Hi guys,
Im new to the forum, a few questions…
I currently own a 06’ Audi A3 3.2 quattro, v nice with all the xtras, however im seriously thinking bout buying a S2 exige.
Whats it like as a day to day car? Comfy?
Whats the boot space like? Can you fit a case in it?
Is it noisy?
Any other day to day info would be useful.
Im going to test drive one next week.
Thanks,
Steve
Comfy… no not compared to an Audi, but I’ve happily driven to Spa in a day without too much pain.
Day to day, yes can be done and lots of people do, but you have to be willing to live without all the comforts and being able to hear the stereo easily or use a hands free phone!
Case in the boot… no… soft bag, yes. 50kg limit on the boat load, limit is realistically the small hole to post everything though. Go have a look and see for yourself to decide, but fine for a week away for me.
Yes, it’s noisy by modern car standards.
Drive one and any issues can be easily lived with for the sheer feel the car offers.
They are a true mini supercar, prepare to fall in love, but be ready to really drive the car to understand how special they really are.
i do 150 miles each way on the m4 to london and back quite merrily
everything in the boot needs securing otherwise it can shift around and crack the clam
not nearly noisy enough with the standard exhaust, a bit of a wet fart in fact. Stage 2 - search and one of my posts has the sound sample - quite simply amazing… although it will break your ears 
go kart with a roof, but more fun
go for it!!!
I think someone on here dynamatted their cabin (or was that for a speaker install?), either way I�m sure it�s a good cheap way of making the Exige, a bit more long distance friendly…
David
Hi guys,
Im new to the forum, a few questions…I currently own a 06’ Audi A3 3.2 quattro, v nice with all the xtras, however im seriously thinking bout buying a S2 exige.
Whats it like as a day to day car? Comfy?
Whats the boot space like? Can you fit a case in it?
Is it noisy?
Any other day to day info would be useful.Im going to test drive one next week.
Thanks,
Steve
Having recently taken the plunge and now 1 month in. I’ve used mine everyday (including all the snowy weather we’ve had recently). In terms of spec mine is an S with touring + a/c + TCS.
I’ll try and give you my honest view.
First job I had was to ditch the radio. Not because of the sound quality, but the touring pack Alpine is SOOOO fiddly, and as a day to day car I needed handsfree, so solved both issues with a Pioneer Bluetooth replacement.
I have a couple of issues to get resolved on my 1000 mile initial service.
If you are a wallflower, avoid. Initially the admiring looks from pedestrians and other drivers are kinda cool, but it can wear thin.
Reversing is a pig, but gets easier with practise.
Every other car you drive seems like a barge. (I had to driver my work colleague’s Boxster today, and that brought it home)
IMHO TCS is the way forward for a day to day machine. I test drove both TCS and non TCS equipped cars back to back on a day with great lakes of standing water. The TCS kicked in on the first car just as the back end started to let go, still needed a tad of corrective input, but was easy to control. Point is I really wasn’t expecting it, and the TCS helped out nicely. Needless to say the non TCS car I was a bit more careful on the throttle.
The boot is actually a decent (in the loosest sense of the word) size, but the aperture is quite small. Squishy things go in fine, and I can get my laptop bag, a rucksack and various other odds and ends in.
My car gets very misted up for the first 10 minutes, unless I switch the a/c on.
The small tank combined with my pathetically short journeys mean I’m going to the petrol station quite a bit. Getting around 22mpg, which is probably better than my old car (a Civic Chav-R)
Getting in and out with out looking a complete plank is doable, just! Though I’m basing that on me being 6’2". Today caught me out though as I had to open the door and half get out to grab a ticket from the car park machine, of course with a queue of traffic behind me
I do love the car though. Even in traffic it feels like a scalpel. Get it on an open stretch of windy stuff and it is awesome.
I’ll be doing my first track day in the Exige, and I can’t imagine how much better it will be then!!!
Si
dont buy the exige if you want an easy soft luxury sports car, buy it if you have passion for it… you’ll know the instant you pull away if the car is speaking to you. i did, and ive driven some of the best cars going (tvr/ferrarri/aston/jag/bentley/porsche/lambourghini yadayadayada) - nothing (for me), but nothing compares to the exige s.
practicallity is not its strong point - but its a compromise myself and many more are willing to make.
if it doesnt emote with you on your drive and the question of practicality looms - WALK AWAY
Well said Exige220 - it’s called “Exigeness”
Well said Exige220 - it’s called “Exigeness”
thats the word i was looking for… thanks pesky!
and to add…
If you think the amount of ‘Exigeness’ is too much for you in an Exige S dont even look at a photo of a K Powered S1 !
and to add…
If you think the amount of ‘Exigeness’ is too much for you in an Exige S dont even look at a photo of a K Powered S1 !
what be you suggesting pesky?
Whats it like as a day to day car?
depends on what your preferences are.
If you have sex only in your bedroom with lights switched off, it’s the wrong car for sure