RE: Lotus Exige LF1: PH Carpool

[Arun_D]

gashead1105 said:

kambites said:

Fair enough. I'm just going to vague memories of reading about gearbox (or possibly clutch?) issues on SELOC but I might be getting confused with something else.

There's a chap on there who had an issue with his first one (clutch) but it seemed to be an isolated incident and he's just swapped it for another one.

Indeed I have. Let's put that down to extremely bad luck.

[andybu]

Lovely. I am planning to go to the Geneva motor show this year so I'll look out for you lurking near the Lotus stand!

[kbf1981]

WCZ said:

nice car but lets not forget it's £63,000

You can spend that on a NON-S Cayman with the right options....and the Exige V6's fly.

[sideways man]

As soon as I saw the headline photo and started reading, I thought 'nice motor' . When I got to the section regarding Sir Stirling, well Its the stuff dreams are made of. You sir are a very lucky man.

[k-ink]

Plus to add to the debate - the Lotus V6 has sheer sex appeal which is lacking from all new Porsche models.

[kambites]

Arun_D said:

Indeed I have. Let's put that down to extremely bad luck.

Maybe that's what I was thinking of then.

The Exige V6 looks a complete bargain to me. If I was after a fast driver focussed sports car, nothing else seems to get close without costing twice as much.

[exceed]

Commenting just to say you jammy bd for meeting Sir Moss!

Otherwise lovely car, looks amazing. Much prefer these newer Lotus's, although purists hate the grown up persona it's exactly why this is now a tempting car to people like me.

[Benbay001]

Its great to read yet more positive stuff about lotus.I hope they really can stay on this upbeat track.

[Claudia Skies]

kbf1981 said:

WCZ said:

nice car but lets not forget it's £63,000

You can spend that on a NON-S Cayman with the right options....and the Exige V6's fly.

Only if you're very, very stupid.

Cayman starts from £40k and you can be in the S model for £50k.

[daytona365]

For this type of price, one could buy the very, very best example of a classic BMW E30.

[Arun_D]

daytona365 said:

For this type of price, one could buy the very, very best example of a classic BMW E30.

And then what, keep in its heated garage most the year round to preserve its value? I suspect if one would try to use it the same as most Exige V6 owners intend, it'll quickly become far from the very best example.

Lord knows I've wondered if I would be better off buying a decent E30 or similar, but in 2015, they're purchases meant for very different purposes (in my opinion)

Edited by Arun_D on Monday 12th January 19:40

[SidewaysSi]

daytona365 said:

For this type of price, one could buy the very, very best example of a classic BMW E30.

Please tell me that was a piss take...!

[Benbay001]

SidewaysSi said:

daytona365 said:

For this type of price, one could buy the very, very best example of a classic BMW E30.

Please tell me that was a piss take...!

Nope. Stupid people really exist.

[kambites]

You could buy an absolutely immaculate 2CV for that money.

[daytona365]

kambites said:

You could buy an absolutely immaculate 2CV for that money.

.....Exactly. Glad someone gets my point. But then again, a 2CV while it has it's own peculiar charm, cannot be compared to an E30, which was probably in the top half dozen of sporting machines ever built...In my opinion of course.

Edited by daytona365 on Monday 12th January 20:02

[Hedgerley]

David's car did look stunning amongst the rest of the cars at our January 'Sunday Breakfast' meet last weekend. We were over near the Wallace Monument at Stirling. See what I did there?

So, a little bit of Lotus car porn if anyone is interested -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bashinator/

Photo credits to Colin Bashford who runs a car spotting site and is a regular at our meets.

[Impasse]

daytona365 said:

....Exactly. Glad someone gets my point. But then again, a 2CV while it has it's own peculiar charm, cannot be compared to an E30, which was probably in the top half dozen of sporting machines ever built...In my opinion of course.

But think of how many Creme Eggs you could buy with that money.

[Dick Seaman]

exceed said:

Much prefer these newer Lotus's, although purists hate the grown up persona it's exactly why this is now a tempting car to people like me.

Would you care to expand on that? I'm not being confrontational, but I'm interested in the brand perception. I'd fervently defend my purist credentials, but I love all the recent stuff too.

Am I just an outlier?

[SidewaysSi]

daytona365 said:

kambites said:

You could buy an absolutely immaculate 2CV for that money.

.....Exactly. Glad someone gets my point. But then again, a 2CV while it has it's own peculiar charm, cannot be compared to an E30, which was probably in the top half dozen of sporting machines ever built...In my opinion of course.

Edited by daytona365 on Monday 12th January 20:02

Since it's your opinion, I won't argue. But I don't really think you can compare a BMW saloon launched in the early 80s to a new Exige.

I do love this car, the Cup version in particular - a bargain by all accounts IMO. Stunning chassis and as a road car with a heavy track bias, is there anything that comes remotely close for the money?

For me, far more desirable than any 991, GT3 included.

[SidewaysSi]

Claudia Skies said:

kbf1981 said:

WCZ said:

nice car but lets not forget it's £63,000

You can spend that on a NON-S Cayman with the right options....and the Exige V6's fly.

Only if you're very, very stupid.

Cayman starts from £40k and you can be in the S model for £50k.

I don't think they really appeal to the same type of buyer. I love the Exige but honestly would never even consider buying a Cayman. If I wanted a £50k Porsche, it would either be a 996 GT3 or a hotrod aircooled.

The GT4 does however sound interesting but I will wait to see the initial reviews.