Dude I would keep it , stop spending money on it , it’s plenty fast enough as it is , I think you would miss it no matter what you replace it with , there’s nothing like an Exige!
I agree with what the other folks are saying Chris, your car is an awesome spec, just get in it and drive the thing more.
You were at Spa last year, you saw first hand the guy with the green GT3RS that got through 3 sets of tyres in two days!!!
I went to chat to him about track day running costs as a mate of mine was considering one at the time and the guy said they were expensive to run on track. And remember this was coming from a guy who hadn’t really batted an eyelid about doing 3 sets of those special GT3RS tyres in 2 days. I don’t know what they cost, but it has got to be upwards of a grand a set.
The same mate of mine who was contemplating the GT3, actually has a 430 (he is ‘Porkie’ on here, as he has a S2 Exige as well) and has done a few track days in it. To be fair I am pretty sure he hasn’t broken anything or worn anything out on it. He says it isnt really that fast, but then when your regular track car is a 500+ bhp Cosworth powered Westfield with a sequential box etc etc, I guess everything else is slow.
What is the ‘next level’ you are taking about and why do you ‘need’ to be there?
Didn’t you go through the Fezza’s after you sold your last Exige only to then buy the Cup with a thinner wallet?
Tell the Mrs A you are thinking of buying a 430 for 80k then come home with your Cup and say it was a steal at �40k. Put the 40k in a ‘secret’ account to fund trackdays and membership of a supercar club so you can play in 458 Italia’s.
[quote=SeanB]I agree with what the other folks are saying Chris, your car is an awesome spec, just get in it and drive the thing more.
You were at Spa last year, you saw first hand the guy with the green GT3RS that got through 3 sets of tyres in two days!!!
I went to chat to him about track day running costs as a mate of mine was considering one at the time and the guy said they were expensive to run on track. And remember this was coming from a guy who hadn’t really batted an eyelid about doing 3 sets of those special GT3RS tyres in 2 days. I don’t know what they cost, but it has got to be upwards of a grand a set.
The same mate of mine who was contemplating the GT3, actually has a 430 (he is ‘Porkie’ on here, as he has a S2 Exige as well) and has done a few track days in it. To be fair I am pretty sure he hasn’t broken anything or worn anything out on it. He says it isnt really that fast, but then when your regular track car is a 500+ bhp Cosworth powered Westfield with a sequential box etc etc, I guess everything else is slow.
What is the ‘next level’ you are taking about and why do you ‘need’ to be there? [/quote]
Next level is gearbox and possible power upgrade. I don’t need to do these but at the moment I can just about handle GT3’s etc passing me but I think when other ‘std’ S2’s start passing me it will p*ss me off. 2 years ago a std 260bhp Exige was considered powerful - now with all the aftermarket upgrades it feels at the lower end of the pecking order. And before everyone starts banging on about driver training etc it’s the lack of power for the straights that will be an issue.
260bhp S2’s are soooooo common these days and I’m sure the new V6 will p*iss all over my S2 on the straights.
There will ALWAYS be quicker cars…so what?!? I’ve owned 52 cars now chasing some fantasy about what is best, even owning the same car more than once and the same derivative more than 8 times! Find your Karma, Chris. If the next new car is quicker, better, blah blah blah, so what? Enjoy what you have but as I said in my earlier post just go and drive it and sod everything else. Whatever you sell the Exige for, it just won’t be as sublime or as supple and certainly won’t be as useable, both on the road and track. Take stock, find what you need to find to make you happy, and stick with it. So why did you buy that Exige…???
