New to me Elan finally arrived!!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:34 pm
Hi!
Well I am officially very excited! My elan has finally arrived in Greece! I purchased it over a month ago from the UK. Had some work done to it by the dealer from which I bought it, then had it shipped to Athens, Greece. Last Friday the call came that the container had landed!!!
Importing a car to Greece is quite a long and laborious (and costly) process. Today was the first time I saw it as I had to be present in the opening of the container? What can I say, I was overwhelmed. After 2 years of searching and gathering the funds I finally had her!
Sadly no photos where allowed as the car is still in customs and will remain there for about a week!!!! You can understand my anxiety as the car is now in an open car park with nothing but a cover to protect it from weather and bad eyes!!!!!
She is a 1967 cirrus white S3 FHC SE. She has been totally restored and is in great condition.
I had an s1 elise until 3 months ago which I had to sell in order to get the elan. This made sense since it was the elan that I really wanted from the beginning!!
Well, a problem did occur when we attempted to start her after a month of inactivity and she couldn?t turn over. The battery is done so I am asking if anyone can recommend an uprated modern one for replacement. I think I can only find modern ie non specialised batteries here.. Is there anything I should look out for or is it just a case of finding one in the right size?
I am also looking for an s3 hanbook and toolkit by the way!
Thats it for now.. Ill post pics as soon as I get them?
Thanks for a great site and source of info!
I think I should change my name to GreekS3 now!!
Cheers
Vassilis
Well I am officially very excited! My elan has finally arrived in Greece! I purchased it over a month ago from the UK. Had some work done to it by the dealer from which I bought it, then had it shipped to Athens, Greece. Last Friday the call came that the container had landed!!!
Importing a car to Greece is quite a long and laborious (and costly) process. Today was the first time I saw it as I had to be present in the opening of the container? What can I say, I was overwhelmed. After 2 years of searching and gathering the funds I finally had her!
Sadly no photos where allowed as the car is still in customs and will remain there for about a week!!!! You can understand my anxiety as the car is now in an open car park with nothing but a cover to protect it from weather and bad eyes!!!!!
She is a 1967 cirrus white S3 FHC SE. She has been totally restored and is in great condition.
I had an s1 elise until 3 months ago which I had to sell in order to get the elan. This made sense since it was the elan that I really wanted from the beginning!!
Well, a problem did occur when we attempted to start her after a month of inactivity and she couldn?t turn over. The battery is done so I am asking if anyone can recommend an uprated modern one for replacement. I think I can only find modern ie non specialised batteries here.. Is there anything I should look out for or is it just a case of finding one in the right size?
I am also looking for an s3 hanbook and toolkit by the way!
Thats it for now.. Ill post pics as soon as I get them?
Thanks for a great site and source of info!
I think I should change my name to GreekS3 now!!
Cheers
Vassilis