Back to Lotus with a bang

Back to Lotus with a bang

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And9s

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195 posts

197 months

Friday 14th September 2018
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Back to the marque after 8 years away. Looking forward to a weekend up north of Edinburgh to see what she’s made of.

Composite Guru

2,205 posts

202 months

Friday 14th September 2018
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Nice one. Looks like an awesone car. Enjoy.

What spec?

I am on my first Lotus and loving it. Much more exciting driving one of these than all the heavy over refined crap other companies now sell.



Edited by Composite Guru on Friday 14th September 23:03


Edited by Composite Guru on Friday 14th September 23:04

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Looks cracking! More info & spec details please thumbup

And9s

Original Poster:

195 posts

197 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Exige 430 Cup.
If you YouTube it you’ll see the car which was bought from Leven Edinburgh. The video will
Go through the spec. The video is what made me go and look at it. Brought it home on Tuesday.
Went out today up to Fife over the bridge.
The car is an absolute rocket and when the valves open at 4300RPM it sounds amazing with the Titanium exhaust. A totally different animal to my last 2008 Exige 240S. Dead easy to drive through town and quiet so you don’t look like a tt.
Turn in speeds are just bonkers and it just holds the road like glue on the twisty stuff.
J hook brakes crazy at scrubbing off the speed but will need much more practice not braking far to early.
It’s a brilliant and extremely fast car for the money and it’s a joy to drive a proper racing car again with a manual gearbox.

ads v6

978 posts

201 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Saw it when I dropped mine in the other week, looks stunning.

Rick101

6,959 posts

149 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Looks fantastic. Bet it goes like stink. Enjoy.

Tickle

4,879 posts

203 months

Sunday 16th September 2018
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What a car! Enjoy it, as I'm sure you will be.

CTE

1,488 posts

239 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Your car looks great and you certainly have the space to use it up there...

I`ve also bought this...picked it up last week and now have 800 miles on the clock...love it to bits already.


mk1salami

221 posts

187 months

Friday 12th October 2018
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Every time I look at these it makes me think twice, three times, then four times about the deposit I just placed on a GT4 Cayman. Lovely!

I'm only in Fife. When I get the GT4 in a little over a week I'd love to come and see this thing in real life.

And9s

Original Poster:

195 posts

197 months

Wednesday 17th October 2018
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mk1salami said:
Every time I look at these it makes me think twice, three times, then four times about the deposit I just placed on a GT4 Cayman. Lovely!

I'm only in Fife. When I get the GT4 in a little over a week I'd love to come and see this thing in real life.
No problem. Let me know.

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Wednesday 17th October 2018
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I didnt initially like the bigger Exige when I saw it, but its grown a me a alot, to the point I think it looks better better than the old S2....

PaulJC84

922 posts

216 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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Just saw you heading out in this. Made the other half slow down to have a better look as we were in her Evoque.

Car looks fantastic.

sjw

59 posts

239 months

Saturday 24th November 2018
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CTE said:
Your car looks great and you certainly have the space to use it up there...

I`ve also bought this...picked it up last week and now have 800 miles on the clock...love it to bits already.

What colour is that?
I'm looking for some pics of a Fire Red Elise

andy tims

5,571 posts

245 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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What did you have before the 430 Cup?

CTE

1,488 posts

239 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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Err bit embarrassing but I do not know the shade...I`ll have to ask the dealer...I simply thought it looked fantastic and I did not really need to know the shade...

I traded in my Evora 400 Hethel Edition, which was an excellent car. I hadn`t planned to change it at the time, but saw the Exige in the flesh and decided to go for it...I was already thinking of buying a second hand Exige Cup in the spring and getting it converted to 460hp plus some other mods, which would have been a chunk cheaper on the face of it...my man maths told me the cost of ownership would probably be similar, and maybe cheaper due to the rarity of this car? Either way I`m not bothered as I don't think I`ll be selling it.

CTE

1,488 posts

239 months

Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Ardent Red by the way...

Track_Cit

537 posts

221 months

Friday 14th December 2018
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Beautiful, I love the Exiges! The perfect balance of style and agression. Enjoy!

andy tims

5,571 posts

245 months

Monday 17th December 2018
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Have driven a Sport 410 (and Sport 350 & 380) the Cup 430 must be just amazing.

Boggy

4,603 posts

234 months

Wednesday 30th January 2019
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Looking at returning myself!

I've had the lot so it's quite a difficult decision to be honest. I've had Elise's 7 or 8, Exige S (S2), 2 11 and an Evora NA

I'd love an Exige S V6 but I'm not paying £500 + a year tax! May be a Cup 250 or an Elise S

Boggy

DaveGB

1,670 posts

180 months

Wednesday 30th January 2019
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Compromise a performance car for sake of £250 a year laugh

Better sell mine now