It’s funny what the winter does to you
isn’t it?
I hadn’t driven the lotus for about 4
months and had almost forgotten about it. Then a pal of mine said that he
wanted to sell his Aston Vantage Roadster. I never really considered myself an
Aston driver. I always thought they were all show and no go. BUT I asked how
much he wanted for ‘Jess’ and we did a deal.
I didn’t really expect that to happen – I
was still thinking about getting a 996 GT3 (too pricey now) and had even
thought about getting another 996 turbo.
So I had to find a buyer for Lisa. Barry
the Lotus man came to my rescue (yet again) and sold my car for me really
quickly.
I have to say that I am really ambivalent
about the S190. Mine needed a fair amount of sorting out and to be fair, when I
bought mine, no one was spending money on making Elise S1s nice so I won’t be
the only one spending money on an S190 or S160. On a quiet B road (like the
ones where I live), It was simply ballistic. I loved it so much. BUT on a long
run, it left my deaf, stinking of gas and with back ache. As I drove Jess away
from Barry’s workshop I was thinking about the lovely late model Europa he had
for sale. I need medication for this.
Anyway as the ‘stones said: “…I used to
love her, but it’s all over now”
Here’s a photo of Jess to make up for it…
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