Vx Or Elise?
#1
Posted 20 October 2018 - 11:34 PM
#2
Posted 21 October 2018 - 12:36 AM
Edited by pete-r, 21 October 2018 - 12:36 AM.
#3
Posted 21 October 2018 - 02:04 AM
lotus if its a daily, vx 2.2 if its a weekend/track car
#4
Posted 21 October 2018 - 06:32 AM
But as an all round package, air con, heating, comfort, noise, etc then Elise.
I do have to pedal my Elise to have even half a hope of keeping up with Stage2 SC vx. Anything above that, forget it
Oh and forget the 1.6 Elise... dear god... 134bhp.
#5
Posted 21 October 2018 - 07:41 AM
I do have to pedal my Elise to have even half a hope of keeping up with Stage2 SC vx. Anything above that, forget it
And he can...!!!
I'm not good enough and need the help of the torque.
#6
Posted 21 October 2018 - 08:33 AM
#7
Posted 21 October 2018 - 08:42 AM
what is your budget ?
comparing similar valued cars: a cheap elise will probably need some money spending on it, whereas a similar priced vx220 should be in good order
#8
Posted 21 October 2018 - 11:46 AM
An Elise 250 CUP perhaps if money was no object (but then I'd prob buy an early Exige S V6).
Other than that, a nice VX SC with some refurb work (brakes / suspension).. Other than slightly better build, I dunno what else any of the newer Lotus variants get you - chuck some cash at some Lotus wheels, ABS and suspension and it does the same thing really..
#9
Posted 21 October 2018 - 12:39 PM
elise cup 220 , or europa se 225
#10
Posted 21 October 2018 - 05:59 PM
if money was no object go brand new
lotus
vx220 is just asking for trouble due to the age and lack of parts
yes there are people trying to keep these cars going but its just silly money to keep them running
and the new exiges are more than up to the pace of modified vx220s
#11
Posted 21 October 2018 - 11:11 PM
.I would go new Elise S. The only real benefits to an older car are that it's cheaper and current brexit market aside you won't have depreciation to deal with. A new Elise will cost you 10k in the first year but stay stable after 3.
Sounds like some wise advise, been looking at some 2017/2016 low mile examples, twice the price of a sound low mile VX but £10/15k lower than brand new,if depreciation is minimal from thereon subject to not thrashing the life out of it! may well be cheaper to own and run than a VX. If that makes sense based on recouping your money if you want to bale out. A relatively new Elise with its ongoing developments has to be better than anything that was developed some two decades ago but what you do miss out on is the uniqueness of the VX, only c 2000 Uk builds and numbers dropping each year, which I would say has a real value that only comes with rarity. Shame it wasn't about when they filmed Back to the Future (those Delorean's are really crap) 😂
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