BMW M4 v Lotus Exige S V6
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Consider your parking situation too. Getting the front splitter of the Lotus in and out of multi-storeys and other ramp type things can get interesting. Similarly, you need enough space to open the doors widely to avoid having to do an undignified crawl to get out of it...
...but if you think you can, then Lotus all the way because of how special it will make any other longer drives. I occasionally use my (4-pot) Exige for commuting when the other car is in the garage.
...but if you think you can, then Lotus all the way because of how special it will make any other longer drives. I occasionally use my (4-pot) Exige for commuting when the other car is in the garage.
Blowfish said:
I don't think they are that low at the front? I had no problems with the roadster I borrowed, but then that did not have the extra splitter the coupe has.
They're not especially low but they do have a pretty substantial front overhang and rather fragile splitter. It's certainly very easy to damage the splitter on kerbs when parking. I've grounded my Elise (which is running at 115mm front ride height, which I think it similar to the Exige) coming out of particularly vicious drives but never in a car park or on a speed hump. Ryvita said:
Consider your parking situation too. Getting the front splitter of the Lotus in and out of multi-storeys and other ramp type things can get interesting. Similarly, you need enough space to open the doors widely to avoid having to do an undignified crawl to get out of it...
^^^ This is IMO a huge practical consideration. The sill is wide and when you open the car door about 50% of the apparent aperture is still filled with sill, so you'll get plenty of limbo-dancing practice. The sill goes all the way up to that black panel on the door,,
king we got for doing that.
Ozzie Osmond said:
^^^ This is IMO a huge practical consideration. The sill is wide and when you open the car door about 50% of the apparent aperture is still filled with sill, so you'll get plenty of limbo-dancing practice. The sill goes all the way up to that black panel on the door,,
If you're young and fit then it's not a problem at all. If you're fat, then I suppose it gives you motivation!kambites said:
I've been running an Elise in the same situation as you for the last seven years and have had no regrets. If you don't need to carry lots of luggage, its an ideal daily driver for short non-motorway commutes in my experience. You'll need winter tyres for snow though - cut slicks don't work.
Never had any problems driving with AD08's on my VX220 in the snow. Worked quite well I found.Trif said:
kambites said:
I've been running an Elise in the same situation as you for the last seven years and have had no regrets. If you don't need to carry lots of luggage, its an ideal daily driver for short non-motorway commutes in my experience. You'll need winter tyres for snow though - cut slicks don't work.
Never had any problems driving with AD08's on my VX220 in the snow. Worked quite well I found.
StottyEvo said:
They barely work in the wet never mind snow
I've actually been quite impressed by the AD07 in the wet, considering the type of tyre it is. It's not great on deep standing water but I think it gets surprisingly close to the Eagle F1 Assymetrics we have on the wife's Octavia on "normal" wet roads. They're certainly better than the OEM Bridgestones, despite the comparative lack of tread grooves. I think the V6 comes on something completely different anyway?
Edited by kambites on Monday 1st September 17:47
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