New Exige S, what options is needed?

[kotten]

I am thinking of order a the new exige s but i am not sure of some of the options.
Is there someone that have something to say about this, i am going to use my car on
track most of the time, mayby 90% track.

Below is my thinking of options, is there something that is not so important and not needed?

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• Premium Sport Pack
• Race Pack £2,000
• Air conditioning £1,100
• Trofeo tyres £800
• Diamond cut wheels, cast (17” front and 18” rear) £350
• Performance brake upgrade £1,700
  

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[jokkevlo]

kotten said:

I am thinking of order a the new exige s but i am not sure of some of the options.
Is there someone that have something to say about this, i am going to use my car on
track most of the time, mayby 90% track.

Below is my thinking of options, is there something that is not so important and not needed?

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• Premium Sport Pack
• Race Pack £2,000
• Air conditioning £1,100
• Trofeo tyres £800
• Diamond cut wheels, cast (17” front and 18” rear) £350
• Performance brake upgrade £1,700
  

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I would not take the diamond cut wheels, in one or another way this wheels doesn't suit the Exige.....so stupid money (imo)

I think you have everything needed (I just took the convenience pack for the ipod connection....)

[bordseye]

90% track? - forget the aircon. It wont work 90% of the time because the system cuts the aircon when you are revving the engine hard.

[kotten]

i cant forget aircon. i need it when i drive to the tracks and a exige without aircon will become cold on the aftermarket

[sidsideways]

If you take the trofeos you need a spare set of wheels and tyres for when it is wet and you are driving there in it! Need I say more? If you don't get the trofeos you do not need the race pack IMO and who needs traction controlled starts when one marque says you can only do 4 and you need a new clutch. I have cancelled my order, being one of the first, as I am not spending £60,000 on a track car that instead of getting its power down via an LSD puts the brakes on as a 'cure' for lack of drive. Even Matt Becker admitted 'it was on the limit of needing an LSD' which I interpret as it needs one and some reports agree. Surprise surprise that all Evora race cars have LSDs not all with more power but definitely better more helpful suspension but you have to buy a sequential gearbox and new subframe to get one and then another surprise surprise you forfeit your warranty.
Lotus are infuriating in that they go in the right direction but never quite get there![IMO]. Think what you can get for this money. Perhaps a low mileage 997 GT3 which does it all with no fuss or bother?

[kotten]

I agree that it is very strange that this car in not fitted with LSD and eithor not possible to get it as an option. They say that their new Bosch traction control is so good, but what do i know about this.

Of course i have been thinking of the GT3, but this car is vary common i Sweden and it had been fun to have a car that noone other have.