elise test drive

[Umar B]

I have just taken a test drive at a local dealer. Well, all i can say is



I WANT ONE!! (and will have one soon)

The bloke who took me for a test drive was a top bloke, he tried to scare the crap out of me and succeeded, so when i took control i scared the crap out of him!!

There was only 1 thingg i was confused about, i had told the bloke my budget for a car and said that all i am probably going to get is an early S1 elise, but when we talked about the financing we was trying to convince me i could afford a brand new £26k elise!

Anyway my test drive with a 2.8Z3 is soon, but i think a know what i am going to buy




>>> Edited by Umar B on Wednesday 20th February 13:18

[paul r]

Hi Umar

Did they say what the lead-time is on a new one?

[Umar B]

quote:
Hi Umar

Did they say what the lead-time is on a new one?

No, they were trying to make me buy the one in the show room, a black Grand Tourer (model?)

[domster]

Umar - which dealer was it - SGT in Maidenhead? I'm curious as that PCP deal looked quite tempting!

[Umar B]

quote:
Umar - which dealer was it - SGT in Maidenhead? I'm curious as that PCP deal looked quite tempting!

yes it was SGT, i did ask about that and thought about it for a nanosecond, but the car was WAY over my budget. i spoke to a bloke called david foster, he was very helpfull,

I bet he though i was a real head case coz i kept asking stupid questions, but he didn't mind!

[olly2000]

Testdrive the Clowns shoe (Z3) by all means but it aint no elise. I am obviously biased as I own an elise S2 but I have had the pleasure of driving a few Z3s...

Also, if you don't go for the Sports Tourer model and just get the base model you will move the price down nearer 22k...

[olly2000]

Also, on the subject of lead times, there shouldn't be much of one. I know of a few dealers that have new ones on the forecourt ready to go...

[Umar B]

quote:
Also, if you don't go for the Sports Tourer model and just get the base model you will move the price down nearer 22k...

My buget will not stretch to a brand new Mark 2 elise, in any trim, but i will be more that hapy with a mark 1 elise, will have to practice gettting in and out of one properly. When i do get one, the first thing i am going to get is a 'snap off' steering wheel, the car i drove had one which made it alot easier to get in and out of.

all i need to do now is choose a colour....

[anonymous-user]

yellow, mustard yellow
you're going to get a mad car you may as well have the mad colour! talking of car purchases the people from Caterham keep calling me.........just when house purchase apppears iminent

[adamb]

Slightly OT but saw a Mustard Yellow Esprit V8 on the way to SGT last night. Thought he was taking it a little easy until I noticed the piece of rope connecting him to the Micra in front.

Nice to see it's not only Tivs that suffer.

[domster]

They had a dog of a V8 in mustard yellow they were trying to flog for 28k. I wonder if it has come back to haunt them?

[Umar B]

the colours i would like to get are (in preference order)

1. silver
2. black
2/3. royal blue

i think a yellow or red car looks to much like a toy!

[domster]

I saw the whole range of colours on Elise 2s at the factory. Most amazing schemes were:

1) gunmetal metallic grey, with red and black interior

2) chrome orange (or whatever it is now), with black painted alloys - awesome

I am quite tempted myself Umar!

[kevinday]

Umar, the Elise IS a toy, according to numpties, because you cannot get 3 dogs, 6 kids and the shopping in it

[ted]

there's loads of new sportstourers in the showrooms. My advice is ring round 4 or 5 dealers and play them off oneanother.
I've just traded in a car for one ant the price moved by £2200 over the course of 24hrs they will negotiate!!!!!!
TED