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Old 14-11-2006, 05:47 PM
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Default Lotus Carlton

http://www.lc890g.co.uk/site_map.htm
I would love one
Old 14-11-2006, 05:52 PM
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http://www.lotus-carlton.co.uk/

Is a good site as well
Old 14-11-2006, 05:54 PM
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you seen the one in sweden in a cop chase, ill find the vid
Old 14-11-2006, 06:00 PM
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I love them. Awesome cars

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...ch_full=SEARCH

One in trader for sub 9k

Not that fast though. Heavy cars!
Old 14-11-2006, 06:11 PM
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Remember the Tiff test

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/07/...n-lotus-omega/
Old 14-11-2006, 06:19 PM
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handle like a wet fish in a bowl of washing up liquid though!!
Old 14-11-2006, 06:50 PM
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heard it achieved its top speed in 5th and not 6th
Old 14-11-2006, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dovboy
heard it achieved its top speed in 5th and not 6th
the one i had recently was deliverd by my mate,he was sat on the motorway at 300kph in top but it was slowing down so he left it in 5th gear to keep the speed up!!!
Old 14-11-2006, 06:57 PM
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me dream car along with a moonstone RS500

the site that a1glk posted is dave franzacks LC, which as your see is minter than mint
Old 14-11-2006, 06:57 PM
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awesome cars i always wanted 1 too
cardiff cops used to have 1
it flew !!!!!!!
Old 14-11-2006, 07:00 PM
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I dare to say this Swedish one is probably the most mental one ever.

http://www.lotusomega.se/

Check out the Project, far right in the top menu.






Old 14-11-2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Sam
you seen the one in sweden in a cop chase, ill find the vid
awesome cars

heres the vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHNynLKrpM
Old 14-11-2006, 07:06 PM
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RAMRAIDERS by me used to use one on "THEIR SHOPPING TRIPS".Kept out running the PATROL CARS and even the POLICE HELICOPTER.After about 2 weeks the car was that HOT they had to TORCH IT!!!!

WASTE.
Old 14-11-2006, 07:15 PM
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that swed lotus looks to me like the wheels and the camber have been photoshopped on lol
but
Old 14-11-2006, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MAD matt-sab
that swed lotus looks to me like the wheels and the camber have been photoshopped on lol
but
Pics are just after they rolled it out of the garage after 2 years.

Got some problems with the headgasket so its not fully mapped yet. It let got a 1,9bar. Aim is set for 900-1000bhp.
Old 14-11-2006, 07:36 PM
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Yep we all yurned to own one of these cars when they came out. I was in my late teens and was trying to come up with ways to get hold of 25k for a 4x4 saph. When these came out with massive price tag of near 50k it was like fuck, you either needed a city job or had to be supplying lots of powder to have one.

Word on the street when they came out was they could eat cosworths for breakfast
























Piss off vauxhall not one with 500 odd horsie power




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Old 14-11-2006, 07:45 PM
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until the first corner,remember,they do not have steering racks so handle pure fooking shit.
Old 14-11-2006, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TF Rallyesport
until the first corner,remember,they do not have steering racks so handle pure fooking shit.

I said to someone once I wouldn't mind getting one, I was told at that time they handle like a milk float on an ice rink



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Old 14-11-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Andreas




how tough does that look though!
Old 15-11-2006, 07:47 AM
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there are a big family aroung here the "lewis's"
there are 3 brothers and they are really spolit and had everything even esc cos's etc at just 17 !
they have had the lot porches,cossies,the youngest hadf a madevelopments 330 conversion on his small turbo esc cos,scoobies,evo extremes thery have had the lot propper dream list stuff
darrn the eldest had a lotus carlton and was by for the fastest all be it straight line car they had !!!!
awesome would spins the wheels from 40 mph up in the dry without doing any thing mad !!!
it wasn't std but just superchipped
they where told it took it to near 500bhp
not sure about that mind !
but fooking aweome.
Old 15-11-2006, 08:20 AM
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Not normally a fan of vauxhalls but i love the carlton

I enquired about one as they are getting cheap. However, running costs if anything major goes are throught the roof 10 x cossie !!!

Seen a few reviews if the Monaro VXR 500 (supercharged). Sounded absouletly awsome and 0-60 in 4.5 !!

I reckon in a few years they will be <20k. Im aspiring to one cause ford refuse to pull their fingers out of their smelly asses
Old 15-11-2006, 08:45 AM
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