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[ashtongray] 02/4/2004 20:40

quidzinn

I'm impressed. Reminds me of younger days when a good friend, 6' 7.5" tall, bought himself a mini (the original one) Not too much room in the back, drivers side! I almost said in my post that at the time, I was looking for an everyday car rather than a w/e fun thing.

No problem with bikes, my brother went that route, but prefer comfort these days, and so does the better half.

[oswd] 02/4/2004 19:34

I drive about in an old TVR 450 SEAC which has 320 bhp (v8)on tap and 0-60 mph in 4.7 secs, growls when you touch the pedal. Never had so much fun. Buy one (thats if you can find one) and I promise you will never look at another car.

[quidzinn] 02/4/2004 08:19

ashtongrey,

I'm 6'5" tall, weigh 14st 7lbs and am 48 years old, have dodgy knees from years of rugby, tennis, ski-ing and racing (and crashing) motorbikes ... An Elise is ok to get in and out of when you have the technique and the headroom is fine for me with the soft top or the hardtop.

O.k. so its not my everyday transport but its a lot more practical than some others.

Q

[oldolie] 02/4/2004 06:43

audi4 diesel, best car I have owned, and i have had the whole range from Ford, tho` Merc.,Jag ,etc. trust me I am old

lol

[march] 01/4/2004 23:08

ashtongray - get yourself a motorbike - much more fun and no problems with the roof :)

[ashtongray] 01/4/2004 20:20

Not as agile as I used to be, I felt after test drive that getting in/out of Elise or VX220 with the hard top ON would be a bit of an issue, especially in confined spaces: the door sill is very wide and headroom restricted. No problem in open mode, but one cannot rely on that in SW UK!

Brilliant car to drive tho, street legal go-cart.

[logica2me] 01/4/2004 18:56

niggle

It was an Elise.

LOL !

Log

[niggle] 01/4/2004 13:06

I saw a guy in an Elise yesterday and it looked tiny (or was it an elan?) , it was sort of 'wearing' him like an ill fitting suit.

[smoketrader] 01/4/2004 12:40

Any S3 drivers on here? I'm looking at one at the moment but I'm interested to know about servicing costs. And how far you get from a set of tyres?

[the player] 01/4/2004 11:19

Power,

What problems, if any, have you had?

Any views on the Renault's electrics?

Ta.

TP

[quidzinn] 01/4/2004 09:58

Oops - hope this new image sorts it ...

Q

[niggle] 24/3/2004 22:41

Q, you just trashed this thread with a 1meg photo, could you make it smaller please :o)

[quidzinn] 24/3/2004 22:28

Be selfish and buy yourself a Lotus Elise 111R - mine's coming next week (Starlight Black)!!!



Q

[power] 09/3/2004 09:10

A familiy car, or seriously useful. A Renault Scenic Diesel 1.9.

I bought one 3 yrs ago, driven 80,000 kms, not a single problem and

[dondee] 08/3/2004 23:45

Anyone any idea why the photographs were taken in bad light i.e. DARKNESS!!

[jabberstocky] 17/10/2003 14:54

Anyone driven a Bristol Fighter yet?

[maxk] 14/10/2003 19:00

yawn, just another hatch job. Artistic styling of a brick pretending to be art.



Or a real car...

[the player] 14/10/2003 17:00

Wanna see a pic of the new Golf Mark V?

Here it is............



........and very tasty it looks too!

TP

[biker] 22/7/2003 08:54

"Fuel Tank Capacity: 3.25 gallons"

Should just about get to the end of the street then.

[m.t.glass] 21/7/2003 16:47

"..You can see it twist with the torque. They had to put some damping in to use up some of the torque. It's like the shove of a bull or a horse. It's not very extreme. It just simply rocks a few degrees in each direction.."

Well I rather guessed it might :-)

[biker] 21/7/2003 15:55

MTG....

Post 99....I want one!

Post 100...... 0-60 in 4.7 secs is just far too pedestrian.

[m.t.glass] 20/7/2003 12:18

And this neither. But don't tell em till after the test drive:



..A top speed of 198mph and a 0-60mph sprint of 4.7 seconds...

See review