Talk me out of this please... (what car)

[Shabs]

Sold my Elise R today, loved that car but wanted more POWAH. I am going to see this tomorrow:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2471220.htm

If somebody can think of a better weekend toy / casual track day fun that can be had for ~£25K, please let me know

Marty

[vauxh al]

Nice, but would a noble be a bigger jump up in performance bang?

[Shabs]

vauxh al said:

Nice, but would a noble be a bigger jump up in performance bang?

Probably, but my Elise was faultless and you could drive it hard all day - the Nobles I have seen are A) Fugly and B) Broken down at Loomies or on the side of the road on some run. I have a huge amount of respect for the Noble as a performance car, but I can't afford to maintain one the way it should / would demand to be maintained

Marty

[stevieb]

What about one of these

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2383208.htm

OR

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2549966.htm

Edited by stevieb on Saturday 26th February 21:27

[vauxh al]

Very true, your only problem is that you have too much choice! Enjoy the search. Maybe an S1 exige, seem to be a future classic and investment, maybe your looking at keeping Toyota engine power though?

[john_r]

If it's power you want... how about 0-100 in 9secs?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

[stevieb]

john_r said:

If it's power you want... how about 0-100 in 9secs?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

I would not go for the FQ400..

for that cash o dont know what i would do toe honest.

[shimmey69]

stevieb said:

john_r said:

If it's power you want... how about 0-100 in 9secs?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

I would not go for the FQ400..

for that cash o dont know what i would do toe honest.

I have ALWAYS wanted one of these, my realistic dream car!!! i even have the newspaper articles from when it first came out!!!!!

I know you need to serviced every other journey, i know they are expensive to run, but after taking one for a test drive you just dont care!!!!!

[Frimley111R]

What am I missing here? It has the same engine but weighs more so will be slower, its just a coupe version of your R (essentially) so looks very similar too? If you mean 'phwaor' in terms of style why have a dark coloured one?

[Shabs]

stevieb said:

What about one of these

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2383208.htm

OR

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2549966.htm

Edited by stevieb on Saturday 26th February 21:27

Holyfeckdingo, didn't realise CSLs were in the realms of affordability! Damn, I had my heart set on an Exige but this may require more agony

The Atom is nice I need to be able to drive this gingerly in poor weather if wifey takes the derv BMW

The EVO is just not my style.

Frimley, my seat-o-da-pants dyno tells me that the Exige is faster pretty much everywhere vs. my Elise R, the SC makes a big difference. Also, with the new ability to up the power to factory 260 for quite reasonable money, I didn't think that aftermarket was worth the risk (when do you get yours back BTW? would love a ride ). You are right about colour though, I have been looking longingly at the Yellow one at B&C, I love the look of it but am scared that it will get tiring after a while. Wife has banned me from upgrading my sportscar every 10 months, so this has to last... at least a year or 2

Anybody tried the Z4M Coupe vs. an Exige S?

[Blues]

Did you enjoy the Chim? How about a supercharged one? 425 bhp with 400+ torques. I gather some of them are very reliable

[stevieb]

Blues said:

Did you enjoy the Chim? How about a supercharged one? 425 bhp with 400+ torques. I gather some of them are very reliable

you looking to endorse for classified add again.

[Blues]

stevieb said:

you looking to endorse for classified add again.

I would never knowingly transgress the rules of PH, and besides, I'm not aware of one for sale... Yet

[bmwdrivernigel]

Blues said:

I would never knowingly transgress the rules of PH, and besides, I'm not aware of one for sale... Yet

But...if one did come up for sale locally I'm sure it'd be a very nice one How do they handle btw?

[Blues]

bmwdrivernigel said:

But...if one did come up for sale locally I'm sure it'd be a very nice one How do they handle btw?

with the right geometry and suspension setup, they can handle like they are on rails, so I believe

[Shabs]

Blues said:

Did you enjoy the Chim? How about a supercharged one? 425 bhp with 400+ torques. I gather some of them are very reliable

What would I do with the £20K change

[Blues]

Shabs said:

What would I do with the £20K change