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05-23-2008, 08:09 AM
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Not a bad article. I like how he described getting into the car as "like sneaking into your bedroom window after curfew". I don't agree with his statement that the gearbox has a bolt-action feel. Maybe the bolt-action of a worn out 100 year old Enfield that has had 100k rounds put throught it.
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05-23-2008, 08:47 AM
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It's a Lotus
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A car review written by an idiot.
"Short and wide, the Elise has a widemouthed, big-eyed face combined with the figure of Kim Kardashian to make for a car that looks a lot like, well, Kim Kardashian."
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05-23-2008, 08:55 AM
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It's a Lotus
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Maybe.
FoxNews should stick to poor political reporting. 
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2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by LARRY : 05-23-2008 at 09:10 AM. |
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05-23-2008, 09:09 AM
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I had the same opinion about the shifting when I first got my Elise. It felt really clunky and rough...I got used to it.
Good article. I pretty much agree with the writers points. Great driving car with some poor fit and finish here and there. |
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05-23-2008, 09:48 AM
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 I thought it was a typically favorable and accurate review with some nice turns of phrase. Kudos to our little Socialist owned and built car!  Tom |
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05-23-2008, 10:01 AM
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At least they had the right color combination.
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05-23-2008, 10:49 AM
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I think it's complimentary. I quite like Kim Kardashian. Well her figure anyway, but nothing else really.
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05-23-2008, 04:53 PM
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here is the video
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05-24-2008, 04:59 AM
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05-24-2008, 07:36 AM
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I like how they chose to compare it to the mustang for 'power per pound'. Not the worst review i've ever read though.
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05-24-2008, 02:19 PM
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You guys know that he probably went home and said: " I wish my wife would let me have an Elise!"........the review was ok howeve with a couple of mods the little 1.8 SC can make the Corvette and any other super car shudder!!.....I did not include the mustang since everyone of them that I raced I smoked!!!
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