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RichS · 06-07-2008, 08:43 AM

Jonathan,

How about a meet and greet with the Austin Lotus crowd at your shop? Looking at pictures is one thing, but seeing the model in person would allow us to give more directed feedback. Many of us track our cars A LOT and could provide better feedback by sitting in the car (I'm not suggesting driving it, unless of course you need feedback on that too).

So far, I think the car looks fantastic. However, the seats look almost Corvette like, which is a bit of a turn off for me. The big thing that bothers me with many 'super cars' is the lack of a functional cockpit. Too many have features that make the car less usable as a car (shifter too high on the transmission tunnel, steering wheel to big, etc.).

Also, do you have some input on what the expected use of this car is? Sunday driver? Track car? 'Halo car' like the Tesla?

I'll be in Vegas this week, but could stop by at the end of the week (Friday) or on the weekend.

If you're interested in hosting some folks who are passionate (and I mean REALLY passionate) about cars, let us know.

Rich

06-07-2008, 08:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
RichS No, it's only an N/A Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,285	Jonathan, How about a meet and greet with the Austin Lotus crowd at your shop? Looking at pictures is one thing, but seeing the model in person would allow us to give more directed feedback. Many of us track our cars A LOT and could provide better feedback by sitting in the car (I'm not suggesting driving it, unless of course you need feedback on that too). So far, I think the car looks fantastic. However, the seats look almost Corvette like, which is a bit of a turn off for me. The big thing that bothers me with many 'super cars' is the lack of a functional cockpit. Too many have features that make the car less usable as a car (shifter too high on the transmission tunnel, steering wheel to big, etc.). Also, do you have some input on what the expected use of this car is? Sunday driver? Track car? 'Halo car' like the Tesla? I'll be in Vegas this week, but could stop by at the end of the week (Friday) or on the weekend. If you're interested in hosting some folks who are passionate (and I mean REALLY passionate) about cars, let us know. Rich __________________ Useful links to vendors removed at Nadeem's request. "Nice avatar by the way, I doubt Colin Chapman would have followed the herd as I have seen many here do. --Nadeem"