At the risk of sounding like Wilmslow

[Bagpuss]

That's the beauty of the s2000, low tax, cheap servicing, 3 year major service was £250, a friends wife's ford Ka cost more to service

[Ardesco]

I've thought about a 350 z but the new road tax bands is putting me off. It's circa £400 a year to Gordon soon isn't it?

How much is the 350z , I'm thinking a 54 should be around 16k?

It's an import so costing me just under £12,000. Don't know for sure what the tax situation is yet but a lot of imports get classified as PLG ( £180/year). Being a 54 plate it should be £215 a year not the new £300/400 a year.

[Bagpuss]

It's an import so costing me just under £12,000. Don't know for sure what the tax situation is yet but a lot of imports get classified as PLG ( £180/year). Being a 54 plate it should be £215 a year not the new £300/400 a year.

That's a lot of car for the money and mileage, top bombing!

[Wilmslow]

Apples and Oranges really.You have to rev the engine for max power so it's not really suited to traffic light grand prix unless you have a large empty road in front of you. The elise is good at short burst of power to low speeds a bit like a Toyota MR2, which is faster than a porsche Boxster to 30 after 30 it's useless performance wise.

The Elise had a poor engine in Rover form, now it has an OK one in the Toyota form, still poorer than than the Honda Vtec, I've had a toyota VVC no comparison. The honda is tricky to get max performance from start in built up spaces so most people don't bother, before you know it you're doing 70mph. It's forte is twisty country roads, 50 - 70 mph or doing 100 plus on a track.

I don't know much about the Exige but I expect it isn't rover powered!

I recall seeing a Vauxhall car that was based on the Lotus Elise. No, seriuously. Can anyone back me up on this?

[PAH]

I recall seeing a Vauxhall car that was based on the Lotus Elise. No, seriuously. Can anyone back me up on this?

VX220.

Built by Lotus, badged by Vauxhall. Ugly as fook, and fook is very ugly. I'm related to him.

Though it was a bit nippy seeing as it had a 2.2 litre turbo engine.

[Lucy]

VX220.

Built by Lotus, badged by Vauxhall. Ugly as fook, and fook is very ugly. I'm related to him.

I'll say, it's horrid.

[Bagpuss]

I recall seeing a Vauxhall car that was based on the Lotus Elise. No, seriuously. Can anyone back me up on this?

The vauhall vx220 was built by lotus with a 2.2 vauxhall engine, a better car than the rover elise and cheaper second hand, the turbo version is mad and dangerous

[Wilmslow]

I get my convertible motoring kicks by bangernomics. I mean, what can £1800 and £150 a year insurance normally get you? The beuty of the Eunos is that prices for good, un-crashed examples like mine seem to to up every year as there are fewer good ones left.

[Lucy]

The vauhall vx220 was built by lotus with a 2.2 vauxhall engine, a better car than the rover elise and cheaper second hand, the turbo version is mad and dangerous

Who cares? It is so ugly.

[Bagpuss]

Who cares? It is so ugly.

Pretty does not make a good car, the old TT is pretty but a crap sports car. The VX220 looks good in any colour but silver