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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Default Just been for a ride in a lotus Exige..

and i must say, what a car!

a friend picked it up yesterday, its on an 06 plate, exige S, 218bhp supercharged toyota motor.

felt pretty solid, and pretty dam rapido i must say goes round corners like its on rails and leaves you with a big grin on your face, and sounds awesome

i want one, just not the 30k price tag

thats all lol
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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I'd sell my wife for a Exige!!
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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i was trying to, but the friend in question is a bird, and not a lezzer. unfortunatly
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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great cars!
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Sean B`s just had a 250R.. Drove it to Donny last friday,and had a wee dabble on the way back with it with a few folks too... AMAZING car,but as you said,i cant justify what they go for!!

Pete..
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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we race a 280 bhp exige soon to be 350 and looking at 400 bhp out of the 1800 next yr
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Fudgey
i was trying to, but the friend in question is a bird, and not a lezzer. unfortunatly


Is she hot?
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Is she hot?
she is if she drives an exige in this weather - if it has a/c it is crap and you can't even take the roof off to let the heat from the sun and the engine out and the windows are too small and ineffective
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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Sean 260R is coming to live with me soon! full review soon...

Good luck getting it back off me!
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
she is if she drives an exige in this weather - if it has a/c it is crap and you can't even take the roof off to let the heat from the sun and the engine out and the windows are too small and ineffective
rab, yes she is

and nick, it does have air con, but no power steering lol

lee, please come round and take me for a blast!! i love em :
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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i love them,great cars. but tbh im saying that through what ive seen an read. i need someone to take me out to ee what they are really like.

far better looking than the elise or the new lotus imo
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Fudgey
rab, yes she is

and nick, it does have air con, but no power steering lol

lee, please come round and take me for a blast!! i love em :
And you didnt give her my No. because???

(apart from the all too fookin obvious )



PS: you're on call tomorrow fudge, but have the kettle on for about 10 as i gotta go to work just over the road from you for a couple of hours.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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Nice!

Cool motors. More importantly, Is she worth a bum?
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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lets just change this thread to forget the car & lets talk about your lady friend

any pics
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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yea id sell my left nut for one, i dont have a wife, or a girlfriend, so ill settle for a nut, i got two....but yea....what a car

we had one at work and i never got to take it to the customer

but, i know they are amazing
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Come on Fudge - Pics or STFU!
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Very nice cars! and a hot female owning one too
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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My mate Gareth has one, When he said something about a 'charge cooler' I just thought he was bullshitting me, Never knew they came supercharged! But later found out... Cool car in N/A form, let alone forced
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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not sure of any pics of her at the mo lol

ill have a look tomoz or sunday... i gotta be up in 5 hours to go to work
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