Scottish Elises

This place is getting so full of Supercars, so I decided to cancel the order for the Zonda F and bring it all back down to earth with a crunch.
Not as focused a car as the Elise, not as fast either... but I've just done Essex to Livingston in 7hrs including 3 quick stops... and feel fresh as a daisy

By not getting a 'standard' version, I'm hoping that it will still allow me to do the occasional track day in it... and get a bit more road use than my Elise did.



RX8-PZ Prodrive (231)

If it's ok with you guys... I'd still like to participate on here, as maybe in a year or so, I might pick up a cheap S1 for tracking.

Andy.

very nice mate

hows the fuel bills going?

Actually did a some monkeying about i n my mates ones at a Walshy day - good fun car - now get your S1 plan going

Andy G wrote:hows the fuel bills going?

he said he stopped 3 times!

r055 wrote:

Andy G wrote:hows the fuel bills going?

he said he stopped 3 times!

That might have been to to up the oil tho


Looks good. Like them lots

No probs Andy, wankers, oops sorry, wankels, are always welcome on here.

Never driven one but seen a few on track, and I think it is great that NSU are still persevering with them and daring to be different.

tut

2 words....... Fuel and Consumption.....

My mate had one and sold it because of these 2 words, nice car though and great rear door trick....

They do a 192 or a 231 Neil... this is a 231 (circa 228bhp).
Only 1 stop was for fuel... managed 300 miles on about 48ltrs... which is better than I expected.
1 stop for a comfort break ... and 1 stop to call the wife.

Keeping the Fiesta ST as the daily driver, so, fuel shouldn't be a major concern... it's deceivingly quick... no kick in the back to let you know that you are shifting... so the first you realise is when you look down at the dash. I surprised myself a couple of times with that.
Sounds like a bike engine in the cockpit almost, when reaching 9k/rpm... although the prodrive exhaust makes it sound more 'normal' on the outside (my wife took the keys when I got back, so as I stood at the doorstep, I was treated to hearing it being strangled as it left the street).

Andy.

Enjoy the car

I like these, the insides are nice, enjoy it

Congrats on the replacement. These can be achieved for good prices these days (per our PMs). Nice to still have something you can still go a drive in just for the hell of it.

DJ wrote:Congrats on the replacement. These can be achieved for good prices these days (per our PMs). Nice to still have something you can still go a drive in just for the hell of it.

Indeed they can DJ.... up until 2 days ago, I was buying either a 350Z or an S2000. But I agreed a price on this that was even better than my expectations ... try find a standard 56-plate (under warranty until Sept '09) 231 model with leather for £7500.... then try finding a PZ for that. £4K banked from the sale of the Elise !!!

Cracking motor Sir, enjoy!!!

Very nice Andy , will be interested to hear how you get on, on track with it?

scib4 wrote:Very nice Andy , will be interested to hear how you get on, on track with it?

I'd like to, yes... probably a Dreadnought night or 2.