Greetings from France - LotusTalk

Piotr · 08-26-2009, 05:58 AM

Hello all !

Just a few words to present myself. My name's Piotr, I was born in Poland, and now I live in south of France (nice region by the way

)
After 1 year on nissan sunny and 3 years on two different mazda miata, I bought a Lotus Elise 111S, S1 version.
Wonderful car, greats sensations !
I am preparing the car for tracks days and love the way the car is designed (I am in engineer's school...)
By the way, I have an other passion, the leather !
I've my small enterprise, and I realise automotive interiors and other small parts for vehicules (specialy for mazda and lotus, of course !)

Here are some photos of the car :

Some Alcantara upgrades :

here is a link to my website :

See you !
Best regards,
Piotr

(sorry for my english, i know I am making a lot of mistakes

)

Shine · 08-26-2009, 06:43 AM

Welcome!

Beautiful car and gorgeous leather work!

mcoupe · 08-26-2009, 06:49 AM

Bienvenue au club! Ou au sud de la France? Je suis aux USA mais j'ai vecu au sud de la France pendant plusieurs annees (Nice et Cannes).

A+

gospeedv8 · 08-26-2009, 07:15 AM

I've just visited your website. Great work!!!
Also nice pics of your car. Cool!

Oh yes, and welcome!!

Dragi

Uncle Sam · 08-26-2009, 07:32 AM

Bonjour! Your website is cool. Driving a Lotus in the south of France must be fun.

SweetDaddyD · 08-26-2009, 07:35 AM

Welcome. Nice car and nice work. I've always liked the S1.

Piotr · 08-26-2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcoupe

Bienvenue au club! Ou au sud de la France? Je suis aux USA mais j'ai vecu au sud de la France pendant plusieurs annees (Nice et Cannes).

A+

Du côté de Nîmes !
(Near Nîmes town)

Otherwise yes, the roads in the region are very nice. The only problem is the constant growing of automatic "radars"

.
Each time you want to drive hard, you have a though at you drivers licence...
Is it the same in US ?

FIL · 08-26-2009, 07:55 AM

Czesc Piotr! Ja jestem z Lodzi!

Your products look great! If you ever decide to make products for the U.S. version of the Elise, I'm sure they will sell well here!

mcoupe · 08-26-2009, 07:59 AM

Nime! Very nice...Love that area especially Arles. Some great roads to drive too....Although the radars!!!

DeanG · 08-26-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piotr

Du côté de Nîmes !
(Near Nîmes town)

Otherwise yes, the roads in the region are very nice. The only problem is the constant growing of automatic "radars"

.
Each time you want to drive hard, you have a though at you drivers licence...
Is it the same in US ?

It is getting that way. Mostly the police seem to concentrate on enforcing the speed laws rather than going after real criminals.

CrusaderTBC · 08-26-2009, 12:00 PM

Welcome Piotr! The next time I'm in the neighborhood, I'll drop you a note and we can meet up. I have an apt overlooking the south of Place Massena.

Piotr · 08-26-2009, 01:18 PM

Indeed, the house is big and there is a place for more than a Lotus in the box (or other car !) So if someone comes in the region, for hollydays or something else, send a message for a meeting, and a south france road's discovery !

mikester · 08-26-2009, 01:24 PM

Bienvenue !

Nice car

We were fortunate to spend a few days in a beautiful Mas run by friendly innkeepers, near Uzes, about 6 years ago. Good times !

Must return, it's a beautiful area !

Piotr · 08-26-2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIL

Czesc Piotr! Ja jestem z Lodzi!

Your products look great! If you ever decide to make products for the U.S. version of the Elise, I'm sure they will sell well here!

Czesc ! Urodzilem sie w Jeleniej Gorze

Thanks for the compliments

I will be happy to make products for the US market, but the main problem is the actual change (I rather buy items from US due to good prices) and the second problem is the postage costs, which are very high from France (by the way, what is cheap in France ??

)

Do you have special versions of Lotus in US ?

chapster5 · 08-26-2009, 02:25 PM

Welcome to the mad house,

Great car very clean i see and well kept, Nice to see a Lotus being properly looked after

Nick

(from the UK not to far

)

mikester · 08-26-2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piotr

Czesc ! Urodzilem sie w Jeleniej Gorze

Thanks for the compliments

I will be happy to make products for the US market, but the main problem is the actual change (I rather buy items from US due to good prices) and the second problem is the postage costs, which are very high from France (by the way, what is cheap in France ??

)

Do you have special versions of Lotus in US ?

Here in the US, the Series 2 version (Elise and Exige) with the Toyota engine and transmission (from 2005 to the present) is the only street-legal version. The Series 1 with the Rover engine is not allowed for street use.

Piotr · 08-26-2009, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikester

The Series 1 with the Rover engine is not allowed for street use.

Really

So there is no S1 series running in the US ?!? Probably because of high emissions, isn't it ?

...m... · 08-26-2009, 03:56 PM

...fantastic car!..

...sadly, no, S1 models won't be legal for street use in the united states until 2021 - the only ones to be found stateside are either grey market imports or dedicated track cars...love seeing your handiwork, though, and welcome aboard!..

ivan1 · 08-26-2009, 03:58 PM

nice car! I will be flying to Paris this Sunday as my daughter will be studying abroad there for a year....can you pick me up at the airport???

gospeedv8 · 08-27-2009, 12:49 AM

Quote:

...sadly, no, S1 models won't be legal for street use in the united states until 2021 - the only ones to be found stateside are either grey market imports or dedicated track cars...love seeing your handiwork, though, and welcome aboard!..

Thats a point i have not known!

But why? Whats the reason??

gospeedv8

08-26-2009, 05:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Piotr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5	Greetings from France Hello all ! Just a few words to present myself. My name's Piotr, I was born in Poland, and now I live in south of France (nice region by the way ) After 1 year on nissan sunny and 3 years on two different mazda miata, I bought a Lotus Elise 111S, S1 version. Wonderful car, greats sensations ! I am preparing the car for tracks days and love the way the car is designed (I am in engineer's school...) By the way, I have an other passion, the leather ! I've my small enterprise, and I realise automotive interiors and other small parts for vehicules (specialy for mazda and lotus, of course !) Here are some photos of the car : Some Alcantara upgrades : here is a link to my website : See you ! Best regards, Piotr (sorry for my english, i know I am making a lot of mistakes ) __________________ http://www.mosonpiotr.com/images/ban...iere_seloc.gif

08-26-2009, 06:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central Texas Posts: 333 Images: 10	Welcome! Beautiful car and gorgeous leather work! __________________ - Shine 2005 Elise, Ardent Red, Manual Winders

08-26-2009, 07:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
gospeedv8 Just add lightness ... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hohenems Posts: 156	I've just visited your website. Great work!!! Also nice pics of your car. Cool! Oh yes, and welcome!! Dragi __________________ `69 Lotus Type 61FF, `77 Lotus Elite 504, `92 Lotus Esprit SE, `93 Lotus Esprit SE, `93 Lotus Type 110, `96 Lotus Esprit V8, `97 Lotus Elise, `98 Lotus Elise, ...

08-26-2009, 07:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
FIL Serial Thrilla Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 236	Czesc Piotr! Ja jestem z Lodzi! Your products look great! If you ever decide to make products for the U.S. version of the Elise, I'm sure they will sell well here! __________________ 05' Elise - BWR supercharger, Quaife LSD, Nitron Race Triple Adjustable, LETSLA, Larini Decat, Larini Exhuast, ACT HDSS, Fidanza flywheel, V2 Fuel Tank, V2 Steering Arms, BWR sway bar, desnorkled, ForcedFed CF splitter, Manly's engine mounts, S111 harness bar, Schroth harness w/ S111 seat grommets, Oil Drain Valve, Painted Black Diffuser, Braille battery, Custom Battery Switch 05' Corvette - Z51 Convertible - 630hp 6.6L [DON'T YOU JUDGE ME!!!] (SOLD!)

08-26-2009, 12:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
CrusaderTBC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 126	Welcome Piotr! The next time I'm in the neighborhood, I'll drop you a note and we can meet up. I have an apt overlooking the south of Place Massena. __________________ 07 Arctic Silver Exige S 00 Raven Black Audi TT

08-26-2009, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
mcoupe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 455	Bienvenue au club! Ou au sud de la France? Je suis aux USA mais j'ai vecu au sud de la France pendant plusieurs annees (Nice et Cannes). A+

08-26-2009, 07:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Uncle Sam #14 Sport Elise Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 863 Images: 2	Bonjour! Your website is cool. Driving a Lotus in the south of France must be fun.

08-26-2009, 07:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Welcome. Nice car and nice work. I've always liked the S1.

08-26-2009, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
mcoupe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 455	Nime! Very nice...Love that area especially Arles. Some great roads to drive too....Although the radars!!!

08-26-2009, 01:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
Piotr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5	Indeed, the house is big and there is a place for more than a Lotus in the box (or other car !) So if someone comes in the region, for hollydays or something else, send a message for a meeting, and a south france road's discovery ! __________________ http://www.mosonpiotr.com/images/ban...iere_seloc.gif

08-26-2009, 01:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
mikester Registered Shmoozer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 4,597	Bienvenue ! Nice car We were fortunate to spend a few days in a beautiful Mas run by friendly innkeepers, near Uzes, about 6 years ago. Good times ! Must return, it's a beautiful area ! __________________ Covered in Brandy and Lard

08-26-2009, 02:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
chapster5 Photochopper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 2,639 Images: 6	Welcome to the mad house, Great car very clean i see and well kept, Nice to see a Lotus being properly looked after Nick (from the UK not to far ) __________________ http://www.chuforiagraphics.com/ FOR ALL YOUR GRAPHICS NEEDS CONTACT KEITH ON: sweetdaddydelicious (AT) hotmail (DOT) com

08-26-2009, 03:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
...m... Denuo Volatilis Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,715	...fantastic car!.. ...sadly, no, S1 models won't be legal for street use in the united states until 2021 - the only ones to be found stateside are either grey market imports or dedicated track cars...love seeing your handiwork, though, and welcome aboard!.. __________________ 2005 Federal Elise \| Touring \| Storm Titanium ...73,000 miles and aging beautifully... 2000 New Beetle \| Turbo \| Reflex Silver ...107,000 miles of steadfast service...

08-26-2009, 03:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
ivan1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 6,279	nice car! I will be flying to Paris this Sunday as my daughter will be studying abroad there for a year....can you pick me up at the airport??? __________________ 2008 Elise SC Ardent Red - Touring, Sport, Starshield Previous car - 2005 Elise Saffron Yellow (totaled in flood- the original underwater elise)

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