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SE BMW M2 Club

Post by Sanjøy » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:20 am

With 3 M2s replacing Lotus cars in here in the last few months has the 50k Elise jumped the shark?
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Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:58 am

Or are we just getting old?
i3s, Volvo and more pushbikes than strictly necessary.

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Post by BigD » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:58 am

Sanjøy wrote:With 3 M2s replacing Lotus cars in here in the last few months has the 50k Elise jumped the shark?
No but the £30k Evora has. Image

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Post by Sanjøy » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:59 am

BigD wrote:
Sanjøy wrote:With 3 M2s replacing Lotus cars in here in the last few months has the 50k Elise jumped the shark?
No but the £30k Evora has. Image
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Post by KennyT » Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:24 pm

I joined the M4 club last month as well, although it didn't replace a Lotus, it replaced my Smart car!
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Post by rawsco » Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:27 pm

M4 Club here too!
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Post by Sanjøy » Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:21 pm

And Father G makes it a trio of M4s.
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Post by j2 lot » Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:13 pm

Lotus needs some new models soon so there is something for current owners to move to apart from reheated versions of the same cars we have been buying for 25 years or so.
The Evija later this month is a halo car but it won’t do much to help the ‘mainstream’ sales of the brand.
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Post by Lazydonkey » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:33 am

BigD wrote:
Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:58 am
Sanjøy wrote:With 3 M2s replacing Lotus cars in here in the last few months has the 50k Elise jumped the shark?
No but the £30k Evora has. Image
I think that's the point. Pure out and out sports cars lotus have nailed.

The issue (for me anyway) is when you try and run an evora as part of a two car family. It's doable but it's a ball ache... Esp if like me you cycle and you have kids.

Evora 410 is getting a great right up but it's not a "fun but normal car" in the way the M csrs are.

Altho, obviously, a manual m2 is the best choice.
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Post by campbell » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:26 pm

New sub forum required, methinks.

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Post by mik » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:32 pm

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Post by Doc883 » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:36 pm

The Renault Alpine is surely a better match for Lotus.
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Post by graeme » Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:12 pm

campbell wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:26 pm
New sub forum required, methinks.

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Re: SE BMW M2 Club

Post by scott.a » Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:16 pm

I have an M240i alongside my elise - best of both!

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Post by greyrigg » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:06 pm

I have had an M2 for 2 years and 40k miles. I like it but all passengers hate it. Thinking of changing for an Alfa Quadrifoglio, nice sensible saloon

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