Lotus Exige Exige 2d (2001/X) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
A supercar for £23k or less used with 10k mileage? That'll be the Exige then.
Costs
Not too daft on petrol, but services etc aren't cheap.
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On the road
Driving
The car says to you "look son, you may be sat at the wheel but this is my car and if you don't buy into the live fast, die young, leave a beautiful corpse philosophy, then don't even think of turning the key."
Performance
So fast I still shake everytime I get out of it. Purely bought it because it scares the hell out of me.
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Living with it
Reliability
No problems to date.
Image
Batmobile. People walk into lamposts when you drive past. Other drivers veer off the road as they're looking in the mirror (in which 2 seconds ago was a mile of empty road behind them).
Comfort
If you want comfort, buy a Volvo or something. The only comfort in this vehicle is knowing you will embarass any car at the lights. Entriely impractical car really, but what the hell.
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Security and Service
Security
There's only about 600 in existence, so a thief would kinda stick out like a sore thumb. Despite that, it does have a good Cat 1 security system.
Service
Not used Manufacturer yet, but word round the campfire is they ain't especially helpful. Remains to be seen.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Other
Insurance. I'm 29, 0 points, previous company car driver and Tesco were best at £1422 with £750 excess.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes