1 year old Exige S or 3 year old Noble 3R ???? HELP ME!!
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Hi,
I'm on here as I'm seriously stuck at a junction trying to decide which car to buy, a nearly new Exige S (the 220bhp supercharged one) or a 3 / 4 year old Noble GTO 3R.
I'd love to know of any members on here that have made the move from Lotus (ideally Exige) to Noble and their experiences. Failing that any members that feel strongly enough to comment what made their decision to move from their last relatively low volume manufacturer to Noble (I'm guessing more than a few TVR owners will all pipe up here!)
The car will be my daily driver (although I live 5 miles from the office so no long commute) and I plan to do several track days a year. I dont mind the small things breaking down/falling off but I dont want a car thats going to need gearbox/engine rebuilds and leave stuck by the side of the road often.
Please help me out here I'm having a hard time making this decision !
Cheers,
Steve
I'm on here as I'm seriously stuck at a junction trying to decide which car to buy, a nearly new Exige S (the 220bhp supercharged one) or a 3 / 4 year old Noble GTO 3R.
I'd love to know of any members on here that have made the move from Lotus (ideally Exige) to Noble and their experiences. Failing that any members that feel strongly enough to comment what made their decision to move from their last relatively low volume manufacturer to Noble (I'm guessing more than a few TVR owners will all pipe up here!)
The car will be my daily driver (although I live 5 miles from the office so no long commute) and I plan to do several track days a year. I dont mind the small things breaking down/falling off but I dont want a car thats going to need gearbox/engine rebuilds and leave stuck by the side of the road often.
Please help me out here I'm having a hard time making this decision !
Cheers,
Steve
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Martin.
PS - can you handle being overtaken on track or road? If the answer was no to either then you have no choice...the Noble.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=359171&f=26&h=0
Martin.
PS - can you handle being overtaken on track or road? If the answer was no to either then you have no choice...the Noble.
Obviously if you ask on here then we're all going to say get the Noble.
But,
It is like a grown up Exige, it feels far faster and has a massive top end. On track, all cars of a reasonable ability are going to be great fun to drive. I have been out in an Exige S at Bedford and thought it was great. Much more kart like and twitchy. I prefer the Nobles on track characteristics.
Its going to cost you more to own a noble if you intend to track it.
ut at the end of the day, you need to test drive them both and then you'll know.
I test drove about 6 "super" cars and knew I was getting a Noble within 1 mile of the test.
Your life will be long enough to have them both, but bear in mind that if you get the noble first, an exige will never push the right buttons for you after!!
But,
It is like a grown up Exige, it feels far faster and has a massive top end. On track, all cars of a reasonable ability are going to be great fun to drive. I have been out in an Exige S at Bedford and thought it was great. Much more kart like and twitchy. I prefer the Nobles on track characteristics.
Its going to cost you more to own a noble if you intend to track it.
ut at the end of the day, you need to test drive them both and then you'll know.
I test drove about 6 "super" cars and knew I was getting a Noble within 1 mile of the test.
Your life will be long enough to have them both, but bear in mind that if you get the noble first, an exige will never push the right buttons for you after!!
nick francis said:
i owned a Noble from new and just sold it for an Exige S.
sad to see the noble go but i think i'll be having way more fun in the lotus
nick
sad to see the noble go but i think i'll be having way more fun in the lotus
nick
I think that's technically treason isn't it?
I would also add that probably the Noble will bite your pocket slightly more.
Edited by nobleguy on Monday 5th March 10:09
Ash went Lotus to Noble when he sold me the 135R.
Lotus has failry similar handling but well down on performance - Noble is mental !! Ash's M400 makes your internal organs hurt from the G's.
Plus sides on the Lotus is lighter on tyres, brakes, fuel etc. Also less bespoke engine bits so if you encounter problems they will be cheaper to fix....
Lotus has failry similar handling but well down on performance - Noble is mental !! Ash's M400 makes your internal organs hurt from the G's.
Plus sides on the Lotus is lighter on tyres, brakes, fuel etc. Also less bespoke engine bits so if you encounter problems they will be cheaper to fix....
lawrence5 said:
Ash went Lotus to Noble when he sold me the 135R.
Lotus has failry similar handling but well down on performance - Noble is mental !! Ash's M400 makes your internal organs hurt from the G's.
Plus sides on the Lotus is lighter on tyres, brakes, fuel etc. Also less bespoke engine bits so if you encounter problems they will be cheaper to fix....
Lotus has failry similar handling but well down on performance - Noble is mental !! Ash's M400 makes your internal organs hurt from the G's.
Plus sides on the Lotus is lighter on tyres, brakes, fuel etc. Also less bespoke engine bits so if you encounter problems they will be cheaper to fix....
Hi mate
See you at Le Mans Martin.
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