VinnieChase Posted 26April, 2017 Report Share Posted 26April, 2017 I have test driven both the supercharged Elise and Exige at Bell & Covill Lotus dealership back in the UK.Awesome experience on British B roads, but i guess the best Lotus experience is driving someone else's Lotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 26April, 2017 Report Share Posted 26April, 2017 A mate of mine has an Exige...with a bigger supercharger, exhaust and street slicks he's regularly the fastest guy at track days. More suited to tighter tracks like the Farm, but it's fast. I'm talking 991 GT3 fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 27April, 2017 Report Share Posted 27April, 2017 Regarding crash safety, be serious.. Half the users on this site are rolling around in 40 year old death traps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 27April, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 27April, 2017 Regarding crash safety, be serious.. Half the users on this site are rolling around in 40 year old death traps.Too true, but I'm not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz7 Posted 28April, 2017 Report Share Posted 28April, 2017 Too true, but I'm not ?Fibreglass cars always look worse than they are in a crash though, the recent Grant Dennier crash case in point. The tub held up very well and he was really moving when he hit the tree.I know a lot of the guys in the Lotus world and the V6 Exige with all of the electronic aids is a real weapon, especially with some tuning added by SSC in Sydney.Seeing you're in Sydney, I can't see why you'd have too many issues with having the car looked after. SSC have an exceptional record with looking after owners and since the Toyota engines were fitted, Lotus have the kind of reliability that well, Toyotas have.I'd talk to SSC and ask about any weak points, the earlier S2's had issues with rear toe links once Rspecs were fitted and once upgraded became a non issue. I had a S2 Exige for a couple of years and it was a very pleasant experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 28April, 2017 Report Share Posted 28April, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 28April, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 28April, 2017 So the responses on this thread pushed me to put in an offer on a car. Long story short it was rejected (and fair enough too as i asked the owner to take a haircut). That afternoon all the vids on the new kid on the block were released and now I *really* want my GT3 EOI to pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 29April, 2017 Report Share Posted 29April, 2017 Here's a cheap onehttps://www.my105.com/mobi/ListingDetails/p/2/id/18795 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 29April, 2017 Report Share Posted 29April, 2017 Grant Denyer has one going cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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