se or not?

[SH4RKY]

Technically my car is 100kg lighter.... you would have to pay a few tens of thousands to get that kinda of weight reduction in a Ferrari or Lambo...


haha

I'm pretty sure they would weigh almost the same. No idea where that 100kg value came from. Maybe SEs came with a tank of fuel...

[John Newey]

Have to say it comes down to personal choice and though there is a weight saving, I haven't heard any one say that the non SE's are any quicker cos of being lighter. Personally I went for an SE because I just knew that I'd want some of the "toys" when I saw other peoples cars. As for the electrics, I've done over 55,000 miles now in the two SE's I've had and the electrics have never been a problem. Whichever car you go for-just know you'll lurve it!!

[cooky6660]

Just wanted to say thanks to all that got back to me regarding question. Hopefully i can strike a deal with the guy who owns the red one on ebay this week. I will keep you all informed.
regards
cooky

[black olive]

fingers crossed

[ksilver]

Just wanted to say thanks to all that got back to me regarding question. Hopefully i can strike a deal with the guy who owns the red one on ebay this week. I will keep you all informed.
regards
cooky

Prepare to be assimilated

[wraith01mg]

Prepare to be assimilated

"resistance is futile"

[John Newey]

All I can say is that I can't recall having to fit a xenon headlamp in any of the thousands that we've worked on, always been spot on.

[Merl]

Well the MkI SE does not come with Cruise or Traction Control but I was lucky enough to have the wiring harness for both so I now have factory fit Cruise control but chose not to have the traction control even though it would of been cool to have a MkI with all the buttons though would of been a pain to keep turning it off!

Basically if you want Cruise control and Traction (don't recommend the Traction) then it is doable to fit to a car! If you are lucky enough to have the loom already in or for a bit more expense if you get someone to make a new loom up. It is more cost effective to buy a car with all the toys than to fit them yourself. Just depends how important the colour is and how long you are willing to wait for one to come up.

[Coasting]

I was thinkning about that red one when I was looking if you can get it for a good price go for it, the SE has more stuff but the simplicity of the non SE makes it still a very good purchase,

I have had both and being a bit older wanted some more creature comforts, but love the non SE, especially the lack of traction control, no button to turn off, just did its thing!

[JohnB]

Well mine is a non SE (although with electric rear windows, Alcantara seats and Xenon headlights) and I don't regret it for one minute. No traction control is a bonus from what others have said. I just went for the best condition I could find and it just hapenned to be non-se, would have bought either.

PS no sunroof drains to worry about