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lotusforsale · 01-13-2009, 02:28 AM

I think this is one of those that Myth Busters should cover once and for all.

Over the years, I've heard of MR2, Fiat X 1/9, Pontiac Fiero, Corvette, and now Lotus (Elise and Esprit) owners all recount stories where they believe that their cars were invisible/less visible to radar.

The Fiero owner was me, and I did not personally experience it, BUT when visiting a friend near Richmond, he had two of his friends over, and both happened to be Henrico County cops. At the time I owned a Fiero, and when seeing the car they both said that they can't pick them up on radar. Go figure.

If our cars were invisible to radar, then the Stealth Fighters out to all have looked like small, two seat sports cars. Would've saved the gov't a ton of money in R & D!

01-13-2009, 02:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
lotusforsale Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,224 Images: 8	I think this is one of those that Myth Busters should cover once and for all. Over the years, I've heard of MR2, Fiat X 1/9, Pontiac Fiero, Corvette, and now Lotus (Elise and Esprit) owners all recount stories where they believe that their cars were invisible/less visible to radar. The Fiero owner was me, and I did not personally experience it, BUT when visiting a friend near Richmond, he had two of his friends over, and both happened to be Henrico County cops. At the time I owned a Fiero, and when seeing the car they both said that they can't pick them up on radar. Go figure. If our cars were invisible to radar, then the Stealth Fighters out to all have looked like small, two seat sports cars. Would've saved the gov't a ton of money in R & D!