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Diesel · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:23

Rhyzz said:
Quite a few elises? Not the 111r's buddy, do a search on autotrader within 40 miles of your postcode and tell me how many 111r's you find, I bet it won't be many compared to the likes of a VW...

Thats comparing apples and pears though. To claim VW in general are mass produced, and saying a very particular type of Elise isn't, isn't really fair.

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:23

AlexG12 said:
Ok, if that what you want, then go on autotrader and tell me how many Dahlracing tuned polos you find within 40 miles please

As previously stated, anyone can tune a car but you can't give it character. A mega overtuned box on 4 wheels isn't much fun....

Pics with the bread will be uploaded shortly :O

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:25

Diesel said:
Thats comparing apples and pears though. To claim VW in general are mass produced, and saying a very particular type of Elise isn't, isn't really fair.

I know, he brought my car into the arguement!

I stated my opinion, something which some people obviously don't like, but that is the whole idea of a forum. A good debate livens up a very boring monday afternoon!

Westyfield2 · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:26

moss said:
Yep, and iirc im sure its 4wd with lots of other goodies.

Decent 4wd hatch? Where do I sign?

AlexG12 · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:32

Rhyzz said:
As previously stated, anyone can tune a car but you can't give it character. A mega overtuned box on 4 wheels isn't much fun....

Pics with the bread will be uploaded shortly :O

Yours is still a box on 4 wheels, and personally I'd say that Olop had more character, much more individual etc

Trojan · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:33

Rhyzz said:
They're all mass produced splat... for lack of a better word!

Didn't you used to drive a BMW? If so I smell hypocrisy...

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:36

Trojan said:
Didn't you used to drive a BMW? If so I smell hypocrisy...

I had an M3 which is slightly less 'mass produced' as a normal BMW, but I got rid of it. It was nowhere near as fun as the elise is simply because you put your foot down in the elise and you can count the ants as you run over them.

The polo has more character than an Elise eh, well each to their own I suppose, but I think I know where I would be spending my £20,000.... and I certaintly wouldn't consider a polo.

MrSix · 12 Feb 2007 at 16:58

Have you driven a mk4 R32?

Have you driven a mk1 GTi?

Have you driven a mk5 GTI with the DSG Gearbox?

Homer-Simpson · 12 Feb 2007 at 18:11

Rhyzz said:
An elise, why does that make any difference?

I just hate VW, every single one I have driven is horrible and sluggish, they look fat and bloated and you get no sense that any effort went into building it

You could always get a tuned Dahlback Elise

350bhp 1.8T VAG lump

MrSix · 12 Feb 2007 at 18:36

zomgs not a VAG lump with no character?!

"andy" · 12 Feb 2007 at 18:40

golf pr0n

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 18:40

I have driven the R32 and it was awful. I chose the M3 over the R32 simply because it was 100x better and half the cost.

I've also driven a mk2 gti, mk4 TDi and mk5 gti, none of which made me smile whilst driving which is what a car should do.

A 350bhp elise - what's the point? It will hit 60 in less than 5 seconds, revs to 8600rpm and handles better than most any other car available on the road.

Now explain to me, how is a polo better than an elise? I'm dying to hear this....

Lopéz · 12 Feb 2007 at 19:17

andy said:
golf pr0n

Needs small bumpers, but I like that otherwise. And I'm no Golf fanboy!

Homer-Simpson · 12 Feb 2007 at 19:49

Rhyzz said:
A 350bhp elise - what's the point? It will hit 60 in less than 5 seconds, revs to 8600rpm and handles better than most any other car available on the road.

Now explain to me, how is a polo better than an elise? I'm dying to hear this....

I thought a VAG 1.8T was one of the common Elise engine conversions - maybe I am wrong.... :confused:

Oh and I didn't say that the Polo is better than the Elise, you might want to re-read through that

MrSix · 12 Feb 2007 at 20:18

Rhyzz said:
I have driven the R32 and it was awful.

Case closed.

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 20:56

MrSix said:
Case closed.

Oh dear, you seem to have major issues. A 3.2 V6, 4WD car that can barely manage 0-60 in 6 seconds is not a good car, it's also pig ugly.

Rhyzz · 12 Feb 2007 at 21:22

Homer-Simpson said:
I thought a VAG 1.8T was one of the common Elise engine conversions - maybe I am wrong....

Oh and I didn't say that the Polo is better than the Elise, you might want to re-read through that

In an S1 maybe but I see no advantage what swapping out the amazingly high revving toyota engine in the 111r could bring. I can easily beat a Cupra R, the best of the 1.8T cars....

MrSix · 12 Feb 2007 at 21:42

Rhyzz said:
Oh dear, you seem to have major issues. A 3.2 V6, 4WD car that can barely manage 0-60 in 6 seconds is not a good car, it's also pig ugly.

Oh yeah, I forgot 0-60 time's make a good car - my mistake.

Lopéz · 12 Feb 2007 at 22:22

Rhyzz said:
In an S1 maybe but I see no advantage what swapping out the amazingly high revving toyota engine in the 111r could bring. I can easily beat a Cupra R, the best of the 1.8T cars....

But a Cupra R is not the same as an Elise with a 1.8T engine, is it?

I can outpace a Prelude VTEC in the Supra but I couldn't outpace a Mini with a Prelude VTEC engine in it.

Morba · 12 Feb 2007 at 22:25

Rhyzz said:
Quite a few elises? Not the 111r's buddy, do a search on autotrader within 40 miles of your postcode and tell me how many 111r's you find, I bet it won't be many compared to the likes of a VW...

that proves there arent many for sale. regardless of the model, its an elise and there are loads of them, everywhere.