Driving an S1 Exige tonight....

[TonyHetherington]

...and I'm quite looking forward to it!

Have been out with one before but never driven one (or even been in one) so intrigued as to what to expect!?

Will report back tomorrow I'm sure, with a few pictures of the bright orange beast as well

That is all

[sramdeen]

nice! Pics, please!

[TonyHetherington]

ohhhhhhhhh, alright then

[L100NYY]

Tony,

You will love it!

[slatess1]

L100NYY said:

Tony,

You will love it!

Second that!!

[EX51GE R]

I have had mine for 3 months and driven it once!!

[TonyHetherington]

A race car for the road

Loved it. So much so I'm going to write a bit of an article about it and post it up later....sorry for the bad picture, light was fading fast and so this is the only daylight(ish) one I got. Complete avec bottom.

[Esprit]

Glad you liked it... bit too hardcore for some, but SO responsive... it's like an Elise with all the sensory-feedback stuff turned up to a million. Just htinking about mine makes my hair stand on end.... shame I won't be driving it for another 6 months

[TonyHetherington]

6 months?! Why's that...did I miss something?!

I'm going to steal that line....an Elise with the sensory feedback turned up to a million. Love it

[kevin ritson]

My first Exige drive was in an orange one, too

Asked the instructor if it was tuned to 177 or 190 and he said "more like 160" so I wonder if they detuned it for longevity. Was still good fun, although you had to keep the engine spinning a lot more than a VVC.

[Pesky]

VHPD without Emerald & Verniers is pretty crap, to be brutally honest. I did 38K with mine, before installing a Honda engine/gearbox.

Like all Elises/Exiges, decent brakes/suspension/geo will make a world of diffence to driving on both road & track too.

[TonyHetherington]

This one had an Emerald, I do know that bit

[hueandcry71]

i love that colour.

[jamwill79]

Ah, I see you were at Leeds Castle. I'm only in Tenterden, (20 minutes away) if you ever fancy a ride in my SC Honda S1 Exige. Should be getting it back in a week after a re-spray.

[TonyHetherington]

jamwill79 said:

SC Honda S1 Exige.

Love it!! I'm in Rainham (Medway Towns) and Mike's up in London somewhere, but we go for drives now and then (especially through summer) from around leeds castle down to Rye etc - will be sure to give you a shout.

[purdy84]

Very jeolous!! Im always keeping my eye out for an S1 Exige in orange....I'd definitly sell my Exige S for one...unfortunaltly there like rocking horse st..

[Esprit]

TonyHetherington said:

6 months?! Why's that...did I miss something?!

Tis winter here and my baby's coming apart for a refresh. Engine's making some concerning noises so she's going to get some exploratory heart surgery too and perhaps some TLC in the engine department. Prognosis is pretty good though, just suspect a naffed camshaft bearing or a cracked lifter... fingers crossed

[TonyHetherington]

Ahhh, so it's all good reasons, so to speak.

This is where we get you back for posting all those glorious summer pictures in about November

[TonyHetherington]

Taken out of my office window

[jke11y]

me and my wee bro love them too :-)