Good idea- let the same knuckle head who works on Corollas all day near your $50,000 track toy. Let me know how that works out for you.
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Good idea- let the same knuckle head who works on Corollas all day near your $50,000 track toy. Let me know how that works out for you.
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
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If you can't fit in in a Mini there is NO WAY YOU ARE EVER fitting in an Elise.Originally Posted by kigango123
Elise all the way, besides i doubt i can fit in a mini without some problems
Furniture
it costs about the same as the mini to service. it's more expensive for consumables such as tires and brakes, though.
qft
unless you left the roof off permanently
Andreas Preuninger, Manager of Porsche High Performance Cars: "Grandmas can use paddles. They aren't challenging."
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Just because an engine is made by Toyota, doesn't mean it'll have the reliability of every other Toyota engine. It's a Toyota engine that is revved to hell and back.
As I said earlier in the thread, it drinks oil and petrol like no tomorrow. It eats tyres for breakfast and the suspension bushings wear out in minutes. Insurance Group 20. And then there are the multitude of unpredictable problems you get ... electricals going, oil leaks, cooling problems. And by unpredictable, I actually mean it's unpredictable what problem you're going to get this week
Oh and get one with forced induction and you're in for an even bigger shockIf anything the Lotus teaches you that you can put a price on happiness ... unfortunately that price is pretty damn high. Oh and please don't mention depreciation.
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I think the pole results say it all. No contest. Chalk and cheese comparison.
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Who cares? when it looks so sexy, and is so fun, What does it matter? plus, over here we dont get traffic, and out roads are better, so exige/elise = win
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Dick
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How are you meant to drive a car if you can't afford the petrol/insurance/parts for it?
Hell, if it was as simple as how you've made it out to be I'd still be driving the Exige. However it doesn't quite work like that in the real world, Whiteballz
Furniture
I'm no fan of the Mini. The Clubman, by the way, looks hideous from the rear end.
Nuff said.
Furniture
How are you meant to drive a car if you can't afford the petrol/insurance/parts for it?
Hell, if it was as simple as how you've made it out to be I'd still be driving the Exige. However it doesn't quite work like that in the real world, WhiteballzOh noes!
Nowhere in the original post does it mention anything about running costs or anything of the sort, I appreicate that you guys are going into more detail, But it was a simple question - Simple answer call IMO. Regardless, You dont buy a car you cant afford the ancillaires on, and should be aware of all issues with a car before buying, so I'd still say elise
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Well if you had taken the time to read the whole thread, you will have noticed that my posts are not in reply to the original post
Nowhere in the original post does it mention anything about running costs or anything of the sort, I appreicate that you guys are going into more detail, But it was a simple question - Simple answer call IMO. Regardless, You dont buy a car you cant afford the ancillaires on, and should be aware of all issues with a car before buying, so I'd still say elise
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