My 10 years of happy scooby ownership has come to an end today when I waved goodbye to my Spec C...

However should be picking up my Elise 111S very soon, so not all bad...

All the best
Simon

 

Worst mistake I ever made in buying selling cars was getting rid of my white Hawkeye Litchfield Spec C!

 

i know i would of kept the spec c

 

all being well should be getting my spec-c limited next week

ian

 

Know where you coming from guys,ive put mine up for sale last week,then changed my mind,its a hard to do

 

I would love a quid for every time I heard a Scooby owner regret selling his car for something else.

Novelty of the new car wears off then they realise something is missing.

 

BIG BIG MISTAKE UR REGRET IT BUD

 

Elise

 

I have just gone the other way. Ignore the haters the Elise is a great car, although completely different to drive. I do miss mine, but don't miss how impratical it was!
Here was mine:

 

Thanks for the positives, for the others, I don't think I'll regret it at all, it was time for a change....

Simon

 

Very nice, mine is an '03 plate 111S in Magnetic Blue with the lovely spider alloys...

 

i just dont understand. the vxr 220 trubo sounds like a better option to me? whats the lotus got on it, vxr being turbo means the sky is the limit for power

 

steering and feedback in an Elise are sublime...enjoy your new car

 

maybe cause its a vauxhall lol but yup the 220 would be my choice over an elise. a little remap here and there

 

mm already 4.0 sec to 60mph bit of a new turbo and an inter-cooler remap happy days. dosen't have the pedigree but will have the lap time

 

Agreed the VXR is the best best, but you should be comparing it agains an exige price wise.

The VXT is a capable car, but has issues, suspension mainly, they can be sorted, but then you may as well have the VXR for the cost.

The 111s is one of the best if not best all rounds in this area. The elise/VX is not all about power, may as well have scooby if that's all you want, I could out run an exigeS on a donington in my 111s as it was set-up properly and I knew how to drive it.

Magnetic Blue is a cracking colour mate! Get some pics up when you have it them!

 

may have to test drive as im looking at going the the 220 turbo as my next car, should look abit close at the elise

 

we have a vx220 turbo and its an awsome piece of kit , the upgrade list is huge and the power upgrades can be mega . some have 600bhp +

 

Picked it up today and very, very happy!! IMHO Lotus v Vauxhall, no contest... it may be very superficial of me but it's all down the badge where they are concerned (flame suit on).

Will post some pics when I get chance, see "My Garage" link in the meantime....

 

I loved mine , I had a 135r Elise and used to hammer it round Donington , Cheap to run as well .

Going out in it always seamed like a bit of an event

Hope you enjoy it I'm sure you will

 

enjoy. the mrs used to have an s1 elise, and i loved it. handling was 2nd to none. just lacked a bit of poke....

 

More positives thanks

 

Good choice mate Id love one but a bit impractical at the minute. Enjoy them,they are great cars

 

maggy get some pics up

 

Good choice mate i like these,

My brother has a corolla t sport which has the same 1.8 vvtli (2zz-ge) engine

Great fun

 

Cheers mate, mine has the 1.8 K series VVC though... just before the changeover to the yota engine

 

Can drop a TT engine in these though

 

Always fancied an Elise it's on my massive list
But always stick with the Scooby some how lol

 

Am I the only one that does not regret selling my SPEC C? lol

 

Honda type r conversion transforms these cars into supercar beaters , a good friend has a supercharged type r engine fitted that's not long been chargecooled and had cams fitted . Pushing just shy of 400 bhp courtesy of Maidstones sports cars in Kent . It sounds phenomenal .