Lotus Elise
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- dablammit
It is beautiiful, no, and now available in the States.
Has anyone here driven one before?
If so please induldge me.
- jevad0
best handling car in the world - i drove a friends several times and it's a stunning ride...not my cup of tea really but lots of fun
- dablammit0
Is the exterior as stunning in person as it is in the papers?
I want one bad.
- ********0
I was in the passenger seat once. I am not a car person, so i probably didn't take enough attention.. Pretty bumpy ride I thought, and had to get used to looking *under* the cars in front of you.
- jevad0
yes - perfect car for driving in england along small country lanes - not so perfect over here where every other car is a fucking SUV...it sits VERY low....
- JamesEngage0
...and looks liek a girls car.
- jevad0
!
- dablammit0
Yes, I imagine when every other car around you is an H2 and an Escalade like it is here in Tampa its probably scary. If it is that small you can dodge em though.
- ********0
if you want a car that every other bugger and his dog that has enough cash has go for it.
the novelty should wear off within 6 months once everyone else has one.
- dablammit0
:(
- jevad0
not really that expensive....comparativley...
- dablammit0
I think you are underestimating what this car is all about. I don't want to impress anyone with it except myself.
Thats not entirely true.
- jox0
Yeah, about two years ago around Nürburgring. A 1996. It's one of the most amazing cars I've ever driven. Every single inch of the car is just... controllable. I can't explain it. You just have to try it out for yourself.
The car itself wasn't all that powerful as I first thought, most mid-size somewhat-performance cars would keep up or even pass on a straight line, but as soon as you hit a curve... oh boy.
- 2cent0
thst car is about as ugly as that chevy cobalt.
and its an english car... stay away from english built cars, fuckin grip to repair.
- jevad0
" and its an english car... stay away from english built cars, fuckin grip to repair"
that may be, in n. america, but the quality and buildmanship pisses all over anything you boys can make here!
- jox0
" away from english built cars, fuckin grip to repair"
Errr? Yeah, what would be an american way to do this? Oh yeah, thats right!
We'll have one Chevy engine, a lightweight, say 5,7 L V8 giving an outstanding 140 hp, but we're the worst people in t he world when it comes to make cars with handling (or any feeling at all) so we just rip what that Van has over there, aaaand we're gonna need a nice interior. We dig up the cheapest plastic we can find at the dump, turn it into a steering wheel, a bunch of buttons and what some people may consider leather but really isn't. And there we go! A supercar!
- dablammit0
Agreed Jevad, I can't think of one recent American car that I can say could even compete the build quality of most other countries cars.
- 2cent0
err... i think north american cars are even shittier than english, i wasn't giving the domestics props by any means.
i have a lander rover discovery seriers I and i'm its a fuckin grip to get work done on it here, so far its been a good vehicle but fuck me 1,200 CDN for a basic fuckin service... gimme a break.
i'll never own a brit car again based on that.
- waynepixel0
A friend of mine had one. he said it was one of the best handling car he has driving for the money.
- jevad0
"1,200 CDN for a basic fuckin service"
whaoh!!!!!
- dablammit0
I think thats like 50 bucks in USD