Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Thoughts - Lotus Elise / Exige

[Lashdeep Singh (lashdeep]

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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