Exige S3 vs S2 260 vs ???
Discussion
Evening folks!
I was kicking around at the weekend, half in the market for a new car half not. I suppose always on the lookout for something nice. I popped by the BMW dealership to chat about the M2, and was told 2019, I have a BMW now and had them for past few years M3's Z4MC's and really enjoy them. However I always had a major soft spot for a Lotus, first the Esprit, but now its the 21st century the Exige...so checked out the local Lotus place as I knew they had an S2 Exige and an S3 and would be could to have a quick chat about them and options etc.
Got talking and was looking at them both, I was offered a drive of the S3 which I took.... what a wicked car! great laugh.
Got back to the dealership, and talked numbers etc unfortunately we couldn't come to an agreement on a part exchange, I was literally about to sign on the dotted line on the spot, that was my feelings about the car. So much so I came home, still excited put my own car up for sale privately.
Now I have gone away and thought about it done some proper maths instead of man maths and I am thinking its quite expensive and thought about depreciation etc. I started looking at the S2 260.
Is it even worth looking at a 260 at around 30k, instead of the 45k S3? is it really 15k better car? is there anything else I should really consider. Noble? 4C? Cayman R?
Or is it one of those cars that I MUST get in my life and there is no real point in even looking at the cheaper alternatives?
What about reliability on the S2 vs the S3, is it a better made car? what about parts like brakes and servicing. I cant seem to find too much info on the parts and costs for an S3, I suppose since its fairly new and stockists are probably on the slim side.
Thanks in advance for the chat!
I was kicking around at the weekend, half in the market for a new car half not. I suppose always on the lookout for something nice. I popped by the BMW dealership to chat about the M2, and was told 2019, I have a BMW now and had them for past few years M3's Z4MC's and really enjoy them. However I always had a major soft spot for a Lotus, first the Esprit, but now its the 21st century the Exige...so checked out the local Lotus place as I knew they had an S2 Exige and an S3 and would be could to have a quick chat about them and options etc.
Got talking and was looking at them both, I was offered a drive of the S3 which I took.... what a wicked car! great laugh.
Got back to the dealership, and talked numbers etc unfortunately we couldn't come to an agreement on a part exchange, I was literally about to sign on the dotted line on the spot, that was my feelings about the car. So much so I came home, still excited put my own car up for sale privately.
Now I have gone away and thought about it done some proper maths instead of man maths and I am thinking its quite expensive and thought about depreciation etc. I started looking at the S2 260.
Is it even worth looking at a 260 at around 30k, instead of the 45k S3? is it really 15k better car? is there anything else I should really consider. Noble? 4C? Cayman R?
Or is it one of those cars that I MUST get in my life and there is no real point in even looking at the cheaper alternatives?
What about reliability on the S2 vs the S3, is it a better made car? what about parts like brakes and servicing. I cant seem to find too much info on the parts and costs for an S3, I suppose since its fairly new and stockists are probably on the slim side.
Thanks in advance for the chat!
Update time.
Decided f
k it.... YOLO (the cool kids still say that don't they?) I bought the s3, I just picked it up today.
Ita bright orange, and have gone through a tank of fuel already. It's hilarious! Not as refined as my old m3 and z4m but a lot more fun. I need to adapt to drive it through.... guess that means I should take it for another run then.
I figured if I got the s2 or a Cayman I'd just always look at the s3 and lust after it. I might as well jump in and enjoy.
Decided f
k it.... YOLO (the cool kids still say that don't they?) I bought the s3, I just picked it up today. Ita bright orange, and have gone through a tank of fuel already. It's hilarious! Not as refined as my old m3 and z4m but a lot more fun. I need to adapt to drive it through.... guess that means I should take it for another run then.
I figured if I got the s2 or a Cayman I'd just always look at the s3 and lust after it. I might as well jump in and enjoy.
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