & performance well up to the job, even against modern hot hatches.
Gordon Murray reckons it's the best all-round sportscar ever built, and who am I to a... |
| scobby17 | Elan | First fast car I owned.. great handling low grip equeals fun on the road.. |
| SharkyTVR | Elan | Mostly for the chappy but I drive when it's good weather (due to leaky roof syndrome)Does a very nice tsssh noise with gear change - I believe thats the technical term for it |
| srwhitman | Elan | |
| st0ckman | Elan | A lot of fun for a small engined car, you'll make supposedly better cars look silly! :-) |
| stevo.elan | elan | |
| TheBard | Elan | My only car, driven every day through the chaotic commuter regions of northern Virginia. Aside from the usual faults (roof leaks, needed a CAS, Lotus Leprosy) it is a blast to drive every single day. |
| Thurso | Elan | |
| Touring Remo | Elan | My dad has finally given it to me :)
All thats left now is to build it :(
then turn 25 so i can insure it :( |
| unpc | Elan | |
| ViperExige | Elan | |
| Watership Down | Elan | Used to drive it alot before the Esprit came along, now its covered up in my garage, although I had it out last year for a few runs. My daughter has laid claim to it now. |
| wildoliver | Elan | |
| wobblyweb | Elan | |
| wobblyweb | Elan | |
| wobblyweb | Elan | |
| wraggy | elan | |
| xraybloke | Elan | Fantastic car.
S2 Alloys with suspension upgrade.
Gone through 3 sets of gear cables in 9 years, and 3 electric window winders.
Still on original clutch, shocks and turbo! |
| andybpe12 | Elan +2 | |
| Coala | Elan +2 | |
| LotusElan17 | Elan +2 | Black with Gold metalflake roof, 4 speed gearbox and rebuilt big valve engine.
Very original and in good if not concours condition. Fourth Elan +2 I've owned so I must love them. Also have another +... |
| over steer | Elan +2 | This is a 1969 Elan +2 that my dad had given me, it's currently being restored. |
| Porlock | Elan +2 | Great Classic and practical (more stowage room than the Elise, could even go camping!! |
| s3kev | elan +2 | |
| sparkey | Elan +2 | |
| jonesylad | Elan +2 (ex Ronnie Peterson) | Great car to get into classics with, part are easy to find and cheap.
Looks great and does not loose money! |
| Dave_newcastle | Elan +2 130 | |
| DickLotus | Elan +2 S130 | |
| Freddie328 | Elan +2 S130 | |
| b-havers | Elan +2S | Spacious, but in need of a slight TLC.
Running, an new galavanized chassis and sills, new brake master pump, overhauled clutch master, and new brake hoses and seat belts + anchorages. |
| crugbun | Elan +2S | Hated it, sorry . |
| Nigelo | Elan +2S | One of the best handling front engined cars I have driven |
| flyboy6t9r | elan 2+2 | lightweight crap handling no power
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| weavy | Elan 2+2 | |
| Lagerlout | Elan DHC | |
| mudflwr | Elan DHC S3-Super Safety | |
| arkey | Elan M100 | |
| av8ndoc | Elan M100 | What a wonderful car !! |
| Blipi | Elan M100 | Unique, quick and practical.
Superb road handling! |
| Chewitt | Elan M100 | |
| chris varey | elan m100 | |
| chris.t | Elan M100 | Had it from new and I will never sell it, nuf said me thinks! |
| clubelan | Elan M100 | Good and wonderful car |
| donk | Elan M100 | Steel Blue.
Stainless Steel exhaust.
New Michelin Pilot Sport.
Great car for daily use. |
| emiller1 | Elan M100 | This car has been a real joy to own! Have done upgrades galore...seat red piping, BOV, MBC, air filter, exahust, pre-cat eliminator, MOMO shift knob, and boot, Esprit Sport 350 pedals, Wildwood brakes... |
| JonRB | Elan M100 | Bought in September 2002 and sold in February 2008.
