SHYTOT Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I guess you've never driven an Elise? I have, and the chiropractor tells me he should be able to have me walking again within 6 months. The best feature of the car is you buy your food shopping at the supermarket, pop it in the boot, and it is all cooked for you by the time you get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 lol, yep, it's very hard suspension. I didn't buy one because I didn't fancy commuting in it, possibly on the motorway for long periods. I'd have one as a second car if anyone wants to donate one though. I went with the Z4, but depending on what you want the Boxster or the S2000 would be equally good, the MX5 would be the best of the lower end of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 captain slow - basically, it cost me a bomb to insure. just over £2300 for the year if i remember correctly. at the time i was living at home with my parents so i didn't have a mortgage etc and i've always worked full time That's still not an unreasonable quote; I'm a named driver on a Peugeot 306 and quotes for that have been in the £1800 region. I'm presuming the MG was your own policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I guess you've never driven an Elise? You guess wrong And (personally), I'd rather a Caterham R500 as a 2nd car, as if it's gonna be impractical...might as well go the whole hog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggsy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Deffo the mazda..... john... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 That's still not an unreasonable quote; I'm a named driver on a Peugeot 306 and quotes for that have been in the £1800 region. I'm presuming the MG was your own policy? yeah, it took a lot of finding! most companies wouldn't insure me full stop. the others wanted around £15k to insure me and the car was only £13k at the time! it took me quite a while to find that quote it was well worth the effort though. most of my mates at that age had sheds, it was great being 18 years old and bombing to the coast in a sporty convertible with the girlfriend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 You guess wrong And (personally), I'd rather a Caterham R500 as a 2nd car, as if it's gonna be impractical...might as well go the whole hog If the drive is the same in your MX5 as an Elise then there must have been something wrong with the Elise, unless you have a very unusual MX5 (with no suspension). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 when i had the s2000 my mate had an elise 111s (the newer shape but before they put the toyota engine in them) to be honest, it looked nice but that was about it. they're pretty quick off the mark, but very clunky and they run out of power quite quickly a vauxhall vx220 turbo would be a better alternative to an elise imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I'm talking about driving, not ride comfort. I said "like", I did not say "identical to". The Elise I drove was a std '98 Mk1, my MX-5 has std suspensions but has been slightly lowered and has a specialist align/geometry tweak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 when i had the s2000 my mate had an elise 111s (the newer shape but before they put the toyota engine in them) to be honest, it looked nice but that was about it. they're pretty quick off the mark, but very clunky and they run out of power quite quickly a vauxhall vx220 turbo would be a better alternative to an elise imo I suspect if anyone is comparing a Lotus to an MX5 they are probably comparing the old Elan from 1960s/70s. "Looks like" etc... I think an MX5 is what an old Elan would have morphed into had it been built properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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