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Originally Posted by Elanlover
Sorry, but I just had to................
Fundamental reading?????
Mickey Kaus??????
WTF??
Oh yea, that must be the famous Mickey Kaus, 3 time F1 tour winner. Driver of the most exotic cars, automotive engineer of unparalleled skill and knowledge, master of FWD vehicular design
Oh wait. That's the OTHER Mickey Kaus. This Kaus is a political writer for Slate. THAT makes him a reputable source on FWD sportcars, suspension and chassis design and track day driving skills.
Maybe HE has driven an M100...............
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Bahaha! Hey way to attack poor Mickey Kaus (
rhymes with Mouse? Wait for it 
). No matter, I just didn't feel like duplicating efforts which I think he did an admirable job of in the first place. If it makes you sleep better at night, in the article he consulted a GM suspension expert, Ed Zellner
C'mon now, don't try to discredit what he's saying because he's not an F1 driver
If a homeless drunk told you it's bad for your liver to drink alcohol, would he be wrong simply for being a homeless drunk?
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Hmm...again, this tells me much. A "sportscar", by the way, is never designed to be a straight line dragster. That's not sporting the car. Turns, corners, hairpins, strretches, etc. are what sportscars are designed for.
Ever see a F1 oval course or do they have lotsa corners?
Dragsters are RWD. Ever see one step on the gas full out from a standing start? Hard to keep it on the road and the wheels spin freely.....blah, blah, blah. You get the point.
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Agreed, but seeing you say this, did you even RTFA (Read The F*cking Article)?
Don't take my word for it if not, but there is considerable talk in there about cornering, as told from even, as you pointed out, an automotive layman's perspective.
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Originally Posted by Elanlover
Anyway, this isn't mean to be an arguement. If you want to decide there's a rule you want to live with that says RWD or nothing at all then fine. I'm not here to convince you otherwise and I'm fine with you maintaining your position. I just think that you lack any real experience with a car that could possibly change your mind and because of that you're being just a bit narrow minded and missing out on some great cars - one in particular especially.
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For the record:
1) Have I driven an M100?
No.
2) Do
I think that an M100 is a sportscar?
No.
Wait, what was the point again?
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Originally Posted by Elanlover
Me too. M100 owners don't feel badly. We just want (NEED) our Elan to get some rightful respect
p.s. Should I change my login to M100 Fanboi????? |
Lotus love all around
but didn't someone else who owned/drove an M100 mentioned being underwhelmed here (
in this thread)?
There's nothing wrong with being a sporty car versus a sportscar, and I certainly would much rather throw around an M100 than an Integra/RSX/Civic , etc.
I'd like to end my exchanges with you (
in peace) on this note: I don't think there is such a thing as a FWD sportscar, but if there were, it'd be the M100, then again it's not so much that it's a FWD car, its that it's what happens when you let Lotus loose on an FWD idea.