First drive

[voucht]

:) The Roadster saw the day light for the first time today (and the window is quite short now in winter time, night falls around 16:00).

I'm glad I could do that before calling the first building inspection, as I haven't have any problem on this short test. I even could pass the second gear :eek:

Hopefully, I can take the first inspection and have the chassis painted before Christmas :)

A video of this historical event here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvsOnxuYmb8&feature=youtu.be

[swe7]

nice

I like the seets and bottom. superlight.

Good luck with inspection.

/Peter

[K4KEV]

Car is impressive Syl ....well done on another milestone....tell you what tho that video camera must have a seriously good image stabilization system as it was super smooth especially when walking.....looks a lot like you are striving for getting it onto the road in spring I would say you are well postioned to do just that

[Janne E]

Well done:)
Looks and sounds great!!!!
If i look at the houses it looks like your in Småland..

//Janne

[ayjay]

Puts a smile on your face :) :) :)

[thailoz]

well done.I really must get on with mine, been kinda busy but hopefully next month can crack on a bit.

Sounds good too

[voucht]

nice

I like the seets and bottom. superlight.


Yes! Genuine Swedish pine tree :)

Car is impressive Syl ....well done on another milestone....tell you what tho that video camera must have a seriously good image stabilization system as it was super smooth especially when walking.....looks a lot like you are striving for getting it onto the road in spring I would say you are well postioned to do just that

Thanks Kev. Yes, my goal is to have it finished for next spring. Hope I can live up to that. Regarding the camera, it is actually a tiny photo camera (pocket size Canon Ixus 120). So I think the steadiness has to be credited to my girlfriend ;)

Well done:)
Looks and sounds great!!!!
If i look at the houses it looks like your in Småland..

//Janne

Spot on Janne, Småland it is !



Thank you for the nice comments and wishes guys. Still a lot of work to do, but it is becoming more and more real!

[TheArf]

I bet the splinters are a bugger to get out, that would be asking the other half to go beyond the call of duty

Arfon

[jps]

looking good!

[alga]

C'est magnifique, Sylvain! I envy your self control for not spinning the wheels a little on the grass :-)

I love these first drive videos. Along with reliving our long-time virtual friends' joy we get to see their faces for the first time, too :-)

[voucht]

Thanks for the last comments guys,

Arfon, thank you for your concern about the splinters in my butt, right, it could have been embarrassing... and pretty painful :eek:
Albertas, I didn't know you could speak French! :cool:

Car is back on stands again, one of the wheels has a manufacturing default : leaking big time, a problem in the cast aluminium (looks like small bubbles). So pissed-off :mad:

I hope they are going to change it at no cost... we'll see.