Re: Thoughts - Lotus Elise / Exige
From: Lashdeep Singh (lashdeepyahoo.com)
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:18:22 -0800 (PST)
CG makes a good point on the values.

Nice ones have been $30-35k for ten years.

You could own one without much fear of depreciation or service costs.

> On Jan 29, 2019, at 10:41, Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> There was an Evora 400 at the track event I did yesterday at Daytona. He was 
> all over the Ferraris through the infield. Of course, they started walking 
> him on the banked oval portions just on power, but in the first turn braking 
> zone he was glued to their bumper again. Pretty cool, and much roomier than 
> Elise/Exige. I assume they haven't hit your target price yet, but even a nice 
> Elise/Exige should be fully depreciated by now. Buy one at $35, run it for a 
> year, sell it for $35 was the advice I got from one knowledgeable friend when 
> I was thinking of a dedicated track car.
> 
> 
> 
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> To: Charles Perry
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Thoughts - Lotus Elise / Exige
> 
> Erik is right. It is a small and compact car but not much worse than the 
> garden variety vintage exotic.
> 
> There are lots of tall drivers enjoying their waist high space ships with 
> nary a complaint.
> 
> Modern driver width is the real issue. Vintage human body types always mix 
> better with exotic cars.
> 
> The Elise/Exige is a departure from the other cars you describe. They are so 
> different that I wouldn’t even compare them.
> 
> The Elise is so light and nimble that the experience becomes something else 
> completely.
> 
> LSJ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 29, 2019, at 08:44, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> How tall/wide are you?  At 6’1”, I find getting in and out of the Elise to 
>> be awkward at best, but usually comical.  A local enthusiast has one and 
>> really likes it, but he’s just a wee bit taller than my 7 year old.
>> 
>> Mondial coupes are in that price range now.  But it is a different driving 
>> experience than either 308.  
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 28, 2019, at 4:23 PM, scott saidel <scott_saidel [at] hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Guys
>>> 
>>> Still saving pennies for a Ferrari- but until the budget allows,what do we 
>>> - esp. cLyDe - think of the Loti?
>>> 
>>> Simple build. Limited electronics to fail or go bad. Proven Toyota lump. 
>>> Not the car of my dreams, but a viable placeholder?
>>> 
>>> Can get a salvage car mid to low 20’s. Decent one mid 30’s.  A bit more for 
>>> later model / exige. 
>>> 
>>> I feel like Ferrari prices are going to continue to slide, maybe another 
>>> year.  My bet is mid to high 20’s as a start for a 308gt4. Low 30’s mondial 
>>> coupe.  Not sure 308 gts will get much into the 30’s for a nice driver. But 
>>> fingers crossed that pocketbook grows as prices stabilize.  
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
>>> This should be fun. 
>>> 
>>> Scottie 
>>> 
>>> 
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