My wife's "pride and joy" and a somewhat expensive wedding present. :)
Superb handling. I thought my Corrado was one of the best-handling FWD ... |
| Mellow_Yellow | Elan M100 | Just bought it for Mrs Mellow Yellow so too early to say |
| mumu | Elan M100 | |
| pit | Elan M100 | |
| pit | Elan M100 | |
| sfl993t4 | ELAN M100 S2 | Great cornering and by far the lowest fuel consumption of my cars. Soon to be for sale. |
| dickymint | Elan Mk2 | Had to sell to get married but we split up before i bought it! |
| barefoot | Elan Plus 2 | |
| Elan159 | Elan Plus 2 | Bought this as a non runner with a Ford crossflow fitted in 2002. Rebuilt it onto a new Spyder chassis with a 2L Zetec and resprayed it at home. Ran it as an everyday car for a while and would have ke... |
| PDtvr | Elan Plus 2 | |
| TVRmuppet | Elan plus 2 130S | |
| .Adam. | Elan Plus 2s 130/5 | Only recommended if you make sure you get a good one! |
| aracer | Elan Plus2 | |
| lotuselise | ELAN S1/2 | |
| M700 TUS | Elan S2 | British Racing Green and goes like a bomb. Not even traction controlled Beemers can hold the road like an Elan. A truely amazing Lotus. |
| mcrowie | Elan S2 | Great sports car. In Lotus Racing Green, best colour. Bought from Edmondson Lotus, Ipswich. Intially lots of problems, which were luckily sorted with warranaty. Great car! Great image! Sold it for... |
| S2lotusguy | Elan S2 | |
| SZHPUR | ELAN S2 | Zero problems in total 6 years, best Car i ever had! |
| tommys2 | elan s2 | what a car |
| willy250 | Elan S2 | |
| zadumbreion | Elan S2 | Lovely car in Mustard Yellow. Took it to BBR to get it chipped because it wasn't quick enough. |
| TVR450 | Elan S2 Turbo | |
| viking | Elan S3 | I built this car up from a number of crashed cars and it has a 1600 twin cam engine with weber carbs. it is in Gold leaf Colours. |
| chau | Elan S4 | |
| moffspeed | Elan S4 | OK so the chassis was rusty and 20 years on I'm probably still paying for the Spyder replacement..but so what.
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| Skyedriver | Elan S4 | Bought from a dealer in Scarborough, re-reg by previous owner on a supposed new chassis but crap throughout. More bodges under the skin than I could believe possible. Sold on to another dealer. |
| alexjfrost | Elan S4 Coupe | The most fun you can have out of the sack.
Car taken in part exchange for Replica Ferrari P4. The engine had been bodged together after a detonation and ran but rough as old boots.
Now al... |
| Ticket | Elan S4 FHC | 369383 - Green |
| head3275 | elan s4 se | |
| paulelans4se | Elan S4 SE | It looks like a car.
BUT - It's a hobby as well!
There's no road tax to pay.
A set of tyres cost £100.
The insurance is about £160? a year.
And when it's right -
she goes like the devil.... |
| 21GG | Elan SE | |
| alex.irs | Elan SE | |
| Beaver | Elan SE | Amazing handling, nasty red carpets and it leaked. |
| brownelan | elan se | wanted one ever since they came out and owning one is great |
| GeoffW | Elan SE | Loved it. Front wheel drive but ignore that as major power-off oversteer available around roundabouts! A lot of fun, few complaints and damn quick a-to-b. Recommended. |
| GT03ROB | ELAN SE | |
| hyabusauser | Elan SE | Normally very reliable with the Japanese mechanics. Parts from Lotus never cheap ! Great drivers car and continues to surprise current crop of hot hatches etc. |
| John_W | Elan SE | Brilliant engineering. Not perfect, but fast, reliable, and with a soft top. Join LotusElanCentral.
