Thanks Ian, and yes it came with the reg.
Thanks to everyone's hind comments, much appreciated, the colour does seem to suit her rather well. I took Budster for a short drive round Exmouth yesterday and he said we drew rather a lot of attention. As we were going to
Mums a chap pulled over on a narrowish road wound his window down and said "What a lovely car, stunning", just lovely to hear, so looks like it Rosie in Blue will get the right sort of attention.
I'm very pleased with the car, a couple of minor niggles which Berrybrook are going to sort as we already discussed before I got her. Then I can pamper her and stroke the curves. I have only done about 30 miles so far but I am really pleasantly please by the refinement. I know a few people say the S1 is a bit raw, but for a car that could be easily just put on a track and raced it does drive very nice. It seems very well balanced, soaks up the rough Devon roads, and corners beautifully. It's intersting that somehow it feels quicker than the Roadster even though on paper they are very similar power to weight, maybe it's just that V8 low end torque. The drive home yesterday I am very familiar with and I was surprised how calm and smooth it felt compared to the Roadster, although the Roadster was not that bad either. From memory Rosie in Blue does not feel that much different to the MMC maroon demo S5 I drove 2 months ago, but then the mind can play tricks on you in the excitement of getting in a car for the first time. When I get the chance I will try and drive a new one and mine back to back on the same roads to get a real comparison.
I'm really looking forward to my drive and seeing my chum Graham(G4FUJ) later today, and then up to Jays for a couple of nights. We are going to Curborough taster day to watch and meet some MOG pals. It will be really nice to get about again after a week in hospital and 3 weeks at home.
Thanks again everyone, hope to see you some of you at a few events later in the year, do come say hello, I love chatting about cars, not just mine.
