Picking up an MR2 mk3 with 2zz engine swap next week. Gives me another 50bhp up to 190 and an extra 2000rpm up to 8500.
I had a stock MR2 Spyder for 12 years. Great fun!!!!!!!!
Picking up an MR2 mk3 with 2zz engine swap next week. Gives me another 50bhp up to 190 and an extra 2000rpm up to 8500.
Gary, hiI am getting seriously hacked off with further delays to my already 2.5 year wait for the Lotus Emira (AMG engine version). I am getting cold feet and considering bailing out and getting something else. Humph, this is supposed to be fun!
Is that running 15" wheels front and rear but with high profile tyres?
Why? I have seen a few about, no idea which engine type. Is it because you chose the 2 litre?I am getting seriously hacked off with further delays to my already 2.5 year wait for the Lotus Emira (AMG engine version). I am getting cold feet and considering bailing out and getting something else. Humph, this is supposed to be fun!
It was running 15” all round with standard profile tyres. Lowered suspension on coil overs. I had zero issues running a square setup like this despite the dire warnings on the forums that I would die if I didn’t run a staggered setup! It was an epic little car.Is that running 15" wheels front and rear but with high profile tyres?
Why? I have seen a few about, no idea which engine type. Is it because you chose the 2 litre?
Gary, hi
I'd follow through if it's a keeper but perhaps not if I wasn't as resale at the moment is very low and all the refinancing pain is hitting prices hard. Makes no difference to me as I have one car I bought in 2018 that's a keeper and one I bought in 2023. Both I could buy 'cheaper' today, but I'm not selling and I enjoy them and hope to keep for many years, so happy.
But if I was financing a new car and not intending to realistically keep for a very long time, I'd be thinking differently about a new car
Hi, yes it would be a keeper just not feeling the love currently and tempted by older and faster toys
I cancelled my V6 Emira as got hacked off with being messed around by Lotus regarding delivery dates. Looking at the terrible residual values, it's not a decision I regret for a moment. I read today they're replacing it in 2027 with an all-electric sports car.Hi, yes it would be a keeper just not feeling the love currently and tempted by older and faster toys
You'll definitely regret that Alcohol free beer anyone ?I read today they're replacing it in 2027 with an all-electric sports car.
I cancelled my V6 Emira as got hacked off with being messed around by Lotus regarding delivery dates. Looking at the terrible residual values, it's not a decision I regret for a moment. I read today they're replacing it in 2027 with an all-electric sports car.
Kind of makes me sad as I really wanted to love Lotus and I am sure the car is great but I don’t want to reward their complete shitshow of company mismanagement. There are no excuses for how they have dealt with the constant delays and dismal communication. Delays I can cope with as Covid was almost impossible to work around but their lack of concern to the customer who have had deposits or so sitting with them for nearly 3 years now.
One wonders how the owner's experience with the company differs from that after they actually take delivery of a car?
I thought this was interesting!
I have two friends who have drifted apart over a Purosangue. Flipper has one on order, rich pal wanted one, flipper refuses to sell to him on grounds he’ll lose his status at the dealer. It’s all about the money when they sell back to dealer way over list. Flipper has spent years kissing butt and doing man maths to get his “status” in the invite queue for each new car.This is why I bought my 991.1 GT3 used 4 years after it was sold. I waited until the spec I would have bought was available, mint under 4k miles and under list. I did the trying to buy a 991.2 GT3 new at the same time. Laughed at and guess what at the time I was looking and production of the 991.2 GT3 finished the most cars of any model available on the Porsche web site used was the 991.2 GT3 37 cars available all bar 6 with under 2k miles and flipped. It's all about the money and nothing to do with the enthusiast. I am so glad the used prices are tumbling and the flippers who have no interest in the cars are in bed with the dealers (Don't think they are not working together more openly than this suggests) might get there fingers burnt with a load of finance on the cars that are not selling as quickly as hoped and less overs than they expected. Plus Porsche are making far more cars so the market might be in for a surprise for the 992 GT3 (Not the RS too smaller production numbers I think)
I love the cars but hate the tarnish of all this flipping and elitism, go old and avoid the dealer rubbish. You want to feel special buying a new car not a dumb cash rich idiot
Yes, another serious delay to the i4 2l AMG engined version. Rumours abound but suspected to be due to admin cockups on Lotus side. Was supposed to be August 2023, then Sept, then Oct Then Q1 2024 now "by summer"
I can't get overly excited about the car. I can never afford one, so getting excited doesn't really yield much for me anyway!Kind of makes me sad as I really wanted to love Lotus and I am sure the car is great but I don’t want to reward their complete shitshow of company mismanagement. There are no excuses for how they have dealt with the constant delays and dismal communication. Delays I can cope with as Covid was almost impossible to work around but their lack of concern to the customer who have had deposits or so sitting with them for nearly 3 years now.