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| Mustard | Elan SE | Elan vs 325i ....Chalk n Cheese!
1 Previous Owner from new with fully documented Lotus Service History including original purchase order and invoice, all MOT's and service invoices.
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| nutbehinddawheel | Elan SE | |
| silverback mike | Elan se | Not sure yet.....bought on a whim...
Hmm....turbo, that's different.
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| stiusa | Elan SE | This car is absolutely incredible in every way. It's looks is absolutely stunning, even compare to the new models today. It drives and performs way better than most new sports cars today. |
| fnm | ELAN SE M100 | Great car but would benefit from more power.
Brough this car as a damage repairable as a project having just sold my griff.
Cost only £1,800.00 to purchase and I have now spent £4,500 fully rebu... |
| Bomber Denton | Elan SE Turbo | Great car, totally underestimated handling![pic]http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00483468f00000001.jpg[/pic] |
| elanturbo | elan se turbo | |
| m14cus | Elan SE Turbo | |
| HAPPLEBY | Elan Series 3 SE FHC | I built this car from 3 wrecks in England before moving to the U.S.A.I have owned it for 24 years.It is painted in gold leaf colors.The engine is built from a formula ford(kent)block and crank with lo... |
| Freddie328 | Elan Sprint DHC | |
| Buster44 | Elan Turbo SE | Good car with little if no turbo lag (I don't normally like turbos).
Amazing handling, although difficult to place on the road due to not being able to see the wings. |
| David Segal | Elan x 2, Elise + Exige, rally Escort | |
| V8Griffith | Elan+2 | I loved this car as I rebuilt it from a total HEAP! but even though it would keep up with todays hot hatches I had to sell it as I felt guilty driving it hard. Bought a DAX RUSH with the money |
| Englishman | Elan+2 S130 | |
| Aussie John | elan+2s | car in bits |
| lotiguy | elan/europa/esprit turbo | 1967 elan
1969 europa (zetec)
1989 esprit turbo
1984 reynard f-2000
1989 van dieman r1 power |
| VENOM500 | Eleven Le-Mans | Intersting car, bit like a Caterham. Only good for sprints and track days.V.FAST |
| .. | Elise | |
| 111KAB | Elise | |
| 111Robin | Elise | |
| 111Robin | Elise | |
| 111sprint | Elise | I love this car especially the power and handling and hope to join some track days soon. |
| 111s_amz | Elise | |
| 21GG | Elise | |
| 24sol67 | Elise | Best Elise yet. |
| 26jcd | Elise | Big boy's go-kart |
| 335man | Elise | Awesome car, lightly modded exhaust, induction kit. |
| 355fiorano | Elise | |
| 4lf4-155 | Elise | |
| 4pot | Elise | |
| 5MUG | Elise | Loved it and would have another one (as well as a TVR of course!) |
| 5MUG | Elise | Loved it! |
| 7 Sevens | Elise | Silver S1 with blue leather.
So much fun and provides a real sensation of speed at low speeds.
Loads of local runs and met a good group of guys. |
| 7805 | Elise | |
| 7805 | Elise | |
| 85S3NA | Elise | |
| 877Pettersson | Elise | |
| 8spokes | Elise | haven't got it yet, but my god its great |
| a16svm | Elise | |
| A5HLEY | Elise | I love this car to peices, it's my daily drive and would recomend one to anyone! Need to be careful in the wet, but that goen with any car lets be honest! |
| abrussich | Elise | Chrome Orange, Touring pack, used as daily driver by wife unit. Very fun car in all respects. |
| AbyssUK | Elise | One wicked arse kicker and can cane most cars into next week most wicked. |
| abz 7001 | Elise | Forget Viagara
This car has given me a 40 month hard-on! |
| ACJ | Elise | Just bought the car from having an RS Focus - will see what the difference will be |
| actech | Elise | Excellent fun, lively in the wet
Mods: Sports Exhaust, K&N Filter, Yokohama Advan A038R (Soft Compound), SmartTire Tyre management system
Handles like a dream, great fun to drive.
