Originally Posted by gurnE
Don't get a base model rover engined Elise
Lovely handling but soooo slow
I'd bet the new Toyota engined one's are much nicer, although haven't driven on so can't really say
I'd rather have a VX220 turbo or the Evo 6 personally
very good points... BUT the base ones can be made alot faster pretty cheaply.
Martin has a few 160bhp VVC K-Series engines in stock.... that will get them going nicely.
Elises are great little fun cars! Evo MUCH faster and more practical, BUT ALOT more to run, especially if you want to do any trackdays.
Have you thought about a Caterham? Spent the weekend with one and it was superb! Great residuals, cheap to run, cheap insurance....