tonym3
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Hi all been away for a while and in that time the wife has decided that its time for our Lotus Elise to finally go. We have owned the car for around 10 years so it was a big decision for us, we have contemplated loads of alternatives however we decided that for our next keeper it needs to be 4 seats and "special".
993 Porsche was the original choice we both love them however at well over 20k for a half decent one to many sacrifices were having to be made with regards to gearbox and colour.
The only other car we have both loved and felt was special enough to keep was our 4200. Only downside for us both was the CC gearbox, I didn't mind it but felt it lacked smoothness changing up although two taps down and broom broom could never get boring!!
Wife hated using the box and as she will be using the car more than me we need to go for a manual.
So the search is on, we are after a manual 4200 facelift like we had before so off the top of my head 03? And on. Would like mileage under 50k as we will be putting miles on. Goes without saying maintenance is a big thing I'm not overly worried if its specialist rather than main dealer I prefer to use specialists my self and through experiance cars owned by enthusiasts are normally running better than ones just chucked into the main dealer each year for a stamp.
Anything we need to be looking for on the manual different from the CC clutch is supposed to last longer but how long are 60k cars likely to need a new one?
Finally anyone thinking of selling? I am mainly testing the water at this point as we are waiting on selling the Elise so probably looking to purchase around a months time.
Thanks for any words of wisdom and help
Tony
993 Porsche was the original choice we both love them however at well over 20k for a half decent one to many sacrifices were having to be made with regards to gearbox and colour.
The only other car we have both loved and felt was special enough to keep was our 4200. Only downside for us both was the CC gearbox, I didn't mind it but felt it lacked smoothness changing up although two taps down and broom broom could never get boring!!
Wife hated using the box and as she will be using the car more than me we need to go for a manual.
So the search is on, we are after a manual 4200 facelift like we had before so off the top of my head 03? And on. Would like mileage under 50k as we will be putting miles on. Goes without saying maintenance is a big thing I'm not overly worried if its specialist rather than main dealer I prefer to use specialists my self and through experiance cars owned by enthusiasts are normally running better than ones just chucked into the main dealer each year for a stamp.
Anything we need to be looking for on the manual different from the CC clutch is supposed to last longer but how long are 60k cars likely to need a new one?
Finally anyone thinking of selling? I am mainly testing the water at this point as we are waiting on selling the Elise so probably looking to purchase around a months time.
Thanks for any words of wisdom and help
Tony
