Daily Sports car

[ntiz]

Hi all

Looking for advice and potentially ideas.

I have my name down on an Emira V6 manual that is due next summer. I ordered because I am a big Lotus fan and I kind of knew if I wanted one I had to get my name down. Since then specs have come out and the reviews. With the reviews not being completely glowing it got me thinking what else does 80k buy me. I’m not necessarily cancelling my Emira until I drive one myself, but do feel that I should consider the alternatives.

The brief is that I want a ground up sports car, mid engined that I can drive everyday including business trips across Europe. So probably not too flash as I don’t need my customers demanding discounts because I turned up in a McLaren (happened before with a Bentley). Would also like to do a couple of trackdays a year as I will finally have my own car to do them.

Current list look at:

R8 V10
981 GT4
718 GTS
A110
991.2
Struggling to think of much else?

The wild card idea I have thought of is to buy an Exige drive it everyday but do trips in my wife’s Tesla. But I worry that would get old fast especially as would still have to do regular airport runs and I have images of stepping off the plane late at night after bad meetings on a miserable dark raining February evening being faced with 4 hours home in an Exige. Not sure how I would feel about it.

Have considered a super car but potential for big bills is a little bit off putting plus they seem to have moved out of reach. How bad can the bills be on something like a 570S? My Dads F430 seems to relieve him of 5k+ every time it goes to the garage. In my current position as a daily I worry about digging myself a hole.

I’m sure some will suggest 2 cars to do the job but I have a disabled son so I don’t get all that much dedicated time to do car stuff so I want my daily to give me smiles everyday.

Thanks for any and all help.

[clarkmagpie]

AM Vantage?
F California?

[PH.sausages]

987 Cayman R, spend the rest on track days.

[Griff74]

Harry Metcalfe on Harrysgarage seemed to be very happy with it and pleased with having ordered one, who wasn’t impressed? I also suspect they will have bugger all depreciation as it is the last of it’s bread from Lotus.

[ntiz]

Griff74 said:

Harry Metcalfe on Harrysgarage seemed to be very happy with it and pleased with having ordered one, who wasn’t impressed? I also suspect they will have bugger all depreciation as it is the last of it’s bread from Lotus.

Evo called it disappointing, Autocar put it second to the Cayman as did Car magazine although their written report was much more positive than the video.

I am by no means cancelling I am still excited by the car but the reviews did jolt me that I am potentially spending what is to me a huge amount of money with out considering the alternatives.

[Griff74]

ntiz said:

Evo called it disappointing, Autocar put it second to the Cayman as did Car magazine although their written report was much more positive than the video.

I am by no means cancelling I am still excited by the car but the reviews did jolt me that I am potentially spending what is to me a huge amount of money with out considering the alternatives.

I suspect they reviewed it so as it's not as raw and exciting as the Elise maybe? Which version have you ordered? Harry seemed to suggest the Touring spec is a better car to live with than the Sports spec.

[georgeyboy12345]

ntiz said:

Griff74 said:

Harry Metcalfe on Harrysgarage seemed to be very happy with it and pleased with having ordered one, who wasn’t impressed? I also suspect they will have bugger all depreciation as it is the last of it’s bread from Lotus.

Evo called it disappointing, Autocar put it second to the Cayman as did Car magazine although their written report was much more positive than the video.

I am by no means cancelling I am still excited by the car but the reviews did jolt me that I am potentially spending what is to me a huge amount of money with out considering the alternatives.

Ignore the car mag reviews, they are a load of rubbish and have no relevance to the real world.

[Venisonpie]

georgeyboy12345 said:

Ignore the car mag reviews, they are a load of rubbish and have no relevance to the real world.

This. I'm sure it will be great.

Otherwise I can vouch for an Alpine, more refined than you'd imagine, frugal, fun and different.

[Panamax]

ntiz said:

I want a ground up sports car, mid engined that I can drive everyday including business trips across Europe. Would also like to do a couple of trackdays a year.

Current list look at:

R8 V10
981 GT4
718 GTS
A110
991.2
Struggling to think of much else?

