Buying a used sports car in Oz
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From: OzOne on 19 May 2010 07:50 On Wed, 19 May 2010 19:24:28 +1000, D Walford <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: >Every time we go to Calder for a Super Sprint the MX5 club is there with >at least a dozen cars and they are always considerably slower than the >couple of Elises that are there, depending ion the drivers the Elise is >about the same pace as a good Clubman. >Might be a different story on a shorter twisty track like Winton but I >haven't seen all that many MX5's there to compare. > > > >Daryl Guess the MX5 drivers in Vic are all hairdressers :-) OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: Fraser Johnston on 20 May 2010 23:33 <OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message news:gp05v551m5cma80mkm736tgbo9cdrbf1i8(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:21:58 +1000, D Walford > <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >>On 18/05/2010 12:51 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" >>> <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> "su27dvr"<asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >>>> news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional layout, >>>>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus >>>>> in >>>>> many review sites I read. >>>>> >>>> >>>> It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in >>>> as a >>>> bonus. >>>> >>>> Fraser >>>> >>> >>> Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. >> >>Yep, not all that easy to get in an out of but they are considerably >>quicker around a track than an MX5. >> >> >> >>Daryl > > Interestingly at Wakefield, A lightly modified NC MX5 is only slightly > slower than an Elise driven by a similarly skilled driver. I highly doubt that. Fraser
From: Fraser Johnston on 20 May 2010 23:36 " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message news:4bf31cce$0$4811$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > I seriously doubt that you have driven either, I picture you as a pimple > faced weed with his face > pushed up against the fence of the local clubman circuit salivating the > thought that you could > afford the spectator entry fee let alone being able to actually participate. > > And as far as knowing the vehicles, I'll admit that I've never owned an Elise > but I've raced against > one in an unmodified MX5, something that I'm sure is far inferior to your > fantasies. I've driven both. And more than one modified MX-5. The Elise is way quicker off the mark, steers better, brakes WAY WAY better and is much lighter. I can't see an MX-5 keeping up with one without at least 15 grands of mods and some sort of major engine work. The elise however costs a bomb, is unreliable, leaks when it rains, has no boot and is a prick to get in and out of, even more with the roof on. Fraser
From: Fraser Johnston on 20 May 2010 23:37 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4bf3ae5f$0$27831$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 18/05/2010 10:09 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >> On Tue, 18 May 2010 17:21:58 +1000, D Walford >> <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: >> >>> On 18/05/2010 12:51 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >>>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:47:13 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" >>>> <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "su27dvr"<asdf(a)ghjkl.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:DQiIn.25418$pv.16126(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>>>> Thanks for both replies, yes MX-5 - very attractive. Conventional >>>>>> layout, >>>>>> good chassis, reliability and relative simplicity are considered a plus >>>>>> in >>>>>> many review sites I read. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It's 80% of a lotus elise with 20% of the price and reliablity thrown in >>>>> as a >>>>> bonus. >>>>> >>>>> Fraser >>>>> >>>> >>>> Elise is a great car but you wouldn't want one as a daily drive. >>> >>> Yep, not all that easy to get in an out of but they are considerably >>> quicker around a track than an MX5. >>> >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> Interestingly at Wakefield, A lightly modified NC MX5 is only slightly >> slower than an Elise driven by a similarly skilled driver. >> > > Every time we go to Calder for a Super Sprint the MX5 club is there with at > least a dozen cars and they are always considerably slower than the couple of > Elises that are there, depending ion the drivers the Elise is about the same > pace as a good Clubman. > Might be a different story on a shorter twisty track like Winton but I > haven't seen all that many MX5's there to compare. On a short track with heavy braking the elise will be even faster. Fraser
From: Dan--- on 21 May 2010 01:25
"Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:85mddpF1gsU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > > The elise however costs a bomb, is unreliable, leaks when it rains, has no > boot and is a prick to get in and out of, even more with the roof on. So it hasn't lost the Basil Fawlty British charm then. :-) --- Regards Dan. |