Well my car is now only a track car that is driven back and forth to days, so it got me thinking, is it time to put it back to something resembling a standard car and chop it in for a 2-11?
Then bolt on all the bits from my old car to the 2-11? The downsides I see are.
Getting cold wet and bored driving to and from trackdays.
The cost to change is north of 10k
Other thoughts?
On a wet and/or cold day you’ll freeze is the worst thing really.
Can get a shower cap for leaving it in hotel car parks if you drive up the night before.
Ade - I had the same dilema last year when looking at Exige V 2-11
If like me you want to drive to and from TD’s a 2-11 is too compromised for my liking. If you’re going to get a trailer then a 2-11 if fine.
Imagine this - driven all the way to Donny in the wet, driven round all day and then having to drive home - not much fun
All that said a 2-11 is a proper weapon 
It is very tempting and a charge cooled one with 300hp (by the time I’ve fnished) would be even more so, it is a fine weather car there is no doubt and I don’t have room for a trailer sadly. I will keep this idea in my pocket, maybe if there prices drop a bit more or our new climate sticks around longer 
Is that why you decided to hedge and just ‘hire’ an Exige when Required
Is that why you decided to hedge and just ‘hire’ an Exige when Required [/quote]
YUP - still making my mind up !!!
[quote=ade]Well my car is now only a track car that is driven back and forth to days, so it got me thinking, is it time to put it back to something resembling a standard car and chop it in for a 2-11?
Then bolt on all the bits from my old car to the 2-11? The downsides I see are.
Getting cold wet and bored driving to and from trackdays.
The cost to change is north of 10k
Other thoughts? [/quote]
Ade, I had been in the exact same situation. I used to own an Elise which I eventually only drove on the track. I figured, instead of taking everything out of my Elise to make it lighter (see my website here), and hence making the Elise really uncomfortable for the occasional Sunday detour, I could as well get the real thing, the 2-11.
I initially also had thoughts about whether I would regret my decision afterwards, since I loved my Elise TO BITS (also considering all the money I had put into it to mod it just the way I wanted it), but now I can honestly say, that I don’t regret it at all!! On the contrary, best “car-related” decision ever! lol
If you like track days as much as I do, then the 2-11 is absolutely the right toy for you.
Re the “getting wet” arguments etc, I can say this, I never drove my Elise in the Rain either. I always avoided rainy days. It’s no fun driving on slippery surface anyway…
And if you worry about getting cold, you won’t, just wear functional clothes like I do, on colder days, and you’re perfectly cosy
Now, take that plunge and join the limited group of 2-11 owners
^^^^^^^ NA HERO ^^^^^^^
How’s the diet coming along?
Lol getting there
it is a big change, just not sure, there are certainly pros and cons to all the options, I might well wait till I have paid for the audi the rethink