How do you think the Renault Sport spider compares to the VX ? Seems that recent reviews compare it more favourably to the Elise when the original reviews put the Elise way ahead. For me it just seems to be the rarity / exclusivity card that makes it more appealing to some people now, when really it lacks the clever engineering and greater development of the Elise / VX.
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No idea how the two compare - I never got to drive a Spider. From memory it had full rose jointed track suspension, so the engineering was up to date. I guess the roof leaked a little more though!
The spider failed against the Elise back in the day because Renault used an aluminium welded chassis opposed to the bonded section chassis of the Elise.
So the Spider ended up much heavier.
The Spider felt very solid on the road and would have been a great car if it had got a bit more power.
Having said that, owning a Spider is more about the rarity and all the looks you get driving it around. I've never had another car that got the attention of the Spider, especially at petrol stations when you get out and people see the doors go up.
Still kicking myself, sold mine a few years back for sub 15k, but it was becoming clear that getting parts was a problem.
The only thing that shocked me at first was the lack of servo assistance on the brakes, it would stop, but you needed to put big pressure on the brake pedal.
If anyone on here does want to buy one I have a full set of Renault workshop manuals and a large library of photos of pretty much every area on the car which can be used to see if it's in original condition.
For pride of ownership the Spider was the best car I've ever owned.