Are you talking about an Elise or an older Espirt? The Elise with its Toyota drivetrain should be about as reliable as a crossfire. Although most of my friends say it looks like a roach. I just sold a yellow Esprit in favor of the SRT roadster, it was great to look at, but very impractical. Here in Vegas I had to grease valets $25-$50 every time I parked the dam thing. Go club-hopping and you could spent a hundred bucks just parking your car for the night. The SRT is easier to drive fast and doesn't get so much attention that I have to watch where I park it or payoff greedy valets.