I'm still a biker at heart. I'm also lucky enough to have a pal who left me his S1 while he went travelling for a year. You can't beat it for driving fun, but you'll be well acquainted with the disadvantages, no doubt.
The 500 has all mod cons; you can hear the radio, cart kids about, be warm/cool in winter/summer, get in and out, balance a coffee, retrieve things from under the seats - and still turn heads. You already know how it drives - for less than £1k more you can have the Koni shocks and a piggy-back chip which will nudge it a little closer to the Elise, but it will never be quite the same.
I have more fun, more often in the 500. But I'd like both, and the Berlingo. The bike still reigns over the lot though.
You'll hardly ever regret it.
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