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Lotus Europa Forums => Members Cars => Topic started by: Fotog on Monday,April 04, 2022, 10:07:55 AM
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I took the car out on Saturday, and went to a 'cars & coffee'. There were a bunch of nice people there and a surprising amount of interest in my beat-up looking TC. More people were interested in it than the $1/4 million+ Lambo that I was parked next to. :) I really enjoyed it, and it was the first time I actually went somewhere in the car and got out. Until now, I've only taken it out on round-trip excursions. You know, "test runs", even if after a while there isn't much new to test.
About a month ago I got my new tires installed (replacing the 40-year-old ones), with road-force balancing. It's not perfect, but pretty acceptable up to 75mph, which is as much as I've done. At that speed I feel like I'm going about 130 mph in a 'normal' car. [A fair bit of wind, plenty of engine noise...] Probably in the Lambo you feel like you're going 35. They're missing out!
This thing is such a blast to drive! I strongly encourage any of you that are still polishing your exhaust systems or whatever to do what you need to so that you can go for a drive.
I'd love to get it to look wonderful. I like aesthetics. But I wonder if I'll ever get there. It's too much fun to drive.
-Vince
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Congratulations on your getting out with your baby! Prettier would be nice but you're supposed to drive these cars! As you found out, these cars generate a LOT of attention! Just keep enjoying your car! :beerchug:
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Good story, Vince. As BDA says, driving first, aesthetics second. I day out in a Europa is always exciting, always a story. Glad to hear you're getting some miles on yours. 8)
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Thanks, guys.👍
At the risk of sounding like a broken record (I think most of us here know what that is 😊), yeah... it's super-fun! However, there's more that I should check out soon before I end up with some problem.
-V