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Originally Posted by Alphonse
Boys, boys, step back a minute and take a breather. No need for flaming.
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Awww come on Al, we're just having a little fun pushing back and forth a bit. All I really wanted to achieve is to break-up the unabashed love-fest over the Evora.
BTW, what was in that lemonade / Koolaide they were serving..
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Originally Posted by Alphonse
The Evora is a totally different car from the Elise/Exige line up only carrying similar visual appearences and the construction components carry-over Lotus is using to maintain the "modular" vehicle concept.
This car should appeal more to those individuals who wanted a sports car but not one as hard edged as the Elise/Exige. All those who said they really liked the cars and would get one if they were easier to live with will be back now for the Evora. the Evora is more of a road going GT car than the the hard edged performance track car that the Elise/Exige is and should be viewed as such.
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Yep, got to agree the Evora is a totally different car from the Elise / Exige line up. But if Lotus is going to compete in the road going GT category, there is a lot of tough competition for those customers who are willing to be separated with their money.
If that's the target market, they really need to get their game on and that includes customer service after the sale.
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Originally Posted by Alphonse
I think the Evora will do well in sales, especially in that portion of the market that was turned away by the difficulties in living with the car.
Let's hope that the car lives up to it's expectations so that Lotus will stay a live and viable car manufacturer, providing us with the cars and car parts we enjoy and need.
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I too think the Evora will do well in initial sales, but the proof will be in the pudding as to whether or not the relationship will last. I put up with lots of the quirks, etc... in my Exige simply because it is a unique car that provides a driving experience no other street legal car on the road can. I'm less sure that a typcial Evora customer will put up with these things for too long. Especially if they hit a parking curb or speed bump and break off the splitter / bumper to the tune of ???? let's say $2-3K. And let's face it, word of mouth is more important in selling cars than reviews in magazines.
IMHO, Lotus should have focused their efforts on bringing the new Esprit to market faster and pumping a few more years out of the Elise / Exige product line. But then again, I'm just some guy in Houston who enjoys fast cars and not an automotive marketing guru, so what do I know....