New owner
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- Year: 1990
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New owner
Pleased to announce that I’ve just bought a Lotus Excel SE 1990, having spent the last year viewing various cars, including a very pleasant trip to Malaga.
Regards
Clive (cthomp32)
Regards
Clive (cthomp32)
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- Model: Elite S2.2 Automatic
- Colour: Essex Blue
- Year: 1981
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Re: New owner
Welcome Clive! Great to see you on here and we look forward to seeing and hearing more from you and your car. There are plenty of people here who can help on any issues or niggles you may have but otherwise sit back and enjoy your car. Excels are superb grand tourers.
Cheers, Richard
Cheers, Richard
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Re: New owner
Hi Clive - welcome to the forum! Are you the new owner who lives down the road from me? I'm in Lowdham.
Pete
Pete
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Re: New owner
Yes welcome to the forum Clive always plenty of help and advice ,enjoy the car ..Ray
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Why is there always bits left over ?
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Why is there always bits left over ?
- MetBlue
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Re: New owner
Welcome Clive. Like you, I'm a recent newbie to the world of Excel ownership. Mine's a 92 MY. One of the last. Bit of a running restoration, but at least it's on the road, not like my Elite that's on a 30 year plus restoration journey.
Tony
Tony
What goes together.... Must come apart.
- Hawaiis0
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Re: New owner
Nothing is fool proof. Fools are clever!
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Re: New owner
I’ve finally worked out how to upload pictures using an iPad only......not the simplest of tasks!
So here is my new purchase, but unfortunately it’s stuck up in Yorkshire due to Covid lockdown restrictions.
Once I’ve collected it I’ll post some more photos and get stuck into fixing the few issues it’s got, which aren’t many:
Electric mirrors not working
Door hinge bush play
Rear seat belt mounting corrosion
I’m sure there will be a few others.
Clive
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Re: New owner
Looks a lovely car Clive!
Richard
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Re: New owner
Looks great Clive! I love that colour combo.
Pete
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Re: New owner
Car ownership is an essential task for getting to work. You are well in your rights to collect. I just did 250 miles for an MOT - also essential
Nothing is fool proof. Fools are clever!
- Hawaiis0
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Re: New owner
PS What colour will you be painting it when home?
Nothing is fool proof. Fools are clever!
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- Model: Excel SE - EWP/Waterless!
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- Year: 1989
- Location: Swaledale
Re: New owner
Yeah go get it. Just make sure they fill it up for you - might save you getting CoVID from the petrol stations up here!
Good colour on a late model.
Reminds me of Angus' car - only it looks in better nick! Sorry Angus.
Good colour on a late model.
Reminds me of Angus' car - only it looks in better nick! Sorry Angus.
Peter K
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Re: New owner
That's a real mix of cars / motorbikes for sale in the background Clive.
Was it a dealer who just didn't know what he liked, or a collection being sold off?
Tony
Was it a dealer who just didn't know what he liked, or a collection being sold off?
Tony
What goes together.... Must come apart.
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Re: New owner
It was a commission sale on behalf of an old boy who was reducing the number of cars in his collection of 30+ cars.
The dealer is Themotorist.com, really nice people and great place to wander around. They have car events most weekends in normal times.
The dealer is Themotorist.com, really nice people and great place to wander around. They have car events most weekends in normal times.