Chris`I Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 One of the girls I used to work with had an Elise as her daily driver. Needless to say she was a nutter Great little car though. Completely different to the Zed mind. You can quite easily do long distance in a Zed, no chance in a Lotus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 'Course you can, you big girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I met a guy once who had done over 140,000 miles in an S1 Elise with the origninal S1 seats and he looked as if he could still walk around ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 One of the girls I used to work with had an Elise as her daily driver. Needless to say she was a nutter Great little car though. Completely different to the Zed mind. You can quite easily do long distance in a Zed, no chance in a Lotus. I have driven some considerable distances in my VX220 when I had it, only pain in the arse was having to unclip your harnesses at junctions To be fair they require more attention to drive if that makes sense, like you feel more fatigued after a long trip. But its always fun, especially on the A048's oh my the grip! I think crazy little plastic shitbox gokart on rails is deffo something everyone has to own at somepoint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 exige or VXR220 whats not too like, great cars sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun. just strip your zed first before PX'ing it in. other wise you're just pouring money down the drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 after selling my zed a few months ago i'm commiting to either a s2 exige, 111R elise or the newer SC'd elise. as many here by the sounds of it, considered a 370 but can't justify the costs for what is essentially a weekend car. Doesn't seem to be that many 111R's around at the minute though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 'Course you can, you big girl! No that would be Amanda. Good luck if you have a missus getting them to sit in an Elise/Exige for long distances. No trouble in the Zed though. Its all horses for courses though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 after selling my zed a few months ago i'm commiting to either a s2 exige, 111R elise or the newer SC'd elise. as many here by the sounds of it, considered a 370 but can't justify the costs for what is essentially a weekend car. Doesn't seem to be that many 111R's around at the minute though Go for S2 Exige or SC Elise but not an na one as they just aren't fast enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Oooh go Exige!! Murray's wil look after you but I wouldn't PX with them I don't need to direct you here - http://www.scottishelises.com 'cos you've got Scotty to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 If u let me choose a replacement for that heap of junk u call a shed il let u trade the zed for an exige. I'd be chopping that thing in first tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparksCW Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Interesting topic, I've heard on here a few times that the elise is cheap to run? Especially compared to the zed. Is this true then? I do love the Elise's and my car is pretty much weekend toy only. I may have to sell it soon to get a house so was thinking of an S2 Elise to replace it in the future. Or a 370Z when prices come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRH 350Z Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Interesting topic, I've heard on here a few times that the elise is cheap to run? Especially compared to the zed. Is this true then? I guess it is mainly because of the low mass. This results in a reasonable mpg and less wear on tyres etc. I think insurance is similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Although I havent owned the Exige I have had an Elise and it is just about as different to a Zed as you can get . Its secret lies in weight not just power . If you are using it on the road only even the basic car is too quick to expoit the handling as they corner like nothing else on earth. HOWEVER even for a weekend car do not undersestimate the practicality issue. I am 54 and overweight , so I should knowbetter but beleive me even young fit gutys struggle getting in and out of an exige. If you put your car in a garage make sure you can open the doors properly as you need to sit on the sill to get out, and you can only do this with the doors open . Easy at a racetrack - a pig on a day to daty basis . The car is fragile too, gearchanges get sloppy etc - you have to look after them and drive them with mechanical sympathy . Having said that if you want a true enthusiasts car that drives like a racer there is nothing much to touch them . Unless of course you get a well sorted Caterhatm or Westfield ( and most are not well sorted) . Having owned 4 Westfileds the last one weighing 450kg and 200 bhp there is little else that is so enjoyable on 4 wheels. Lotus will always hold it price because it can be used for motorsport and they do use a lot less Petrol when driven hard than a Zed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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