Lotus passed MOT with flying colours..
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king for not driving the car 
languagetimothy said:
thats appalling and the MOT guy was correct. do it, drive the thing hard and enjoy. why haven't you been? and please dont tell me "its because its will keep its value better"... really, please dont tell me that.
Nope, absolutely nothing to do with value (I leave those type of conversation to the Porsche forum members..)The Exige was previously my sole car for around 10 years performing both track and road duties.
It's now my 3rd car, so it doesn't get a sniff of action! My GT3 is actually more family friendly, so I tend to use it over the Exige. Plus, it's garaged and I have become lazy getting it out
Anyway, the short drive to/from the garage has reminded me why I bought the Exige, so I will taking the roof off for some pointless drive over this winter!
chip* said:
Anyway, the short drive to/from the garage has reminded me why I bought the Exige, so I will taking the roof off for some pointless drive over this winter!
Some inspiration: https://hondadreamdrives.com/en?c=gbJust admit you dont use it and flog it, there is no shame in admitting using something else is preferable.
I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
J4CKO said:
Just admit you dont use it and flog it, there is no shame in admitting using something else is preferable.
I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
This really. I've finally had to admit to myself that I don't do recreational road driving any more. I had an Evora when I was doing a long weekly commute which I sold when my commuting stopped due to covid and never restarted (work from home). I also wanted to move to an Emira. Ordered one and cancelled it as no driving. Ordered a GR86 then cancelled it, same with a Guilia QF. Now I've stopped ordering cars I think I might want but don't really.I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
My car habit is satisfied with racing. I do the majority of my road miles in a motorhome back and forth to circuits now!
I've got a Westfield XI that I tinker with and do a quick trip out from time to time. Road driving has stopped being fun for me!
J4CKO said:
Just admit you dont use it and flog it, there is no shame in admitting using something else is preferable.
I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
This also. Times change, life moves on. If a car is languishing in a garage not being used, consider getting rid. I know what happens, gets blocked in, life gets in the way and to be honest squeezing in and out of a Lotus is like posting yourself, once in you cant be arsed getting out. They exist for the blast on a Sunday morning but we end up having a lie in instead.
We get older and have too many toys, I dont think I would use it if I had a GT3 as well.
Buuut on the other hand... a lotus isn't going to lose much value just sitting there, so... you never know, an opportunity might come about when the stars align and you might want to actually use it, in which case you'll be glad its there. If youre in the fortunate position where you can have money tied up in a vehicle and it isn't needed for other things then its no huge problem to keep it, really.
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