The cars and bikes thread!

[tribe125]

Lovely car, but vandalised.

[Raza]

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KYd...utm_campaign=n

It’ll be interesting to see what this goes for—I feel like they tend to go at a higher value than they’re worth because of the Cobra connection, but when it comes right down to you, you’re putting yourself in a car, your life in its hands, so to speak, and it’s been built by a random person under unknown conditions and it’s a big risk. It’s a major reason I’ve never really considered looking at a secondhand one compared to a sports car from a real company, built in a factory, not a shed, by trained workers, and not someone doing it after work while having a few beers.

[geoffbot]

[car from a real company, built in a factory, not a shed, by trained workers, and not someone doing it after work while having a few beers.

All British car manufacturers are angry at you rn

[mlcor]

All British car manufacturers are angry at you rn

When I had my Lotus, I had some custom painting done on some interior parts, including the shroud around the a/c controls. When they took it apart, they found one side had a one inch screw with two washers, and the other side had a two inch screw with a whole bunch of washers. We also found a beer bottle cap wedged underneath the shifter boot.

[Raza]

All British car manufacturers are angry at you rn

There are still British car manufacturers?

[Raza]

When I had my Lotus, I had some custom painting done on some interior parts, including the shroud around the a/c controls. When they took it apart, they found one side had a one inch screw with two washers, and the other side had a two inch screw with a whole bunch of washers. We also found a beer bottle cap wedged underneath the shifter boot.

That’s how they make them so reliable now.

[geoffbot]

There are still British car manufacturers?

Depends on your definition! Lotus is geely but still made in the uk, jag is dead and Indian anyway, in some capacity, mclaren just got bought I think... No more noble, tvr, Aston is still going.

[geoffbot]

When I had my Lotus, I had some custom painting done on some interior parts, including the shroud around the a/c controls. When they took it apart, they found one side had a one inch screw with two washers, and the other side had a two inch screw with a whole bunch of washers. We also found a beer bottle cap wedged underneath the shifter boot.

I'm not surprised. I've seen mclaren teardowns and the build quality has left something to be desired. Shame, we once had the largest global empire history has ever seen....

[mlcor]

That’s how they make them so reliable now.

Ironically, despite those foibles, I had the Lotus for nine years and it was extremely reliable (albeit only driven 3k miles per year). Part of that was undoubtedly the Toyota drivetrain, but even there, I had an aftermarket supercharger on it with no issues at all. And it was driven "very briskly" on numerous occasions, including a couple of stints on track.

[Raza]

Ironically, despite those foibles, I had the Lotus for nine years and it was extremely reliable (albeit only driven 3k miles per year). Part of that was undoubtedly the Toyota drivetrain, but even there, I had an aftermarket supercharger on it with no issues at all. And it was driven "very briskly" on numerous occasions, including a couple of stints on track.

Oh, I wasn’t kidding. I have no worries about Lotus reliability after the switch to Toyota powertrains. I mean, what in an Elise is even left to go wrong? The off the shelf Blaupunkt head unit? Boohoo, pull it out and put a new one in. I would buy a modern Lotus without hesitation.