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Thank you all who took an interest in my ordeal. It looks great. v

Great news

Happy early birthday!!!!!

Thanks LJ. I noticed later on last night that the mold of the clip is really different from my original one. Actually, I think I like it better. v

Wow, nothing worse than having mold on your clip

Vicki -

Glad you're back on the road, mold and all.

Let us know how the Lotus meet goes this weekend. Looks like you're going to have great driving weather.

I, on the other hand, am headed to Florida...Hurricane? What hurricane?

TMc

I was wondering why a rear clip for a Beck had to come from Thunder Ranch, I just figured that TR could provide it faster than Beck. So, is it a Thunder Beck or a Beck-o-ranch ? Congrats and thanx V.V. for the wake up. I now watch my rear view and am prepared to get in gear and go at all traffic control devices.Wish you the very best of everything now that your Spydie is fixed and on the road. Zoom, Zoom!!!

A cross between a Beck and a Vintage is a Veck so I guess her car is now a Teck

Watch out for Ivan. I think it's up to a 5 now.
I like Thunder Beck, but since it was a Beck originally, maybe the Beck should go first. I don't know.
LJ--I was able to get the mold off. Smarty pants.
v

Vicki,
TR uses Beck Molds, so it's actually very close. TR does make improvements to the product. TR improved many items on my Vintage, so I call my ride a TRMV, Thunder Ranch Modified Vintage, getting the bugs out of these cars can only be a better deal for the owner.

Hi Vicky, glad you got spydie back!! What to call your car? How about Vintage Thunder? (haha) Enjoy - hope you get lots of driving in before winter forces you to less interesting transportation.
angela

Or maybe a TReck,note ,you must use the Capital "R" to avoid infringement of a Bicycle company's trademark! Either way, call it FUN!!

Oh! WOW! How about a BecksTR ? Cowabunga dude!

Vicki, HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to youuu, Happy Birthday to youuu, Happy Birthday dear Vickie,Happy birthday to youuu! [And many more!] Wow, I didn't no I cud sang soo guud.

I refrained from singing because it would be off key. Even in typed form.

I love all this attention! ha
Thanks for all the notes. Having a few minor problems since getting it back--brake lights don't work, headlamp out, etc, so I have to take it back and get them to fix a few things. The emblems still haven't arrived. The worst thing is that they put the slotted fittings for the soft top on backwards! I found that out yesterday when it started raining on me about 30 miles out of town.

Went to see the Skip Barber course outside of B'ham. The show was just for the Lotus club; not a full scale British car show like we thought. But I found my next car at the show. See picture. Also, filled up with racing gas, octane 112. Dave's idea.

Thanks for the birthday wishes and songs. Thanks LJ for not type/singing.

Angela--I'm afraid this car is all I have, summer or winter.
v

That would explain the soft-top and now that I think about it, the need for a rental car! I was thinking Spydie was a second car, but it's your WHEELS BABY! Glad you have him back!
angela

Happy Birthday Vicki.

Hi there,
Nice to see the Spyder back on the road!
I was a bit concerned that you felt the need to buy a LOTUS as here in Gt Britain it stands for Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious! I hope yours isn't one of those.
The K series engine has all sorts of 'gremlins' with the cooling systems ( Head gaskets blowing & frying the engine Big Style) so BEWARE!
From a man that knows!

OK

Magwa

Thanks for the warning! For some reason I thought the Elize had a hopped-up Toyota Celica engine, which as far as I'm concerned, is extremely reliable and long-lasting with very little maintenance. I won't be buying anything any time soon anyway. I WOULD like to just drive one some day! v

Yes you are right the latest versions changed the engine for the 'unburstable' Toyota unit.
Just make sure you have one of those.
You will enjoy the car.
The alternative is the VX220 General Motors (Vauxhall over here!)Same car with different body top.
It looks a little Toyota MR2 in style.
Anyway its nice to see the rear ends recovered! ( Can I say that?) Sorry!
The old jokes are always the best

Magwa

The Elise is new to the US, legally anyway, and is only available with the Toyota motor/trans unit. Sounds like loads of fun!

On page 63 of the October issue of "Road & Track" there is a photo of the 2006 Elise Mk3. Due out in about a year, it is a significantly different styling exercise than the current car...Much more angular and without the "grinning like a jackass eating briars" grill and headlamp treatment. Same engine and transmission apparently. Once again, buy it today and in 10 months it's obsolete.

TMc