Post a pic of the car you replaced with your Emira! And impressions too.

kertong said:

WRX has an interesting spot in my automotive history as well. My first introduction to speed was through a high school best friend's 1987 Grand National in the late 90s; so naturally I got hooked to straightline speed and torque. All throughout college I worked a part time job and saved my pennies, and instead of studying, I fantasized and read about my then dream car, an LT1 f-body camaro z/28. Finally got one with a six speed in 2000 or so (a used 1995 z28 6spd for $16k), and I was so damn proud of the thing. V8, torque, destroying rice rockets, and all that stupid stuff.

Come 2001, a close friend of mine gets a silver bugeye WRX. "Ah, typical ricer import", I thought; but I got a ride in it and I remember coming away bothered that it felt so damn torquey, launched so hard, and was as nimble as a fly in comparison to my z28 lead sled!!

I resented these cars for a while, haha. When the '01 bugeye came to the US, only now in retrospect do I appreciate what a big disruption to the status quo it was.

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KCMO68_510 said:

Still hurts a little to know that I let this one go...

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cyanmauve said:

Awesome cars!

Evora GT vs Emira... your thoughts?

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digilotus said:

Am I the only one on this forum who added an Emira to their car collection?

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digilotus said:

Am I the only one on this forum who added an Emira to their car collection?

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digilotus said:

Am I the only one on this forum who added an Emira to their car collection?

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My car prior to my Emira - a 2009 Elise, sport pack, exige seats, and I had a sonic fury DE on it. Loved it, this was probably my 4th Elise.

Had an Aston Martin VH series V8 Vantage GT before this, and a Isotope Green Elise before that! Mostly Lotii and Porsche (981 Spyder, 991 Carrera S, 992 Carrera 4S that I hated).

Impressions: I loved Elises for the uncompromised, raw, driving-feel-above-all-else approach. But I must be getting old - I feel like the Emira gives me 80% of the "feel" of the Elise, but with 20% of the compromises/discomfort. Weirdly, driving the Emira, I find myself really enjoying the carplay system, the comfy seats, and not losing a tooth filling when hitting an expansion joint or bott dot. I do miss the manual steering rack, and just how small and tossable the car is, but the Emira, for what you get in exchange, is a fair trade off, imo. I could drive the Emira for hours and enjoy every minute of it - the Elise, after a couple hours I'm aching and needing a break. Whenever I drove the Elise from LA to SF and reverse, I'd smoke a few cigarettes every 2 hours when gassing up that tiny tank just to calm my nerves (I'm not normally a smoker, haha!). Also a huge perk of the Emira is a nice engine/exhaust note; the Elise's 4 banger drove me nuts, no matter what exhaust I had on it!

Interestingly - while I grew up thinking the Aston Martin's were for "old people" who wanted to cruise, and was a posh and plush, heavy tourer; the V8 Vantage I had was surprisingly raw. Visceral. Best steering feel I've had in a power-assisted rack (either that or the 996 GT3; but I might go out on a limb and say it's a smidge better than the Emira's). That rawness and stiff/flex-free chassis, coupled with a squeak/rattle free interior that felt like it was carved out of granite, was a really interesting combination and made for a very cool and unique driving experience. But the best part was the infinity doors - the doors stay wherever you place it, no detents or positions to set it in so it doesn't fall closed on your shin. Wish every car had this.

The Emira to me, feels like taking the comfort and tour-ability of the Aston, while injecting it with a dose of Lotus light-touch handling, feel, and playfulness.


Ok, show me what you've got! Curious on everyone else's automotive backgrounds.

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kertong said:

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(listen to that glorious ford: )

My car prior to my Emira - a 2009 Elise, sport pack, exige seats, and I had a sonic fury DE on it. Loved it, this was probably my 4th Elise.

Had an Aston Martin VH series V8 Vantage GT before this, and a Isotope Green Elise before that! Mostly Lotii and Porsche (981 Spyder, 991 Carrera S, 992 Carrera 4S that I hated).

Impressions: I loved Elises for the uncompromised, raw, driving-feel-above-all-else approach. But I must be getting old - I feel like the Emira gives me 80% of the "feel" of the Elise, but with 20% of the compromises/discomfort. Weirdly, driving the Emira, I find myself really enjoying the carplay system, the comfy seats, and not losing a tooth filling when hitting an expansion joint or bott dot. I do miss the manual steering rack, and just how small and tossable the car is, but the Emira, for what you get in exchange, is a fair trade off, imo. I could drive the Emira for hours and enjoy every minute of it - the Elise, after a couple hours I'm aching and needing a break. Whenever I drove the Elise from LA to SF and reverse, I'd smoke a few cigarettes every 2 hours when gassing up that tiny tank just to calm my nerves (I'm not normally a smoker, haha!). Also a huge perk of the Emira is a nice engine/exhaust note; the Elise's 4 banger drove me nuts, no matter what exhaust I had on it!

Interestingly - while I grew up thinking the Aston Martin's were for "old people" who wanted to cruise, and was a posh and plush, heavy tourer; the V8 Vantage I had was surprisingly raw. Visceral. Best steering feel I've had in a power-assisted rack (either that or the 996 GT3; but I might go out on a limb and say it's a smidge better than the Emira's). That rawness and stiff/flex-free chassis, coupled with a squeak/rattle free interior that felt like it was carved out of granite, was a really interesting combination and made for a very cool and unique driving experience. But the best part was the infinity doors - the doors stay wherever you place it, no detents or positions to set it in so it doesn't fall closed on your shin. Wish every car had this.

The Emira to me, feels like taking the comfort and tour-ability of the Aston, while injecting it with a dose of Lotus light-touch handling, feel, and playfulness.


Ok, show me what you've got! Curious on everyone else's automotive backgrounds.

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Aero said:

Hadnt planned on replacing anything at least not right away. Originally planned on selling my 240z after a year if Emira wasnt a lemon. Decided that 7 cars were too many to manage and added to the count of trying to keep pristine so traded in my GR86 for a new Tacoma and selling our 24 year old Tundra. Rather keep the Z than the 86.
86 was a great fun car (bit slow) for the price. Not really comparable to the Emira. Least the new Tacoma makes the Emira seem much more agile and sporty in comparison.
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GrahamClark_60-68 said:

And you're not posting pics of the 240? Shame on you, let's see them!!

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