Yellow Base Elise in Redmond, WA? - LotusTalk

codingparadox · 02-13-2009, 05:11 PM

I keep spotting my car's doppleganger all over the Redmond area. Any idea whose car that is? (I also live in Redmond, but there's another one!)

JariK · 02-15-2009, 11:04 PM

As a fellow Microsoft employee, you probably have seen our school bus yellow Elise. But I doubt that there are only two yellow Elise's in the Redmond area.
It's not that rare of a sight anymore. I even see a red and a yellow in the garage I sometimes park in.

JK

codingparadox · 02-15-2009, 11:11 PM

Yeah, same school bus yellow. I'm not a Microsoft employee, though, I just live in Redmond.

Interceptor · 02-17-2009, 07:52 AM

Sounds like our cars are starting to be a common thing like miatas, probably more so soon as we have better cars

cemaykan · 02-17-2009, 07:55 AM

just wondering who else is from MSFT here?

marvinalone · 02-17-2009, 09:30 AM

*raises hand*

If you see a blue Elise somewhere around the main campus, say hi :-)

JariK · 02-17-2009, 06:49 PM

I am in the yellow school bus

- sometimes in bld 10

Noizemaker · 02-17-2009, 10:26 PM

I'm a v- over in RTC, so "at", not "from" is appropriate.

Noen · 02-18-2009, 06:08 PM

Red exige in B25 here

Lifespan · 08-27-2009, 04:01 PM

So did one of you get rid of your yellow Elise? I am another MSFTie that picked up a used yellow Elise a few weeks ago. I have not run in to any others on campus yet, but I've seen a couple around town.

codingparadox · 08-27-2009, 04:06 PM

Nope, not here - mine's definitely still in my hands. Well, ordinarily anyway. I just dropped it off to get it loaded on a truck to get sent to Lincoln for autox nationals.

Lotus-Position · 08-27-2009, 08:41 PM

LRG in SAMM C, but haven't been driving the Elise to work much since I bought my Mini/S DD

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I spend quite a bit of time around all the various campuses. Maybe a MSFT meet at the commons before the summer ends?

BTW: Anyone else going to Lotus track day at PIR on the 4th?

Noizemaker · 08-27-2009, 09:35 PM

Hadn't thought about it, but i think i might ACTUALLY not be working that weekend.

Might be game. Cost?

Lifespan · 08-27-2009, 09:54 PM

I'm down for a lunch at the Commons (...since I'm already in Studio West). The Lotus drivers alias has been totally quiet since I joined too. I won't be tracking on the 4th, but I'll be at PIR on the 8th for the Advanced Driving course. Time to get the Elise out on the skidpad before I may experience it in real life when the real rain comes out.

Noizemaker · 08-27-2009, 11:27 PM

I thought they killed the PFs/aliases forever ago, I didn't even know there WAS one.

Lotus-Position · 08-30-2009, 10:00 PM

It's $225 for non-members, $200 for members. This is my fourth year running with them. It's a fun weekend... SOVREN races + all British car show on Sat and Sun.

I usually stay for the qualifying/show on Sat Am and drive back Sat PM.

EDIT: Here is the infor for signing up: Club Lotus Northwest | Trackday Information

See you in the Padock?

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Originally Posted by Noizemaker

Hadn't thought about it, but i think i might ACTUALLY not be working that weekend.

Might be game. Cost?

Lotus-Position · 08-30-2009, 10:05 PM

How about a Thurs or Friday in the second half of Sept? Actually, if we make it breakfast and get their early, we would have a pretty good chance of parking together.

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Originally Posted by Lifespan

I'm down for a lunch at the Commons (...since I'm already in Studio West). The Lotus drivers alias has been totally quiet since I joined too. I won't be tracking on the 4th, but I'll be at PIR on the 8th for the Advanced Driving course. Time to get the Elise out on the skidpad before I may experience it in real life when the real rain comes out.

Lotus-Position · 08-30-2009, 10:07 PM

I got on some drivers alias a while back... man, I couldn't get off of it fast enough before it filled up my inbox! There were a few useful threads in it, just too much noise. Besides, I have enough distraction during the day without adding another one.

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Originally Posted by Noizemaker

I thought they killed the PFs/aliases forever ago, I didn't even know there WAS one.

mjf · 08-31-2009, 10:20 AM

I'm not with MSFT, though you might see me there some day. I've been interviewing there and other places. You'll also see me at RTC fairly frequently. (Though, not in a yellow elise).

agoln · 09-01-2009, 12:23 AM

Softie here - I drive an orange elise to RedWest ~once or twice a week, depending on the factors. I'll soon be driving to 88, as our entire division is moving in a month.

I've seen a mag blue elise a couple of times, once driving to redwest, and an orange elise driving towards north/main campus about once a month. A friend of mine actually told me the orange elise got into an accident with a van about two-three weeks ago, gave him a scare cause he thought it was me.

