well i’ve spent the past 8 years dreaming and the past 2 planning and trying to find a way to get myself an S1 exige.
after a few setbacks i should soon(month or so or about end of jan)be finally in a position to purchase my dream car!
sadly there doesnt appear to be much on the market just now…when i was skint their were lots…sods bloody law!!
so i thought i’d ask you lot if any of you were either selling up OR know of a good example that you can point me in the direction of
i’m looking for…
-190 upgrade
-sports seats and harness(though i’m flexible with this)
-FSH-plus details of any rebuild etc
-preferably standard…though also flexible
-any colour…not a fan of green though
-con air…sorry-air con!
-20k max…otherwise i’d have the red one on pistonheads
Full marks for your determination. Must have been hell with no booze, no fags and whatever else you sacrificed.
Best of luck in your quest. You won’t be disappointed when you get one.
Full marks for your determination. Must have been hell with no booze, no fags and whatever else you sacrificed.
Best of luck in your quest. You won’t be disappointed when you get one.
^^^ Second this I went through the same thing… bloody in love with mine… is marrying an Exige S1 legal?
I was running out garage space and advertised this car: Chassis #001 Exige but since have managed to shift another car so there’s not so much urgency… but if someone were to make me a good offer, I could still be persuaded…
-190 upgrade
[color:“red”]means different things to different people so make such you get a list of what the seller “thinks” has been done [/color]
-sports seats and harness(though i’m flexible with this)
[color:“red”]plenty of aftermarket seats that are just as good/better [/color]
-FSH-plus details of any rebuild etc
-preferably standard…though also flexible
-any colour…not a fan of green though
-con air…sorry-air con!
[color:“red”]are there any S1s with this that don’t get a recurring cracked pipe or actually work properly? [/color]
-20k max…otherwise i’d have the red one on pistonheads
[color:“red”]if I had a choice over a 20k car that was on original suspension, wheel bearings, etc or a 40k to 60k car that had new bushes, fettled suspension - I’d choose the latter [/color]
thanks for all replies and pm’s guys.
really appreciate it.
gary…i do love the S2 as well and it would defo be a lot easier to live with but the S1 for me is ‘IT’
i still remember when and where i was the day i first saw one on the road.
6th september 2000 ,maryhill rd glasgow if anyone is interested!
good luck to you to mate
mr admin…i’d love to buy your car…i have the evo mag that it appeared in and i regularly read the article(god i’m sad)…however i have a feeling that it may be outwith my budget…orange seems to command a premium
stevegreen…thanks for your advice…i’ll keep that in mind…i’m terrified to buying my dream car only for it to die on me…i know it prob wont be as reliable as a honda but i dont want it to be spending all its time in a garage.
i’ve been offered a few stunning cars as we speak so its now a case of sorting the money out,viewing each car…if poss…and deciding what one to buy.
not overly worried about insurance as its cheaper to insure the exige than it is my integra
Open to sensible offers for the next 10 days .
Beware dealer history…a friend had his s2 serviced by reputable dealer only to experiance strange brake noises a few weeks later…Pads worn down to the metal…so how good were their checks.
Anyway mine gets a thorough spanner check after every track day and is washed before and after any trips.
Only getting a divorce as I have a new orange haired mistress…and cant love them both
deno
mine is the last S1 on pistonheads (red). Ticks all your boxes. Yours for 21k
Best Regards
Knocker
Kinda odd that the first and the last Exige are for sale at the same time… cracking cars, both of them
The last one tickles my fancy, I’d have considered that one too, although red’s not my colour, and I hate aircon with a passion. Ticks all of your boxes Deano… I’d say well worth the 1k over your upper limit, it’ll always hold that much more value because of its provenance.
I dont have the sports seats or harnesses or aircon but it didnt bother me, as I didnt want the AC and seats are easy to add later (and makes the car cheaper to buy). Oh, and I would be stricter with colour rather than AC.
Its about time though you havebeen looking for years! Id have held off with this post until January rather than get offers of cars from folk on here then you`ll kick yourself if a perfect one comes up!
Just dont get a grey one, I`m the only grey in the village.