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RichS · 08-05-2006, 11:51 PM

I finished up a business trip in San Francisco on Friday. Saturday morning I woke up early and drove down to the Lotus dealer in San Carlos (Boardwalk*). I spent almost an hour staring at their Exige and Elises.

I've pretty much decided to go with the Exige. I like the look of the Exige clams better. There is no 'cut' line across the front of the Exige like there is on the Elise. The Lotus emblem is embedded into the front clam on the Exige while it sits on top of the Elise clam. I'm also not a fan of the little protuberances on either side of the 'plate holder' on the lower part of the Elise clam. I also like the mesh grills. At the end of the day if I got the Elise I might regret not getting the Exige, but if I get the Exige I doubt I'll regret not getting the Elise...

Thanks for all the feedback and input.

Now I've just got to decide if I should drive the Exige 2000 miles to get it home or ship it for $1400...

Rich

* Wow! What a bunch of pompous asses! Stupid "DO NOT OPEN THE DOORS" signs on the Elises and Exige. When I asked a junior sales rep (I forget his name, but he tried to tell me that the Exige had 'a little more power out of the box' than an Elise) if I could sit in the Exige to get a good feel for the view out the back, he said sure. He carefully opened the door and then thanked me for asking. I got in the car and he walked over to another rep who proceeded to yell at him for letting me sit in the car (OH! The HORROR! THE HORROR!). "We don't let anyone sit in the car!"

I was also told that the Club Sport was a 'much better track car' than the Exige.

The reps were talking to each other and junior sales rep asked why someone was actually going to be able to take a test drive... Pompous rep replied "When you buy an 80K Esprit from John, then you get to take an Elise for a test drive."

I'm SOOO glad that I'll be dealing with Neil at Autostrada for service and not these guys.

08-05-2006, 11:51 PM	#63 (permalink)
RichS No, it's only an N/A Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,182	I finished up a business trip in San Francisco on Friday. Saturday morning I woke up early and drove down to the Lotus dealer in San Carlos (Boardwalk). I spent almost an hour staring at their Exige and Elises. I've pretty much decided to go with the Exige. I like the look of the Exige clams better. There is no 'cut' line across the front of the Exige like there is on the Elise. The Lotus emblem is embedded into the front clam on the Exige while it sits on top of the Elise clam. I'm also not a fan of the little protuberances on either side of the 'plate holder' on the lower part of the Elise clam. I also like the mesh grills. At the end of the day if I got the Elise I might regret not getting the Exige, but if I get the Exige I doubt I'll regret not getting the Elise... Thanks for all the feedback and input. Now I've just got to decide if I should drive the Exige 2000 miles to get it home or ship it for $1400... Rich Wow! What a bunch of pompous asses! Stupid "DO NOT OPEN THE DOORS" signs on the Elises and Exige. When I asked a junior sales rep (I forget his name, but he tried to tell me that the Exige had 'a little more power out of the box' than an Elise) if I could sit in the Exige to get a good feel for the view out the back, he said sure. He carefully opened the door and then thanked me for asking. I got in the car and he walked over to another rep who proceeded to yell at him for letting me sit in the car (OH! The HORROR! THE HORROR!). "We don't let anyone sit in the car!" I was also told that the Club Sport was a 'much better track car' than the Exige. The reps were talking to each other and junior sales rep asked why someone was actually going to be able to take a test drive... Pompous rep replied "When you buy an 80K Esprit from John, then you get to take an Elise for a test drive." I'm SOOO glad that I'll be dealing with Neil at Autostrada for service and not these guys.