Seriously, did you know the weather and the car when you said yes to that trip, or were you caught out?

Great vid by the way. What a larf!

. . . Yup - we knew the weather was

I viewed the 7 last spring in glorious sunshine and put down a deposit with a view to getting the train a few days later to drive back. Plan B had to be brought into operation due to the snow (!), so I trailered it home.

The weather never really picked up all summer. I kept thinking "I'll take it out when the weather picks up" - it didn't - all bloody summer. So I started taking it out for a laugh in the rain (like the vid), but the weather washed so much debris on the roads I started getting paranoid about the damage. So, after the winter off the road and being "restored" - I got shut of it. It's now for sale via Caterham Austria !

A giggle while I had it though !

Always liked the VX - "the thinking man's Elise"

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

Response from my friend with the Opel Speedster (VX220). I sent him the VX in the Alps clip and he loved it.

Dutch: ik heb nu een "stage II" supercharger conversion, met als extra dan nog de verwijderde balansassen, lichtere vliegwiel, Tullett 2.5" exhaust, incl. equal length 4-1 manifold, Eagle drijfstangen en stijvere klepveren, zodat ik hem (binnenkort) nog de toerenbegrenzer een paar honderd rpm hoger kan zetten, ik denk dat ik hem naar 7400 zet dan. Ik zou nu rond de 260-265pk moeten zitten (crankshaft). Gewicht van de speedster moet nu rond de 820-830kg zitten.

Translation :
I have a stage II supercharger conversion with as extra removal of the balancer shafts, lighter flywheel, Tullett 2.5" exhasut incl. equal length 4-1 manifold, Eagle conrods and stiffer valve springs. This allows the rev limiter to be set to a higher value (still to be done soon), say around 7400. At present the crankshaft hp should be around 260-265. Weight around 820-830 kg.

The result is below, first test drive on Zandvoort after 1 1/2 year of not driving it !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Z-vjQ6jNk&feature=youtu.be MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!