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12-10-2018, 08:06 PM | #71 |
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Been googling, 4 pot was released here, 718.
Nice bit of kit, 600kg heavier than the Elise. This 17 model with about 1k km was around 150k$, sadly its PDK (Although I'm getting older and those PDK boxes are sweeet). Simular colour to my 86's Solar Orange as well, the missus wouldn't notice the change, maybe.... Would make a better daily than an Elise, if that's a concern. I would still go the Elise..... maybe....
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I'd go older Elise/Exige..but even then it'd be a weekend car.
Its just way too compromised (in turn its just way too raw) to be a daily driver. Tiny as hell, barely any creature comforts, stiff as a rock, better engine though (1.8L 2ZZ-GE!...later ones dropped that engine and went with a supercharged 1.8L 2ZR or 1ZZ, and even the most recent ones went with a 3.5L V6) Toyota owns like a 15% stake in Subaru so even if a collaboration car (in tis case the 86/BRZ) ends they can still go to Subaru for any type of project if they wanted to. |
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The Cayman was actually on my short list (I have a family connection that meant I could get one "cheap") but was ruled out rather quickly when looked at realistically. At the time I drove almost 50,000 miles a year on very busy highways, all year round. To buy a Cayman (Lotus is not an option here) or any other high end car would mean I would lose a very large sum of money in a very short time. Sure I could store it in the winter and drive a beater but in my mind that defeats the whole purpose of owning a nice driving car. It came down to knowing that through the amount and type of daily driving I did I would destroy a $30K car instead of a $100K one and that was a no brainer to me. So when people speak of "daily driving" the whole picture needs to be considered not just what cars are great to drive.
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I daily my Exige all the time. Every Exige S I've seen has been a supercharged 2zz. Also, I don't believe any V6 Exige has ever been street legal in North America. They are track only cup cars. And you are correct, very raw. |
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I daily drove my stripped NB MX5 club car for a few years.
No carpet, sound deadening, aircon, power steering, hard topped, running on fairly stiff track spec coilovers, roll bar with side intrusion, intake to the firewall, headers and a straight through exhaust, no radio and sparco sprint V seats. That thing made every drive fun, hot yes, noisy yes, but damn fun. Not so fun drive 800km to and from Queensland a couple of times a year, but when I got where I was going all was good and right in the world. I forgive the idiosyncrasies/quirks of tight sports cars because I love how they feel, sound and perform. I gladly sacrifice creature comforts for performance, even in a daily. Comfortable cars with creature comforts and gadgets are boring shopping trolleys in my "self opinionated" opinion. Disclaimer: the missus currently drives a Mitsubishi ASX, hate is a strong word, but I really hate having to drive that car.
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And yeah i am on the hunt for a 2015-2016 brz or a 16 frs havent decided if im gonna go frs route tho |
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