Any good ?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:03 pmPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:56 pmnope, reckon it could be fun though. ignore the vauxhall badge and look at the pretty impressive 0-60 figures and go get some track action
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:52 pmWith Dan on this one could be great fun Im sure...not sure about an every day'er though.
Si's mate on here has one at Brunters.
Si's mate on here has one at Brunters.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:10 amA friend had one and really loved it. It was her company car and when she left the company, she tracked it back down and bought it back from the lease company.
It wa a woman though
It wa a woman though
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:26 amIf I could afford a track car this would be very high on the list.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:26 amIt's the girlfriend thats interested swede, not me. Even she's going to have a quicker car than me too 
. Going to have a look at a couple this weekend.
Bro - they do a vxr one apparantly, only a total of 60 sold, which is by all accounts a bit of a track day weapon. Stiffer suspension
, stickier tires and an extra 20bhp - nice. Sounds ££expensive though.
. Going to have a look at a couple this weekend.
Bro - they do a vxr one apparantly, only a total of 60 sold, which is by all accounts a bit of a track day weapon. Stiffer suspension
, stickier tires and an extra 20bhp - nice. Sounds ££expensive though.Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:53 amFor the lady, sure a nice toy.
Just wondering what the advantages are over having a Lotus Elise though.
Just wondering what the advantages are over having a Lotus Elise though.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:03 amThe price 
For a similar age/power elise - add £10k
Obviously if money was no object youd choose the lotus, but, as ever, it is!!
For a similar age/power elise - add £10k
Obviously if money was no object youd choose the lotus, but, as ever, it is!!
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:09 amPOESY wrote:The price
For a similar age/power elise - add £10k
Obviously if money was no object youd choose the lotus, but, as ever, it is!!
10K !!
Jeezes !!
I'd have expected the Elisa to be slightly more expensive, but this is a lot.
I thought also that the Vauxhall was maybe easier to live with day-to-day and the Elise more core, so people might prefer the Vauxhall as daily driver.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:11 pmI've had both .. Elise and a vx in my younger days.
When you have the vx , you try convincing yourself its a lotus with a vauxhall badge.. Unfortunatly the truth is it never is. It does miss alot of the poise of the elise and suspesion and always feels heavier but the brakes are better than the lotus. Also you have to spend alot of money to beat the vx in a straight line but imho this isnt what these cars are about.
I would reccomend to buy a used elise 111R .. It will rattle like hell but it has the toyota engine and running gear @ 190 bhp so you shouldnt have the old problems the rover K series had with the whining gearbox when the mk2 orignally came out
Hope this helps a little.
When you have the vx , you try convincing yourself its a lotus with a vauxhall badge.. Unfortunatly the truth is it never is. It does miss alot of the poise of the elise and suspesion and always feels heavier but the brakes are better than the lotus. Also you have to spend alot of money to beat the vx in a straight line but imho this isnt what these cars are about.
I would reccomend to buy a used elise 111R .. It will rattle like hell but it has the toyota engine and running gear @ 190 bhp so you shouldnt have the old problems the rover K series had with the whining gearbox when the mk2 orignally came out
Hope this helps a little.