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Sep 24, 2010 11:08:33 AM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003

Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Delivery is expected for November.

I managed to place an order exceptionnally a couple of days after the order book got closed, which was on the 27th of August. So I expect this 211 to be one of the very last built. Smiley

Now the wait... Smiley

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Sep 24, 2010 12:13:25 PM

Joost: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Dordrecht , Netherlands; Posts: 8055, Gallery; Registered on: May 3, 2004; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Nice! And after the wait comes the wait untill you'll be able to drive it? ;-)
November is not really a good time of the year to drive an open race car is it?
Anyways, looking forward to reading some nice reports!

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Sep 24, 2010 1:03:12 PM

Carlos from Spain: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Spain. , Spain; Posts: 21155, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 9, 2003; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Congrats!! Smiley

Amazing lightweight and handling focused car! and with 250HP (I think its 250?) it should be very fast! Should be a blast!

Looking foward to some pics and your impressions Smiley

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Sep 24, 2010 1:07:06 PM

Ferdie: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Europe , Germany; Posts: 8234, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 2, 2004; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Those are stunning news, congratulations on that purchase! Tell us a bit more about your projected usage, e.g. trackdays, tourist days at the N´ring, cup races...

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Sep 24, 2010 1:18:33 PM

easy_rider911: Rennteam VIP; Loc: London , United Kingdom; Posts: 22190, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 8, 2004; Reply to: Ferdie

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Great news Gauss! Many congratulations :) I'm looking forward to reading your impressions and seeing the photos! Cheers Easy :)
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Sep 24, 2010 5:12:43 PM

Atzporsche: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Vancouver , Canada; Posts: 9118, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 7, 2005; Reply to: easy_rider911

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Congrats, its an amazing machine. And one of the last is truly special.

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Sep 24, 2010 5:17:49 PM

Enmanuel: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Boston , United States; Posts: 8857, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 7, 2008; Reply to: Atzporsche

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Atzporsche:

Congrats, its an amazing machine. And one of the last is truly special.

+1 , can't wait to see pictures (many many pictures) and your thoughts on it.

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Sep 24, 2010 6:38:30 PM

MKSGR: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Germany , Germany; Posts: 8098, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 17, 2002; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Many congrats Smiley Smiley Smiley Might be a good decision given what is going on at Lotus Smiley

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Sep 24, 2010 7:13:52 PM

easy_rider911: Rennteam VIP; Loc: London , United Kingdom; Posts: 22190, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 8, 2004; Reply to: MKSGR

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Gauss, I just told my wife about your new car - she is already asking if she can enjoy a passenger lap in it around the Nordschleife

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Sep 24, 2010 11:36:32 PM

blueflame: Expert; Loc: Germany , Germany; Posts: 1702, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 28, 2005; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Just Smiley !!!

Blueflame Smiley

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Sep 25, 2010 12:56:11 AM

Enmanuel: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Boston , United States; Posts: 8857, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 7, 2008; Reply to: easy_rider911

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

easy_rider911:

Gauss, I just told my wife about your new car - she is already asking if she can enjoy a passenger lap in it around the Nordschleife

Based solely on that comment I declare your wife to be 'Awesome' !!! and you can tell her I said that. Smiley Smiley

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Sep 25, 2010 1:19:38 AM

ResB: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Yorkshire, where roads are twisty... , United Kingdom; Posts: 2858, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 19, 2006; Reply to: Enmanuel

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Congrats. They are epic on the track. Not much gets by them if anything.

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Sep 25, 2010 6:29:50 AM

Gnil: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: VD, Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 14183, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 11, 2005; Reply to: ResB

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Congratulations !! Looking forward to your review and pics...the winter will be very long.....

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Sep 25, 2010 8:22:39 AM

easy_rider911: Rennteam VIP; Loc: London , United Kingdom; Posts: 22190, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 8, 2004; Reply to: Enmanuel

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Enmanuel:

easy_rider911:

Gauss, I just told my wife about your new car - she is already asking if she can enjoy a passenger lap in it around the Nordschleife

Based solely on that comment I declare your wife to be 'Awesome' !!! and you can tell her I said that.

LOL Smiley Thanks - I just told her - she's a genuine petrolhead like all of us Smiley

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Sep 25, 2010 11:33:39 AM

RC: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Rennteam HQ , Germany; Posts: 59602, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 26, 2002; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Gauss:

Delivery is expected for November.

I managed to place an order exceptionnally a couple of days after the order book got closed, which was on the 27th of August. So I expect this 211 to be one of the very last built.

Now the wait...

Poor Daisy. Smiley Smiley

Is it the supercharged version ?

Congratulations...even more extreme now. Smiley Smiley

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Sep 25, 2010 4:23:04 PM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003; Reply to: RC

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Thanks for the wishes, guys! I'm happy as a clam

@Joost, indeed, I will have to wait a whole lot longer until I can take it out on a track day

@ Easy, LOL thanks my friend! I know your wife extremely enjoyed the passenger ride in the Elise. She rightly advised me to wear a helmet on the Ring, well now you can tell her, that I WILL and of course both of you are always welcome to join a ride in the 211!

@Gnil, I haven't forgotten that you wanted a ride in the 211 too so next time we meet, we're having a blast in it

@MKSGR, that's exactly what I was thinking when I took the plunge. I'm not appreciating the new ideas of Dany Bahar and thought I'd get one of the last "lightweight" Lotus' while I still can.

