NEED ONE OF THESE BUT WHICH ONE??

[speedfreak]

hi all i am selling my elise s1 soon which had been excellent, in the 20 months i have had it, nothing has gone wrong at all which is why i really want to stick to a lotus,but a few other cars have caught my eye. my question is what should i go for?

1. lotus exige- looks amazing and seens the best thing to upgrade to after my elise, i would go for the 190 upgrade, sports exhaust, race seats, etc

2. elise s2 190- do not know much about this car but i have heard it is faster than an exige as it is lighter. anyone know abit more about this car and sort of price it would be?

3. new clio v6- saw this in autocar a few months back and it looked a monster, brilliant, much improved on the current model, 255bhp instead of 230, to many mods to list over current one, but 0-60 in 5.5

4. tvr tuscan- love the looks, power, and sound but am put off my the runnning costs,{servicing, mpg, etc}
also that a lot of earier models have had engine problems and had to go back to blackpool for 3 or 4 weeks. but you can get a £48ooo supercar for £25-28k seems worth all the hassle.

so which one should i go for, i will be using the car everyday,and mainly for roads use, but i dont car about comfort or noise to much i just want to fast flashy car for the road.

[Captain Muppet]

If you want reliability I'd avoid the Renault and stick to TVR/Lotus. If you just want more speed I'd consider tuning your S1 as it seems to be a goodun.

I think the Exige clamshells and roof will fit on a base Elise chassis...

[Gargamel]

have you driven an exige .... ?

If not get down to a dealer and drive one - great grip and brilliant track tool. very noisey, hot and race car feeling. downside is practicality etc
vhpd head needs high revs small torque (by comparison to the tiv)

Clio - evo loved it - i haven't driven it so no idea

s2 190 - custom built for you sir - 33k though ! (depend on spec) - serious track weapon and soft top

won't comment on the tiv - others with more experience will - beautiful cars - running costs look scary

lovely choices

>> Edited by Gargamel on Friday 10th January 13:08

[tom_bucks]

hi are you selling your elise ? cos i want to buy one at the moment , let me no cheers

[clanger]

I have an Exige - would not swap it for anything in similar or double price bracket - use it whenever I can - yep its cramped, hot, noisy, lumpy in traffic and miss bein able to have top off , but what a hoot to drive , performance more than enough , handling is phenomenal . Owned 13 Lotus (still own 3 of the monsters ), 2 Ferraris (the money I chucked at them - never again!)over years but never, ever owned a car that generates such a reaction as Exige . Trackdays are a must tho'..

[bogie]

Id go for a second hand S2 Sports Tourer for around £20K with about 6k miles on it and spend £14K on my own engine/suspension mods. You could have 250bhp and the same suspension/wheel/tyre set up as a Sport190 for that :-)

[speedfreak]

not selling it just yet, have to wait a few months to get some money together to afford whick ever car i get. but here is the spec anyway:

98 r-reg
36000 miles
silver with matching hard top
brand new navy blue soft top
£600 cd system
full history

would probably want around £13000 for her.

again this car has been perfect, have not had to spend any money on it at all, except 2 new rear tyres,
used everyday and never misses a beat.
only selling her to trade up to the exige, or maybe a clio v6, or maybe a tuscan ohh i dont know.

[malbon]

If you've had an elise, you'll probably go for the exige - or if your less sensible go for the tuscan

but if your looking at the v6 clio don't forget about the alfa romeo 147 gta (3 litre 4 seat hatch back) - classy alfa looks but not sure if thier in the uk yet

[nobbles]

Don't get the Renault V6 supposed to be pants, the interiors pants, facelifted after about 18 months so depreciation will be affected and supposed to handle like pants - even worse after stepping out of an Elise. More than likely there will be a new Clio in the next 12-18 months a la new megane - so the V6 will date rapidly, if you are planning to keep it for so long. TVR's and high performance Elise's just make sure you have a large wallet.

It is a problem though, where next after an Elise? Porsche Boxter (S only) 911 etc - but it's a Porsche and people assume that you are something other than an enthusiast.

[chimburt]

just had a first close-up look at an s2.

this car looks finished ( unlike the s1 i looked at in the same garage 3 years ago, that they had for 3k over book, which was hanging - sorry ).

it really did look like a proper car built by people who do it for a living. fit and finish looked a million miles better. i'll just have to blag a test....

[Tony Hall]

Hello Chimbert, you got lost too eh.
I was in Formula 1 before the Christmas,just looking you understand, and thought the same about the new Elise. So much better than than the S1. Still don't think I could use it everyday like i do the Chimaera though.

[nick_houghton]

the exige if you can living without the roof off, otherwise what bogie is suggesting sounds like a cracking idea - and you should have money left over for track days & training.