Great little ... |
| ad111s | Elise | |
| ad111s | Elise | |
| Adam 3200 | Elise | Great Fun |
| Adamc | Elise | Whoo! that was a lot of fun! Try having an argument with your girlfriend in an Elise. Pretty rare in Sydney, so eeeeveryone looks. When I finished paying it off, the temptation to switch proved too mu... |
| adamk550 | Elise | Brilliant car esp. the early ones with the ceramic brakes |
| ADM 135S | Elise | Great car, cheap to run, but can't stop upgrading parts!!
Fitted;
Nitrons,
Stiffened anti-roll bar,
Vented drill brakes with Pagid RS42,
HID headlights,
Eliseparts sports exhaust,
Eliseparts ge... |
| admoss | Elise | |
| Adrian 111R | Elise | |
| adrianball65 | Elise | Utterly addictive, huge fun, amazingly responsive and easy to control despite enormous power to weight |
| AdrianR | Elise | Standard car except for quick rack, no careful owners, frequently used on track. Needs front clam respray due to zillions of stone chips otherwise standing up well to (ab)use.
[url]Somewhat stale w... |
| Ady & Claire | Elise | |
| After Eight | Elise | Had the aluminium metal matrix discs - absolutely brilliant |
| AiD1 | Elise | |
| airborne | Elise | The best thing I ever did was to buy this car. It showed me what a car is really about. Entertainment. |
| ajleslie | Elise | Great noise, great handling, big grin factor - hopefully it'll be reliable! :-) |
| aky666 | Elise | Fantastic!! I love it more than anything!
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| alanp | Elise | w 195 XKX, still around?
Went into ownership after spending hours on a number of BBS, removed cat, added sport exhaust and K&N. Only problem was with rear suspension bushes melting after Lemans run,... |
| alanr | Elise | |
| ALE 111s | Elise | |
| ALE 111s | Elise | |
| Alex Gurr | Elise | I always wanted an Elise and had great fun with the car in the 4 months I owned it. The problem was I got bored of it quite quickly. The handling was sublime, with fantastic grip and magical steering ... |
| ALEX.P69 | ELISE | |
| Alfaholic | Elise | Hunting... Hunting... Desperate to find the right one before we loose the summer sun! |
| alicrozier | Elise | |
| alicrozier | Elise | |
| Alimac | Elise | Unmodded, 4500 miles in 6 months , looking at Induction kit and 2bular silencer. |
| ALKISPAN | elise | |
| Allen-GTR | Elise | |
| almaw | Elise | Standard S2, long roof.
Bell & Colvill sports exhaust.
Racing Green Metallic (B86).
Original green leather interior swapped out for tan. |
| Alter-ego | Elise | |
| althetoad | Elise | Fantastic fun, increadible handling. |
| Altrezia | Elise | |
| Altrezia | Elise | Got another, missed the first one too much! |
| AlunR | Elise | Fantastic car! its got a few marks on the body work but hell its the driving I'm worried about. I use it everyday for nipping to customers and the like and can get a full load of shopping from tesco... |
| amanda_panda | Elise | Love my little Lotus |
| andhan | Elise | Awsome car! Nuff said. |
| andi_p | Elise | Great Car |
| Andrew111r | Elise | |
| andrew82 | Elise | Brilliant car. Handles as if on rails (to a point). Great looks and performance. One of the prettiest small sports cars around. Cheap to run with great fuel economy (around 40mpg) and tyres only c... |
| Andrewpas | Elise | A fantastic car, not so good if you have kids but recommended track days!! |
| andrews | Elise | Initially very expensive, new steering rack, trackrod ends, leaking gearbox etc, but last couple of years its been cheap motoring |
| Andy 111R | Elise | |
| Andy G Bmth | Elise | |
| Andy RB | Elise | Understeers a bit to much |
| Andy RB | Elise | Better cat than the S2, didn't understeer as much. |
| Andy T | Elise | Brilliant! Totally reliable and fantastic to drive. God knows why I replaced it with a Boxster! |
| Andy T | Elise | My second Elise. Got this because after owning the Boxster which was probably the worst experience of my life, I needed to get back into something that I know and love. Lotus!