@RC, you are right, she is still getting accustomized to the idea and it's going to take me go through a lot of new pairs of shoes

I've opted for the N/A version. It's got the same power output as my Elise and that's plenty quick for me, especially since the 211 is much lighter. If I should ever be wanting more power in the future, then I can always add the supercharger later.

I will register this 2-Eleven for the road to be able to enjoy it on the Nordschleife. Unfortunately there is no COC - "Certificate of Conformity" - for the 211 and it is particularly difficult to register it in some countries.

My 2-Eleven will be the very first in Luxembourg

Besides the already track focussed spec the car has, I have opted for uprated suspension and brakes. The colour is going to be black again, I just love black on a Lotus

I will write an extensive review of it, and post lots of photos once I take delivery

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Sep 25, 2010 4:40:52 PM

Gnil: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: VD, Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 14183, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 11, 2005; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Gauss:

My 2-Eleven will be the very first in Luxembourg

That is so Smiley . I'll bring my black helmet for the ride Smiley Smiley

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Sep 25, 2010 5:45:53 PM

Porsche-Jeck: Rennteam Master; Loc: Rheinland , Germany; Posts: 4856, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 27, 2005; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Wow Smiley Smiley Smiley Many many congrats, Gauss - great decision Smiley My long term weather forecast predicts some nice days in the Eifel in November Smiley Can't wait to join you for a Pax lap Smiley

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Sep 26, 2010 9:03:18 AM

DuckieRS: Senior; Loc: Belgium , Belgium; Posts: 787, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 15, 2007; Reply to: Porsche-Jeck

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Félicitatioun!

Looking forward to meeting up next season...

(Waiting is the hardest part. If it might make you feel better: You're not alone.)

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Sep 26, 2010 6:05:32 PM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003; Reply to: Porsche-Jeck

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

@PJ, Thanks a lot Smiley I'd very much love to, but in November the toy won't be ready yet, I'm afraid. I will need to finish the run in first Smiley Can't wait to test it on the holy ground Smiley

@DuckieRS, Merci Smiley yes, I'm very much looking forward to next season Smiley

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Sep 26, 2010 7:46:49 PM

JP66: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Seattle , United States; Posts: 2217, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 10, 2003; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Didn't know what a 211 was, so had to look it up....nice!

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Sep 26, 2010 7:54:12 PM

Eunice: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Karlsruhe , Germany; Posts: 6155, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 27, 2008; Reply to: JP66

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That is one awesome car, congratz. Is yours all black or do you have the yellow stripes like in the picture?

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Sep 26, 2010 8:14:31 PM

bluelines: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Argovia , Switzerland; Posts: 11655, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 29, 2005; Reply to: Eunice

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Congrats!

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Sep 26, 2010 8:26:32 PM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003; Reply to: bluelines

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Thanks guys Smiley

@Eunice, the one above with the yellow/grey stripes has the Launch edition paint scheme.

Mine will be all black. Kind of like this one, but with the SVA Kit, which includes head lights, blinkers and a honk Smiley

I had posted photos about this black 211 in the past, which you can look up here : http://www.rennteam.com/forum/thread/473627/Lotus_2Eleven_in_black/page1.html

Maybe I'll take the wheels in silver, I'm still undecided.

Here's a photo of one with the headlights :

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Sep 26, 2010 8:32:13 PM

Eunice: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Karlsruhe , Germany; Posts: 6155, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 27, 2008; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Does it come with some kind of roof, or will you have to wait under a bridge in case it starts to rain on your way back from the Ring?

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Sep 26, 2010 8:46:34 PM

Ferdie: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Europe , Germany; Posts: 8234, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 2, 2004; Reply to: Ferdie

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Ferdie:

Those are stunning news, congratulations on that purchase! Tell us a bit more about your projected usage, e.g. trackdays, tourist days at the N´ring, cup races...

Hm, somehow you left me out in your previous response so I try again. Smiley

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Sep 26, 2010 9:14:03 PM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003; Reply to: Ferdie

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

Ferdie:

Ferdie:

Those are stunning news, congratulations on that purchase! Tell us a bit more about your projected usage, e.g. trackdays, tourist days at the N´ring, cup races...

Hm, somehow you left me out in your previous response so I try again.

Oops, guilty as charged Smiley Sorry Ferdie Smiley

Here goes, I will be using the 211 solely for track usage. Primarily on the Nürburgring and the nearby circuit courses, like Spa, the GP track at the Ring, Hockenheim, Mettet, etc. (anything that lies in a 300 km perimeter around Luxembourg).

Maybe I will enter a few regularity races (don't know of any just yet) but I haven't planned on participating in the CUP races (Lotus CUP). Maybe someday in the future.

Smiley

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Sep 26, 2010 9:15:23 PM

Ferdie: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Europe , Germany; Posts: 8234, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 2, 2004; Reply to: Gauss

Sep 26, 2010 9:24:21 PM

Gauss: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Luxembourg , Luxembourg; Posts: 5822, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 3, 2003; Reply to: Ferdie

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

@Eunice, No, the 211 doesn't have a roof. There is a small shower cap however But you can't drive the car with it on, and it mustn't rain too heavily either.

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Sep 26, 2010 10:02:09 PM

Eunice: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Karlsruhe , Germany; Posts: 6155, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 27, 2008; Reply to: Gauss

Re: Sold my Elise and bought a 211

The roof is a small issue, whether you'll show up on a track day or not will be as predictable as the weather...

Otherwise, stunning car. It must be a rocket and more fun to drive than most super cars out there.

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