Corvette C8

[ntiz]

Panamax said:

ntiz said:

I want a ground up sports car, mid engined that I can drive everyday including business trips across Europe. Would also like to do a couple of trackdays a year.

Current list look at:

R8 V10
981 GT4
718 GTS
A110
991.2
Struggling to think of much else?

Corvette C8

Ooooo hadn’t thought of that!

Where do you actually buy one though?

[DodgyGeezer]

Panamax said:

Corvette C8

Was thinking the same. IIRC 80k will get you a decent spec C8 with nose-lifting ability. Apparently sounds amazing

[ZX10R NIN]

ntiz said:

Hi all

Looking for advice and potentially ideas.

I have my name down on an Emira V6 manual that is due next summer. I ordered because I am a big Lotus fan and I kind of knew if I wanted one I had to get my name down. Since then specs have come out and the reviews. With the reviews not being completely glowing it got me thinking what else does 80k buy me. I’m not necessarily cancelling my Emira until I drive one myself, but do feel that I should consider the alternatives.

The brief is that I want a ground up sports car, mid engined that I can drive everyday including business trips across Europe. So probably not too flash as I don’t need my customers demanding discounts because I turned up in a McLaren (happened before with a Bentley). Would also like to do a couple of trackdays a year as I will finally have my own car to do them.

Current list look at:

R8 V10
981 GT4
718 GTS
A110
991.2
Struggling to think of much else?

The wild card idea I have thought of is to buy an Exige drive it everyday but do trips in my wife’s Tesla. But I worry that would get old fast especially as would still have to do regular airport runs and I have images of stepping off the plane late at night after bad meetings on a miserable dark raining February evening being faced with 4 hours home in an Exige. Not sure how I would feel about it.

Have considered a super car but potential for big bills is a little bit off putting plus they seem to have moved out of reach. How bad can the bills be on something like a 570S? My Dads F430 seems to relieve him of 5k+ every time it goes to the garage. In my current position as a daily I worry about digging myself a hole.

I’m sure some will suggest 2 cars to do the job but I have a disabled son so I don’t get all that much dedicated time to do car stuff so I want my daily to give me smiles everyday.

Thanks for any and all help.

12C:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206066...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204305...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205045...

Using Thorney Motorsport should also keep the costs closer to the V10 R8 too.

[Merc 450]

My Mustang 5.0 GT makes me smile every day and you would have £30k left for a track day toy like an Atom

[Griff74]

ZX10R NIN said:

12C:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206066...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204305...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205045...

Using Thorney Motorsport should also keep the costs closer to the V10 R8 too.

Oh yeah with their gearboxes that are basically normal wear and tear replaceable items that grenade themselves every 15k, plus all the electrical issues…llll

[ntiz]

Griff74 said:

ZX10R NIN said:

12C:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206066...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204305...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205045...

Using Thorney Motorsport should also keep the costs closer to the V10 R8 too.

Oh yeah with their gearboxes that are basically normal wear and tear replaceable items that grenade themselves every 15k, plus all the electrical issues…llll

That sounds fun …… I plan on doing around 15k a year.

[keo]

I have an Exige. I absolutely love it. I wouldn’t love it after a long flight and a long drive home in miserable weather though!

It’s honestly not bad I think it’s fairly comfortable, noisy though. It has blind spots and it’s a car you have to concentrate and drive if that makes sense.

[colinrob]

R8 V10 is good shout, basically a Lamborghini with a different suit

[ZX10R NIN]

Griff74 said:

Oh yeah with their gearboxes that are basically normal wear and tear replaceable items that grenade themselves every 15k, plus all the electrical issues…llll

Now I know a few people with Mclarens & two of them are well past 20k & they're gearboxes are working just fine, now some have had a few issues with petrol flaps not opening/infotainment issues & a fuel pump failure.

But if you think an R8 can't have the same issues then you're mistaken, also with the 12C most of the wrinles have been sorted

Have you seen a lot of these blown gearboxes personally?