Cheers chaps - yep if someone comes up with the right offer it will def be going - not using it at all at the mo and the old body is getting less compliant with age. scratched the mac itch and next car will def be a Lotus again
I have considered the same and thought, if I had a 911 would I use it more? The answer for me is that I probably would not as my BMW estate does all I need on the road and is silly fast. However, the Exige is totally different, I’d never take it for a regular drive or commute, if I ever do one of those again, but for a short blast it’s perfect and totally different. It’s great because it’s so different and, if being honest, outdated!
I don’t want to steal Simons FS thread and hope he gets what he wants for the car. But as a serial car buyer I can only say the S1 Exige is perfect for me. I’ve had 911’s, AM Vantages and a load of fast things. I daily a Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid as my work and family wagon which is ridiculously competent if not very frugal. When I’ve run a 911 or AM etc in parallel the gap between a good daily (and could as easily be a modern BM or Audi or alike) is just too close. The feel too similar I’m not getting enough extra or different. The Exige is totally removed as an experience so getting it out is a joy. It’s devoid of immediate comparison to any daily driver. So it’s totally fresh and never feels expected or drab.
It’s effectively a modern classic, new enough to be reliable for a proper trip, but old enough to be an experience and have a sniff of nostalgia about it.
It’s accessible if you want to tinker a bit with your spanner’s. And if you get caught up in life and it gets parked up for a bit, it’s not loosing money, and it isn’t costing a fortune in servicing and consumables annually to own one. I have no guilt if I drive it and none of I can’t.
Most know I’m on my 3rd S1 and on selling I realised the mistake, lots of flasher metal to buy, but to get the joy out of driving a modern sports car you need to be moving pretty fast, and in today’s society that comes with a whole raft of risks and social pressures. You can drive an exige at 50mph and be having the time of your life.
As an advert for Simons car or any other S1 I’d say it’s an antidote to the legion of modern sports cars that are effectively a generic recipe. Exige are flawed, they are noisy and smelly and made of glue and plastic. But they provide a visceral and consuming experience that leaves them removed from anything driven daily.
I used to leave my AM in the garage because the Cayenne generally gave me the same or more without having to fuss about. Getting the lotus out I know is unique.
I hope Simon does really well. As long as I can keep getting in and out I hope there is an S1 in my garage. Worse case I’m often happy just looking at them too!
scratched the mac itch and next car will def be a Lotus again 
