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At least there is two of us for sure with this issue. I've been doing my best to fight the smear on the inner side of the windscreen for a long time. In our case an Exige is spending a lot of time outside and next to it is frequently a Macan, but it's all covered in leather inside and has no such issue even at a slightest. So, given your experience with Mercedes' and mine with Macan it must really be just plastic and some kind of combination of sunlight/temperature/humidity that does it.

Ah, I see. No problem then - being a smartest ass around here, you must know more about "shite" than I care to. Good luck with it!

Ah, interesting. I've tried to do my best and look at the rest of Porsches - closest one is probably Panamera (for obvious reasons there is not much in common with SUVs or 2-door cars). Looks quite different to me: As for your assessment of its attractiveness - this is very subjective and looks like a bit of a teeny reaction. It certainly looks not worse than Tesla Model S and probably better than most of the electric cars that are produced at scale currently.

What's wrong with it this time?

Exactly the same happens in mine. It is really difficult to get rid of and I've never experienced anything like this in any other car (probably asks a question of the quality requirements for the plastics used here).

Mine is at 23,000mi at the moment and (knock on wood) there is no sign of need for top ups. Also never heard of this from anyone else with an Exige (there is people here with higher mileage cars than mine). I do change oil every 4,500mi though as per manual for more active use.

I am using 5W40 Power in my Sport 350. Not sure about topping up, but would for sure just put it in during the next service. Not sure if there is any need for top ups in 2GR-FE anyways

I think this is the topic:

It will be over the limit on drive by (unless the traps are in a very odd places, which they usually are not), I have no idea how did it work well for @Solstice

Mine is Sport 350, maybe more powerful cars would take care of the rubber faster. Also depends on the surface in the places where you are going to (I mostly visit Castle Combe, Silverstone, Donington). Overall, I'd not bother about spare tyres for Exige. If you still feel like you'd like to have a bit more of a safety net, perhaps these can be fitted somehow on top of the boot lid. Some people were carrying Chistmas trees there.

Static will be 95-100dB, drive by I had to shortshift in Goodwood (96dB limit IIRC) due to consistently triggering the mics

No way, unfortunately

You can certainly get 5-8 dry track days on PSC2, without holding back at all with the amount and level of activity of driving. No need to carry spare wheels. The same for brake pads. You only need something for the fuel or will go to the petrol station after every two average duration (15-25mins) sessions.

100% agree, same here - I've been using it from 2011 and will keep using it This is an interesting thing. While I do generally just change all the fluids (except for coolant) at least once a year, one could argue that due to no significant difference between dry and wet boiling points for SRF (since it does not absorb water) it does not need to be changed that frequently. The whole logic of changing brake fluid at time and not mileage intervals is due to it absorbing water over time - what is your view on this? Anyone else has thoughts on the adequacy of reasoning in the first post?

When approaching the service for an Exige, I've been a little bit unexpectedly told that the dealer would not use Castrol SRF (which I strongly prefer) as it is silicone-based. I've asked for explanation for such position and been told "We have experienced some issues using silicon brake fluid as it is not hydroscopic & can there for form bubbles in it after prolonged use, so when you press the pedal down there is no effect from the brakes. We use R600+ brake fluid for race use & have had no issues with it at all." (original spelling and terminology preserved). This does not really make sense to me from the technical point of view (hygrophobic silicone-based fluid does not absorb water and hence makes it impossible for the bubbles to form when heated to acceptable levels, because bubbles are being formed due to boiling water in hygroscopic fluids). I also appreciate I may be wrong somehow and would be grateful for comments from the other people. Thank you in advance. This exchange is with one of the major Lotus dealers.

Ah that's interesting, I've only seen the newer version of the instructions. Thank you for sharing! I'd stick to 5W40 for any mixed use Exige V6. Reason, in my opinion, being that Exige uses relatively modern Toyota engine with relatively standard internals (pistons, bearings, compression rings, etc.) and supposedly tight tolerances all fairly low mileage.

What's the logic of going against the manufacturer's guidance in engine oil grade?

B&C had no problem to source one for me together with the car (back in 2017) and it was under £1k

Which would mean less than 11s 0-200kmh, makes sense. The only thing that does not add up is the video above. I think in large part because of careful launch. Just had a look at the printout from the dealer and even for my car it shows 4.1s fastest 0-100kmh and it's never been properly launched or fast 0-100kmh purposefully attempted

That's exactly what I meant - 4mph is not much, but frequently there is a gear change in there as it is getting really close to the redline in 4th It may just as well mean that the two EX460 are different, also may be perception of the speed and acceleration Must be a tough life being so confused, my condolences. In general I find it interesting to understand what are the performance parameters of the car, it is a part of the whole package of the performance car. Numbers mentioned above are clearly quoted by source. Talking of the clutch - killing the clutch by launching lightweight RWD car with limited amount of torque means that either the driver has no idea what (s)he's doing or the clutch is not fit for purpose. The story is very different for much heavier and 4WD cars with much more torque and even there standard clutch can happily live through >100 launches and a lot of daily driving.

@RoflOnMyWaffle that's the change into 5th, although you can also get to 200kmh in 4th at just under 7,000rpm

Agree, without being not nice, but ~12s 0-200kmh is not what I'd expect from EX460. Sport 350 should be not far away from that or maybe even right at that level.

Definitely yes, even with all the specifics of the Exige it is still a car

So happy to attest that C7 is a totally brilliant car, in every aspect I can think of. If C8 will be the same, but taken to the next level - it's definitely a very promising candidate for a buy. Can only imagine how good it would be with Z06 power and double clutch gearbox in C8...