It's fantastic to dri... |
| Andy111 | Elise | First lotus i've owned.
Ardent Red |
| Andy111s | Elise | |
| Andy1980 | Elise | Goes like stink!! |
| andybpe12 | Elise | |
| andybpe12 | Elise | |
| andyjmchaplin | Elise | any body with 12k or more should by one cheap to run and never fells to put a smile on my face |
| andyspiers | Elise | Tigga front splitter, Hurricane air-filter, Multivex Mirrors, twin-circle tail lights, HIDs |
| Andyt25 | Elise | Lightning Yellow, black wheels, sports exhaust |
| andywaterfall | Elise | |
| ankh | Elise | |
| another juan | Elise | Great around the Nurburgring but a turbo would be nice |
| antgtv | Elise | |
| antnie | Elise | |
| ara2312 | Elise | Lots of fun |
| Argonjunkie | elise | wot a fantastic little sports car, cheap to run and stick to road like theres glue on the tyres. Ive owned this car for over a year now and its been my pride and joy, i love to drive and its always ni... |
| arn1e | elise | |
| Arno | Elise | European Honda K20 engine, TODA A3 spec cams and valvesprings, TODA high compression headgasket, large oil cooler, extra engine mount, 4-2-1 manifold, baffled sump, steel braided brake lines, Nitron s... |
| Artois | Elise | |
| ashp | Elise | A really fantastic car - some periods I used it every day to drive to work. |
| atca | Elise | |
| Atki2000 | Elise | Not had it too long , and only comes out at the weekend for now but has not failed to put a smile on my face every time the garage door goes up! |
| atomicpunk | Elise | |
| aussiebeano | Elise | |
| avaminit | Elise | I would recommed buying this model of Elise. This is the 3rd Elise that I've had. For some reason I always seem to come back to them. Although this is the 1st 111s I'v had and it's much improved.
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| AyeUp | Elise | Pros: Fast, agile, telepathic steering.
Cons: Wet handling, rattles |
| Azlan | Elise | Need more driver training and track days. |
| azure elise | Elise | |
| B19GRR | Elise | Ah well she left today for new roads back in her home county. |
| B3ast | Elise | Superb car - only reallly lost it the once (learnt quick). Could have done with more power though.... |
| b3ves | Elise | |
| B52AFJ | Elise | |
| B5AFJ | Elise | |
| Back Aftie | Elise | bought new,currently being repaired [new clam front]ready for summer! |
| Bada Bing! | Elise | |
| Badapple | Elise | |
| Badbug | Elise | |
| badger748 | Elise | Bought new from main dealer. Tons of options - replaced Ferrari 348.
When it works great car - build is patchy.
Car has tons of grip in dry - fantastic handler. Can be a bit 'snappy' in wet and ... |
| badger828 | elise | |
| BalhamLotus | Elise | |
| bandad | Elise | acquired from SGT Taplow |
| Barbapapa | Elise | |
| Baron Von Alders | Elise | |
| barrad | Elise | Bought my Elise (Elsie as she is known among friends and family) back in December 2005 from Alexander David. Although 5 years old, she had just under 8k on the clock and in immaculate condition.
I... |
| barrygray | Elise | |
| basherbarrichelo | Elise | Great looking, handled well too but could of done with a better engine instead of that k-series. But other than that loved it. |
| Beasty | Elise | Purchased in 2000, the moment I got a new job.
Looking to replace it now, after 2.5 years, and gaining a finacee I am getting a little tired of the lack of luggage space and comfort. Still, there ... |
| Beefcake | |
