Ferrari Mailing List: Thoughts - Lotus Elise / Exige

[Charles Perry (charles]

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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ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:05 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
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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