Ok I may seriously put my car up for sale within the next couple of months. Reason being is that I spent soo much on my new house and I need some cash handy. So I still want a little sports car I can have fun in and take to the track. So I am thinking for the Elise ($45K) or the SLK55 ($75K). I am leaning towards the Elise as it's less expensive and it's a manual.

I welcome everyones opinion.

Fred

 

What's the point of swaping the TT for an SL55 if it's a money decision since your used TT isn't worth a ton more than the SL55? FWIW, I don't think you're gonna wanna take a 4400 pig to the track! I can't imagine tires and brakes last more than 5 minutes!

 

SLK is cheaper and lighter than an SL

 

He was talking about the new SLK55, It is smaller and lighter. If you plan on tracking the car Elise is the way to go

 

Ben, I think he meant SL K 55. Two of those (SLK and Elise) are smaller cars. What are you thinking Fred?

I sat inside the elise - barely - in order to get out, we called the fire department (j/k) but I was surely on 4 to get out.

I wouldn't chose either as a replacemenet for the TT. If you really wanted something top down and trendy, you should consider an SRT Viper (allow 5 to 10k in mods) and it'll look pretty sick!

 

That SLK55 is gonna be a beast!

 

Opps, he sure was. I'm still not sure the 3400+ lb SLK (automatic) will make that fun of a track car. Then again, I'm not sure the Elise will make a great street car. They are both on fairly opposite ends of the track/street equation.

 

SLK 55

 

get the slk55
slk55 =3,397 lb
plus later you can kleemannize it and it will be sick
have you been in an elise? what are you like 6'4? i dont think youll be comfortable in it. the slk has the same legroom as a sl

 

good points guys.

I am going to go to a Lotus dealership to sit in the Elise as I am 6 2'. I sat in the SLK320 and I had plenty of leg room.

The other factors for choosing the SLK55 is that it has a retractable hard top and I believe there would be more aftermarket options (OH NO!!!!)

 

WHY DONT U JUST GET A 997 CARRERA S AND KEEP IT IN THE PORSCHE FAMILY?

 

wow, stepping down from your beast to a SLK would IMHO be quite a step-down.

Elise would be better ... or even better, 993 Turbo? 355? modded NSX? Corvette? etc.

 

If the new SLK55 is anything like it's predecessor the SLK32 I would pass...That car was all motor, with dull uninspiring handling and a very cramped cockpit....The Mercedes are cool, but they just don't deliver in the handling dynamics department.....Very quickly a boring car.

For the Money, you can get a lot of car.....Many different, and beautiful Porsches....993 C4S or C2S, or 996 C4S....All of which would be really fun cars for street and track....or how about a 1994 Turbo 3.6?

For pennies you can have yourself an E-36 M3 which is still one of the best feeling cars in the world....Talk about a bargain!!!!!!Take it over to Dinan for a few goodies, and have something that gives as much driving pleasure as anything out there.... Or go back to the E-39 M5 which is still one of the finest rides around....Those are getting cheap too!

Audi S4 Avant not a bad option.....Fast, room for all the stuff, and daily livable....

My .02 cents

 

I saw an orange elise in my rear view mirror. It looked exotic. The new SLk looked sweet too, but I saw chicks driving em. : )

 

SLK is too girly and it will have the patented Mercedes disconnection from the road.

Elise looks cool, but it's so spartan & rough around the edges.


I'd go with Shank & look at a Viper (1 year old will save some dough) or perhaps an '04 Z06...