Buying a used sports car in Oz
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From: Fraser Johnston on 21 May 2010 02:11 "Dan---" <hsvtourer(a)hsv.co.uk.com.au> wrote in message news:4bf61935$0$8828$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "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. :-) Nope. Just needs to be beaten with a stick to finish it off. Fraser
From: D Walford on 21 May 2010 02:34 On 21/05/2010 1:36 PM, Fraser Johnston wrote: > " 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. There are quite a few different models of both the Elise and the MX5 so maybe if you compared an early Elise with a late model MX5 the difference may not be so great. The Series 2 Elises with the Toyota engines and gearboxes did a lot to improve reliability and should easily snot any MX5 and even more so for the supercharged version although the rare turbo MX5 would be no slouch. You don't actually get into an Elise, you put it on:-) Daryl
From: D Walford on 21 May 2010 02:35 On 21/05/2010 3:25 PM, Dan--- wrote: > "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. :-) It has since they put Toyota mechanicals in the Series 2's. Daryl
From: OzOne on 21 May 2010 02:59 On Fri, 21 May 2010 11:33:16 +0800, "Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> 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 > Jeez Fraser, I posted the link to the last meeting, posted Youtube links to MX5s being "slightly slower" than Elises on other circuits You can doubt all you like...but the reality is as I've said. BTW the mods to that make the MX5 "slightly slower are in one case, springs on std shocks, a set of headers, a CAI,8"wide wheels with R specs and better brake pads on std disks. Another "slightly slower" has coilovers as well. The Elise is on R specs. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: Noddy on 21 May 2010 06:48
"Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:85md7uFnfU1(a)mid.individual.net... > I highly doubt that. Yeah, I do too, but, hey, it *is* Ozone you're talking to. Anything's possible in his world. -- Regards, Noddy. |