Echo, I still also maintain that those paper thin Probax seats are the best seats i've ever been in. Even on long 3 hour stints they are massively better than the S2000 seat. For me it was really the noise and visibility. Mine was a Sport model though, but I think the touring soundproofing was just some mats?

 

You don't need a garage for a Caterham - plenty of them live outside and get used regularly

 

...by people with beards and elbow patches

 

Too true too true !!!!!

However they can be kept outside with/without car covers (and I found some funky temporary garage things like tents with frames the other day)...

 

Couldn't agree more on the seats mate. by far the comfiest i've plonked my pert arse on. It did surprise me how fresh i felt after 8-10hr stints in Europe last year. Jamie was giving me grief beforehand saying how i'd be crippled but nothing. The only thing i have is my right knee resting on the door cill which can end up sore but thats nothing.

Yes, the touring pack has some carpets & i think the leather door cards (not forgetting the luxorious scrotum pouch under the stereo), so i suspect tis quieter than performace pack equipped car. Anyway the ball & chain didn't complain about the racket last year so at least she made it all the way round France rather than being dumped at the side of the road for whinging.

 

FD2 was my first idea.
Insurance companies are increasingly problematic, as will be spares in the UK.
So I settled for the 335i bmw coupe, or how about the new M3?
So far so good...

 

FD2 is actually a good idea - can't seem to find one for sale within easy reach though? As you say they're too rare. But I need something that handles/grips as standard as well as my (deceased) modified S.

A new M3 is a bit rich for me.

I've thrown a cat amongst the pigeons by test driving the Evora, now I'm completely confused.

Insurance comparison: Modified S £2k; Exige S £1.35k; Evora £1.4k...

 

Those insurance quotes are nuts!

Are you below 20?

I'm guessing you are 33?

Evora is great isn't it

 

monaro vxr. or vxr500.

vxr8 if you can find a bathurst.



glad i got shares in royal dutch shell "b".

V8crew out.

 

I haven't even seen a VXR8 on the road - from what you say, yes it does look great value for money but a little ostentatious for a fairly reserved guy like me!

I'm 32 MB, the insurance is due to two fairly hefty claims within five years now I've trashed my S, and the fact I can't garage a car at home, building in my area is too controlled to have one built too. I've always had high insurance though, I'm sure there's a black mark against my name on their database

Comprehensive review of the Evora to follow, but in short, I could hardly sleep last night due to the dilemma!

I need to try an NSX to bring everything into balance...