Exige Spotted

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Kiwi XTR2

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2,693 posts

233 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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Just caught a glimpse of an Exige in Red Beach. Didn't get a good look or the rego as it was raining but it was in a kind of metalic bronze / titanium ?¿?

Any idea how many of them are about?

Will go out (with the sniffer dogs) to search for it in the morning.

GravelBen

15,695 posts

231 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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Can't be too many of those in NZ, well spotted thumbup

Kiwi Carguy

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217 months

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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That'll be James's Exige, pretty sure he's up that way somewhere.

www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Lotus/auction-79682623.htm If you want one... pity it's not a REAL Exige (S1), but then again, you won't be seeing one of those in NZ.

Kiwi XTR2

Original Poster:

2,693 posts

233 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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Very nice

As I said, I didn't get a very good look but do they come in a slightly darker colour?

marksteamnz

196 posts

216 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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It's not the a black one that parks in the car parking building behind Smith and Caughys in New Market is it? I've seen it a couple of times. Hard to tell as they all look the same to me.
Cheers
Mark Stacey

Edited by marksteamnz on Saturday 9th December 19:02

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Saturday 9th December 2006
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Storm itanium looks darker than that in person.... more a gunmetal

This is me keeping James honest at Manfeild a few weeks back... you can see it's a MUCH darker colour than my silver.... James doesn't like it when I pass him... he's the bloke I bought my car off



This is a truer representation of the colour



Edited by Esprit on Saturday 9th December 21:19

htsd

263 posts

241 months

Sunday 10th December 2006
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Esprit said:
That'll be James's Exige, pretty sure he's up that way somewhere.

www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Lotus/auction-79682623.htm If you want one... pity it's not a REAL Exige (S1), but then again, you won't be seeing one of those in NZ.


That one is a replica is it Esprit?

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Sunday 10th December 2006
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htsd said:
That one is a replica is it Esprit?


Nope, it's a genuine Exige, one of 4 on the roads in NZ (not including "new" cars that Roger has at LCNZ yet to sell (which makes another three I think... a Exige, an Exige S and a timebomb... err I mean an Exige Turbo.

James's car was crashed and rebuilt though from new, and as such is probably one of the best Exiges in the country.

Richard Gee

201 posts

214 months

Sunday 17th December 2006
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Not as quick as the mighty S1 Elise though George ;-)

Esprit

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Sunday 17th December 2006
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Richard Gee said:
Not as quick as the mighty S1 Elise though George ;-)


Heh, well not as quick as your one maybe.... mine only goes quick when going sideways into the kitty litter