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

[SteveFromNY]

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.

I learned to drive stick on a z28! When the bugeye came out in 2001, it was pretty revolutionary because I never thought they’d bring it over to the US!

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

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My grail car from the 90s! Always loved the FD RX7!

 

[SteveFromNY]

Interesting to see the other cars you guys have! they’re pretty diverse. I have an EV that Im selling but I also drive this most of the time. It’s 10 years old and really fun to take off road and super comfy.

 

[Andy H]

The only thing I miss so far is the V8 sound.

 

[digilotus]

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

 

[brainf18]

Awesome cars!

Evora GT vs Emira... your thoughts?

Nothing all that new to say...The various reviews have summed it up nicely. My 2cnts: The Emira is a "prettier" car and looks semi-exotic. The modern cabin and carplay make it much more livable on a daily basis. The track suspension drives similarly to the Evora and the tour set up is down right comfy even on the most uneven pavement. The drive is 95% as good as the Evora GT without any of the interior and livability drawbacks.

The Evora GT is a phenomenal driver's car but its best suited for special occasions and the track. The interior quality, HVAC controls etc...lets the GT down somewhat and the alpine head unit is a comical afterthought. That said I LOVED my Evora GT. The drive was amazing and it was easy to overlook its shortcomings.

 

[benjh1028]

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

Nope

 

[Martylemoo]

 

[ManOfSteel]

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

Nope. I have a 3 car garage and now I need a good 4 post lift.

 

[Aero]

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.

 

[Roland]

Great to see the dark grey cars, especially the E Type (other than steering wheel on the wrong side), that would nicely my Shadow Grey Emira as would the Elise.

Thanks


Roland

 

[Tobiasz17azs]

Bmw M2c manual . For V6 Manual emira

 

[Simon]

Replaced an M2 Competition (which I loved!) with my Emira and not looked back once!

 

[scc.131.fe]

Joined my E39 540i6 and my wife's Vantage

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

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

We poor people had to sell our fleet to get the Emira.
Basically because they were getting old and depreciated from waiting for so long

 

[Enut]

The Emira was going to replace my GT86, however I love the GT86 to bits having had it from 3 months old and therefore I persuaded my other half that we should replace her aged but reliable Celica, which she agreed to. Also have an Audi estate for the more mundane driving tasks. Sorry no pic of the Celica!

 

[Cobra 427]

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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.

 

[Cobra 427]

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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.

 

[Cobra 427]

my old car was a Factory five gtm ls3 engine Chevrolet racing 500 horsepower from 2016 year I had 3 lotus in France a Europa jhon player special from 1974 and a turbo spirit here lemira is incredible now I have lived in Florida for 9 years my no is Philippe and I don't speak English well thanks to the forum which is fantastic thanks
Philippe

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

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

 

[Aero]

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

Havent taken many with the Emira and Z in same shot. Soon