Today I bought
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They definitely feel like they have more power than they have. And you can use all the power you do have. It's a well balanced package. Even if it isn't a particularly well made package ;-)
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Thanks chaps 
Chilled, depreciation has been very good on these cars. If I look back 2-3 years, I sold my grey 06 one for mid 20s.
Ron, these things are fooking rapid. With another 25bhp it will have 245bhp, although on track the interwarmer does start to lose a chunk of power (chargecoolers are popular) Much over 300 bhp the drivetrain starts to suffer. Standard injectors are good for 245 but not much more. You don't need big bhp in these cars though.
Chilled, depreciation has been very good on these cars. If I look back 2-3 years, I sold my grey 06 one for mid 20s.
Ron, these things are fooking rapid. With another 25bhp it will have 245bhp, although on track the interwarmer does start to lose a chunk of power (chargecoolers are popular) Much over 300 bhp the drivetrain starts to suffer. Standard injectors are good for 245 but not much more. You don't need big bhp in these cars though.
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Thanks chaps
Chilled, depreciation has been very good on these cars. If I look back 2-3 years, I sold my grey 06 one for mid 20s.
Ron, these things are fooking rapid. With another 25bhp it will have 245bhp, although on track the interwarmer does start to lose a chunk of power (chargecoolers are popular) Much over 300 bhp the drivetrain starts to suffer. Standard injectors are good for 245 but not much more. You don't need big bhp in these cars though.
Chilled, depreciation has been very good on these cars. If I look back 2-3 years, I sold my grey 06 one for mid 20s.
Ron, these things are fooking rapid. With another 25bhp it will have 245bhp, although on track the interwarmer does start to lose a chunk of power (chargecoolers are popular) Much over 300 bhp the drivetrain starts to suffer. Standard injectors are good for 245 but not much more. You don't need big bhp in these cars though.
The Mrs is desperate for me to get one because of how practical they are!
How about lightening them then? I don't see why they would need 17" wheels for a kick off. I really like the idea, but I don't want to miss out on the hardcoreness that I have.
Something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Exig...item3a7d354089
Certainly get a couple off it too
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It's probably not the car for you then. You can't comapre it to a big bhp Caterfield really!
You can get weight out but generally involves buying lighter parts. It's best not to mess with the way Lotus (they are good at these things) designed the wheel sizes.
But try one first, you would like it.
You won't get an S for £20k though, at least not a good one without space rocket miles.
You can get weight out but generally involves buying lighter parts. It's best not to mess with the way Lotus (they are good at these things) designed the wheel sizes.
But try one first, you would like it.
You won't get an S for £20k though, at least not a good one without space rocket miles.
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About effing time too, fannying around with all that german nonsense when you knew what you wanted all along.
I half expected to see you in an Evora, but this doesn't surprise me at all.
Nice one !
I half expected to see you in an Evora, but this doesn't surprise me at all.
Nice one !
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