Absolutely love it. Been out here and there in it every opportunity I’ve had, perhaps 10 or 12 times now, a few family members have had rides and the other Friday was lovely so I took it on the hour’s drive to work (the long way)!
Bit of tinkering in the garage already - new mirrors and mirror mounts, and gathered the bits together now to replace the perished steering arm gaiter. That’s this weekend’s job…
But in the main, just getting used to it and starting to get a feel for it, bit by bit. It steers like nothing else I’ve ever driven. The feel is amazing. And it’s so simple and mechanical - you can literally tell how coarse the stones are in the tarmac.
There’s no “go-to” model, I don’t think, but a huge variety. It feels like there’s plenty of power in mine (138hp) but I wouldn’t want it any slower. You can certainly tell when you’ve got a passenger - the difference is very noticeable. Mine will be about 600kg including myself as driver. With a heavier passenger, the weight is pushing 700kg and the power to weight (which is what it’s all about) goes from 230/tonne to under 200… I like the windscreen. With the side screens on as well it’s fairly civilised (comparatively…) and the leather seats are comfy. I think you need to decide what use you want out of it - a car for the road with a screen, side doors, leather seats, carpets and sensible tyres will be very different from a track toy, which will have carbon seats, an aeroscreen and minimum road legal tread cut slick tyres on it.
Once you’ve worked out what you want to use it for and the spec you’re looking for, it’s well worth sitting in one. I joined the owners club and went along to a meet up before I bought mine. I’m 5’9” and only 12 stone - I certainly wouldn’t want to be any fatter to fit in mine (which is an S3 chassis - the SV is wider).
