which is the best elise ?
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S1
S1 111s
S1 135 sport
S1 50th anniversary
S1 sport 190
S1 type 49
S1 type 79
S1 millenium edition
S1 sport 160
340
Exige S1
S2
S2 sport 135
S2 type 72
S2 111s
S2 type 25
S2 sport 135r
S2 type 23
S2 Type 99T
S2 111r
S2 S
S2 exige
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S2 exige 240 cup
S2 sports racer
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S2 Exige Club Racer
S2 supercharged
S2 exige cup 260
S2 exige MY2010
S2 club racer
S2 SC Clark Type 25
2-11
2-11 NA
?
S1 111s
S1 135 sport
S1 50th anniversary
S1 sport 190
S1 type 49
S1 type 79
S1 millenium edition
S1 sport 160
340
Exige S1
S2
S2 sport 135
S2 type 72
S2 111s
S2 type 25
S2 sport 135r
S2 type 23
S2 Type 99T
S2 111r
S2 S
S2 exige
S2 exige 240r
S2 exige 240 cup
S2 sports racer
S2 Exige S
S2 Exige Club Racer
S2 supercharged
S2 exige cup 260
S2 exige MY2010
S2 club racer
S2 SC Clark Type 25
2-11
2-11 NA
?
Edited by jackal on Thursday 4th February 21:59
SOOOOO subjective. "Best" is such a hard thing to define.
For me, it's an S1 Exige every time, but for most the unreliability rule it out. The 340R is a fantastic road car, perhaps the best and in stock form the 2-Eleven is hard to beat on track.
To my mind though if I had to chose a "best" I'd choose an S1 Elise (stock), somewhere around mid 1998. Still got the MMCs, alloy uprights, boot bag etc, but with the lower coolant rail, later cant rails etc.... basically the last of the "Original" spec Elises.
Look after the engine, and you'll be able to drive it hard forever and it'll go like a sundial.
Also because it's the original, it'll be worth something someday, so will be a reasonable longer term prospect.
For me, it's an S1 Exige every time, but for most the unreliability rule it out. The 340R is a fantastic road car, perhaps the best and in stock form the 2-Eleven is hard to beat on track.
To my mind though if I had to chose a "best" I'd choose an S1 Elise (stock), somewhere around mid 1998. Still got the MMCs, alloy uprights, boot bag etc, but with the lower coolant rail, later cant rails etc.... basically the last of the "Original" spec Elises.
Look after the engine, and you'll be able to drive it hard forever and it'll go like a sundial.
Also because it's the original, it'll be worth something someday, so will be a reasonable longer term prospect.
'Esprit' is on the money really.
Okay I will pick one
the elise s. It's practical enough that I can use it everyday
it's slow enough that I need to work hard in the corners to maintain my momentum.
I can take the roof off easily (although never quite worked ot how it fits behind the seats.
It doesn't leak
it feels special
it's three colours
and most importantly it's mine and I love her
i mean it not her she doesn't even have a name(daisy) so how could I know it's a pretty girly!
the elise s. It's practical enough that I can use it everyday
it's slow enough that I need to work hard in the corners to maintain my momentum.
I can take the roof off easily (although never quite worked ot how it fits behind the seats.
It doesn't leak
it feels special
it's three colours
and most importantly it's mine and I love her
i mean it not her she doesn't even have a name(daisy) so how could I know it's a pretty girly!
king sold mine 
S2 Supercharged Elise for me, if we are alowed mods an S1 Exige with a Honda conversion. Use should define it, road going daily then an S2 platform has to win, track an S1, but I'm not keen on the S1 stock engine options. Best Elise I've ever been in was smilers S1 Honda, its what made me totally re assess the Elise platform (I dismissed them as slow before having experienced only K series low power varients).
Edited by Herman Toothrot on Thursday 4th February 23:01
braddo said:
jackal said:
which is the best elise?
Have you done this post before? If not I am getting some chronic deja vu and had better catch up on some sleep this weekend....Edited by jackal on Thursday 4th February 21:59
Edited by braddo on Friday 5th February 09:42
what's your pick ?
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