Any Lotus Exige owners here?
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Any Lotus Exige owners here?
My next car is going to be a lotus exige s and i would like to know if there are any members here that have one and what they theought of it....any warnings? and advice etc
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i dont have the money yet lol but i am confident that in about 3 years or maybe 2 i would liketo have saved up a nice deposit to pay for it and have about the same car payment i have now, as well as trading in the RX8.
I always wanted an elise, but then after seeing about the Exige S....and seeing the pics i had to get that next....
I always wanted an elise, but then after seeing about the Exige S....and seeing the pics i had to get that next....
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Nooo, can't trade your 8! Especially for a Lotus! J/K I just think they are overpriced for being a 1.8L or whatever they are.. But, I think a wide body Lotus looks a lot better and more aggressive!
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yeah, i've been looking really hard at them in the last 3 months or so. i never really considered the Elise/Exige because i've always been a diehard Espirit guy, but then i got the chance to take a closer look at them. i even saw one run at a track ... all i can say is ... WOW!
i'd buy one in a heartbeat. doesn't have to be an Exige though, i'd be good with an Elise.
i'd buy one in a heartbeat. doesn't have to be an Exige though, i'd be good with an Elise.
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do you think your going to get one? i like the style of the exige better than the elise, i was thinking of a color but then i saw the red with the black wheels and was loving it
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anthony, exiges are awesome! my friends dad has one as his play car (their loaded). The main difference between the 2 cars is that the exige has a more daily driver type interior, side vent cover, large wing, and upgraded wheels (i think i heard somewhere that the exige S may have a turbo also??? not sure tho)
they are amazing cars, and if you can get one that would be AWESOME i would love to have 1 when i get older. truly amazing cars.
they are amazing cars, and if you can get one that would be AWESOME i would love to have 1 when i get older. truly amazing cars.
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personally i always found lotus to be extremely ugly. if i were spending that much money, id get the gt-r. thats my opinion, but good luck to you. i still hope for some pics in 2-3 years :-)
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anthony, exiges are awesome! my friends dad has one as his play car (their loaded). The main difference between the 2 cars is that the exige has a more daily driver type interior, side vent cover, large wing, and upgraded wheels (i think i heard somewhere that the exige S may have a turbo also??? not sure tho)
they are amazing cars, and if you can get one that would be AWESOME i would love to have 1 when i get older. truly amazing cars.
they are amazing cars, and if you can get one that would be AWESOME i would love to have 1 when i get older. truly amazing cars.
the pics posted earlier...
is NOT a production exige...it was special built for a wealthy customer in asia to participate in a race series...it did not have the standard powerplant...or just about anything else in it...it LOOKS like an exige...but for all intents and purposes it should not be considered one as its a purpose built race car...
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But you can get that body kit now. Someone made a replica of it. As for the gtr well there are so many gtr's i'm not gonna know which one your talking about. Nissan?
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definitely agree. i've been looking at used elises online recently too. a friend and i were having a car discussion; he wanted a performance car with all the anemities. I told him i wanted a pure sportscar with no electronic nannies.
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Dont get me wrong the gtr looks really nice. But for me its all about the drive not just the straight line. Everyone who i have spoke to who has drove the exige says its the most fun they've had driving a car
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I just can't see someone having one as an only car. You might as well get a motorcyle. I test drove one and I think I would be depressed unless I could get it to the track every weekend.