Monastry
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Hello there!
Finally I have made the decision and bought a car for the summer.
My list was long (350z, Mx5, Mustang, Z4, Crossfire etc.) and now an old Opel (built in 2001) has won.
The car isn?t usefull at all, it?s just a pure driving machine so I figured it?d be the perfect car for having some fun in the summer weekends.
I have the car for a few weeks now, but haven?t yet bothered cleaning it or taking some good pictures (too busy driving it ). So today I decided to take some quick photos just to be able to start this thread.
For the ones who don?t know what it is, a quick summary (wiki):
Due to the changes in European crash safety regulations for the 2000 model year, Lotus needed to replace the original Elise, and they struck a deal with General Motors in order to have sufficient investment for a new car.[5] As part of the deal, Lotus agreed to develop and produce the Opel Speedster and Vauxhall VX220 on the new Series 2 Elise chassis.
The Speedster utilizes an aluminium chassis tub that weighs only 72 kg (159 lb).[7] The car also features bodywork made entirely of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP). The entire car weighs only 875 kg (1,929 lb), which made it 100 kg (220 lb) lighter than the similarly-sized Toyota MR2.[7] At launch, the Speedster's all aluminium alloy 2.2 L Z22SE engine produced 147 hp (149 PS; 110 kW), making the Speedster considerably more powerful than the Elise was at launch
The car was hailed by the motoring press as a great drivers' car and won several accolades, including Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2003. The 2.2 NA (naturally aspirated) version was considered the easier drive of the two standard variants, and some journalists recommended that the Opel/Vauxhall car was better value for money than the Lotus (such as Jeremy Clarkson in his 2003 DVD Shoot Out).
So far it?s all original and I don?t know if I wanna change that.
There are lots of options (wheels, turbo/supercharger, paint/wrap ...) but f?r now, I?ll leave it as it is - next summer could be a complete different story.
And I should visit a drivers safety training next spring/summer, cause this car is rear-wheel driven, mid-engined, has a short wheelbase, no driver-aids and is extremely expensive to fix.
Finally I have made the decision and bought a car for the summer.
My list was long (350z, Mx5, Mustang, Z4, Crossfire etc.) and now an old Opel (built in 2001) has won.
The car isn?t usefull at all, it?s just a pure driving machine so I figured it?d be the perfect car for having some fun in the summer weekends.
I have the car for a few weeks now, but haven?t yet bothered cleaning it or taking some good pictures (too busy driving it ). So today I decided to take some quick photos just to be able to start this thread.
For the ones who don?t know what it is, a quick summary (wiki):
Due to the changes in European crash safety regulations for the 2000 model year, Lotus needed to replace the original Elise, and they struck a deal with General Motors in order to have sufficient investment for a new car.[5] As part of the deal, Lotus agreed to develop and produce the Opel Speedster and Vauxhall VX220 on the new Series 2 Elise chassis.
The Speedster utilizes an aluminium chassis tub that weighs only 72 kg (159 lb).[7] The car also features bodywork made entirely of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP). The entire car weighs only 875 kg (1,929 lb), which made it 100 kg (220 lb) lighter than the similarly-sized Toyota MR2.[7] At launch, the Speedster's all aluminium alloy 2.2 L Z22SE engine produced 147 hp (149 PS; 110 kW), making the Speedster considerably more powerful than the Elise was at launch
The car was hailed by the motoring press as a great drivers' car and won several accolades, including Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2003. The 2.2 NA (naturally aspirated) version was considered the easier drive of the two standard variants, and some journalists recommended that the Opel/Vauxhall car was better value for money than the Lotus (such as Jeremy Clarkson in his 2003 DVD Shoot Out).
So far it?s all original and I don?t know if I wanna change that.
There are lots of options (wheels, turbo/supercharger, paint/wrap ...) but f?r now, I?ll leave it as it is - next summer could be a complete different story.
And I should visit a drivers safety training next spring/summer, cause this car is rear-wheel driven, mid-engined, has a short wheelbase, no driver-aids and is extremely expensive to fix.
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