02-13-2009, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
codingparadox Newbie Elise Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 91	Yellow Base Elise in Redmond, WA? I keep spotting my car's doppleganger all over the Redmond area. Any idea whose car that is? (I also live in Redmond, but there's another one!) __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise - SS Autocross 2006 Mazda RX-8 - For Sale! Buy me! 1992 Mazda Miata - Spec Miata Club Racer 1994 Mazda Miata - DD when I'm scared to take the Elise out 1994 GMC Suburban - Gets the Miata and Elise to their respective tracks http://akilla.net/pics/sig.jpg

02-15-2009, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
JariK Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18	If it's yellow - I see double too ;) As a fellow Microsoft employee, you probably have seen our school bus yellow Elise. But I doubt that there are only two yellow Elise's in the Redmond area. It's not that rare of a sight anymore. I even see a red and a yellow in the garage I sometimes park in. JK

02-15-2009, 11:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
codingparadox Newbie Elise Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 91	Yeah, same school bus yellow. I'm not a Microsoft employee, though, I just live in Redmond. __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise - SS Autocross 2006 Mazda RX-8 - For Sale! Buy me! 1992 Mazda Miata - Spec Miata Club Racer 1994 Mazda Miata - DD when I'm scared to take the Elise out 1994 GMC Suburban - Gets the Miata and Elise to their respective tracks http://akilla.net/pics/sig.jpg

02-17-2009, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Interceptor Chicks dig it.. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ft Lewis, WA Posts: 608	Sounds like our cars are starting to be a common thing like miatas, probably more so soon as we have better cars __________________ 2005 Lotus Elise <Halloween 2008> 2007 Honda VFR800A 2004 Mitsubishi Sportback 1993 Ford Ranger 2000 Husqvarna (British Lawn Mower Racing)

02-17-2009, 10:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Noizemaker General Freakin' Lee. :( Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue WA Posts: 329	I'm a v- over in RTC, so "at", not "from" is appropriate. __________________ -Matt 05 Chrome Orange. Touring, LSS wheels, The Blue Sector111 radiator of doom, Dieselgeek 1/4 turn kit, 1/4din Oil Temp gauge, Starshield, LETSLA, HKS exhaust etc etc etc. 99 Neon ACR. Broken. 2.4l, T3/T4, T850 swap, SRT seats, etc etc etc.

02-17-2009, 07:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
cemaykan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 149 Images: 1	just wondering who else is from MSFT here?

02-17-2009, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
marvinalone Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bellevue, Wa Posts: 8	raises hand If you see a blue Elise somewhere around the main campus, say hi :-)

02-17-2009, 06:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
JariK Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18	I am in the yellow school bus - sometimes in bld 10

02-18-2009, 06:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Noen Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 251	Red exige in B25 here

08-27-2009, 04:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lifespan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 92	So did one of you get rid of your yellow Elise? I am another MSFTie that picked up a used yellow Elise a few weeks ago. I have not run in to any others on campus yet, but I've seen a couple around town.

08-27-2009, 04:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
codingparadox Newbie Elise Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 91	Nope, not here - mine's definitely still in my hands. Well, ordinarily anyway. I just dropped it off to get it loaded on a truck to get sent to Lincoln for autox nationals. __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise - SS Autocross 2006 Mazda RX-8 - For Sale! Buy me! 1992 Mazda Miata - Spec Miata Club Racer 1994 Mazda Miata - DD when I'm scared to take the Elise out 1994 GMC Suburban - Gets the Miata and Elise to their respective tracks http://akilla.net/pics/sig.jpg

08-27-2009, 08:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lotus-Position Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 365	LRG in SAMM C, but haven't been driving the Elise to work much since I bought my Mini/S DD . I spend quite a bit of time around all the various campuses. Maybe a MSFT meet at the commons before the summer ends? BTW: Anyone else going to Lotus track day at PIR on the 4th? __________________ Just another astroturf, evil-mongering, radical member of the right wing M.O.B. (Mainstream Opposition to Barack).

08-27-2009, 09:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Noizemaker General Freakin' Lee. :( Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue WA Posts: 329	Hadn't thought about it, but i think i might ACTUALLY not be working that weekend. Might be game. Cost? __________________ -Matt 05 Chrome Orange. Touring, LSS wheels, The Blue Sector111 radiator of doom, Dieselgeek 1/4 turn kit, 1/4din Oil Temp gauge, Starshield, LETSLA, HKS exhaust etc etc etc. 99 Neon ACR. Broken. 2.4l, T3/T4, T850 swap, SRT seats, etc etc etc.

08-27-2009, 09:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Lifespan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 92	I'm down for a lunch at the Commons (...since I'm already in Studio West). The Lotus drivers alias has been totally quiet since I joined too. I won't be tracking on the 4th, but I'll be at PIR on the 8th for the Advanced Driving course. Time to get the Elise out on the skidpad before I may experience it in real life when the real rain comes out.

08-27-2009, 11:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
Noizemaker General Freakin' Lee. :( Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue WA Posts: 329	I thought they killed the PFs/aliases forever ago, I didn't even know there WAS one. __________________ -Matt 05 Chrome Orange. Touring, LSS wheels, The Blue Sector111 radiator of doom, Dieselgeek 1/4 turn kit, 1/4din Oil Temp gauge, Starshield, LETSLA, HKS exhaust etc etc etc. 99 Neon ACR. Broken. 2.4l, T3/T4, T850 swap, SRT seats, etc etc etc.

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08-31-2009, 10:20 AM	#19 (permalink)
mjf elf Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,338	I'm not with MSFT, though you might see me there some day. I've been interviewing there and other places. You'll also see me at RTC fairly frequently. (Though, not in a yellow elise). __________________ 2007 Elise Type 72D #6 of 50

09-01-2009, 12:23 AM	#20 (permalink)
agoln Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 16	Softie here - I drive an orange elise to RedWest ~once or twice a week, depending on the factors. I'll soon be driving to 88, as our entire division is moving in a month. I've seen a mag blue elise a couple of times, once driving to redwest, and an orange elise driving towards north/main campus about once a month. A friend of mine actually told me the orange elise got into an accident with a van about two-three weeks ago, gave him a scare cause he thought it was me.