Lotus ownership satisfaction poll - LotusTalk

Andrikos · 03-30-2006, 12:38 PM

Alrighty,
Time to quantify all the collective love and despair for this little bundle of joy.

Just how much do you like it?
Any regrets?
Would you rather be driving a Cayman S or an SAV (Suburban Assault Vehicle)?
This is a public service poll for Lotus' benefit...

Not really, but you get the point...

Stretch002 · 03-30-2006, 12:40 PM

I am hardly qualified to answer...but oh well!
After one day of ownership I am loving it. Hopefully that will continue to be true in the coming years.

Johnny B · 03-30-2006, 12:44 PM

I don't like it...

...I LOVE it.

JWC · 03-30-2006, 12:46 PM

I'm REALLY unhappy. That they didn't come to Canada much earlier.

badhorse · 03-30-2006, 12:56 PM

I had alot of experience with Porsches. Great cars.

But I never considered myself a Porsche guy. It is still early, but after 7 months and a half dozen track days I think I am a Lotus man forever!

Grip Factory · 03-30-2006, 01:08 PM

where is the poll?

My only regret is that I didnt get an exige...but that all may change

Andrikos · 03-30-2006, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grip Factory

where is the poll?

It should be at the top...

JWA · 03-30-2006, 01:14 PM

Based on your question I gave it a 10, but I wouldn't go so far as to agree with your explainations of the various levels.

MikeAR303 · 03-30-2006, 01:15 PM

7/10 here...

It would be a 9/10 if a factory supercharger was available.

LARRY · 03-30-2006, 01:24 PM

Are you kidding? What if the Lotus Elise had been dangled in front of our eyes here in the States and never came here? What if we saw it at the car show and knew we couldn't buy it? We'd have freaked out! What's the alternative? BWM's? Porsches? Everybody's got those...

Yeah. It's a ten alright.

NCElise · 03-30-2006, 01:27 PM

9/10 'cause there's always room for improvement! Besides, I like the usage of "Brilliant", this is a British car, afterall...

Andrikos · 03-30-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCElise

Besides, I like the usage of "Brilliant", this is a British car, afterall...

Rubbish is also British!

NCElise · 03-30-2006, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrikos

Rubbish is also British!

touche! But I never made it that far down the list.

Until now...

ghastley · 03-30-2006, 01:45 PM

To misquote Spinal Tap

"Mine goes to eleven"

HobanJ · 03-30-2006, 01:52 PM

9/10 at least in the first two months!

Vicar · 03-30-2006, 01:52 PM

I waivered between 9 and 10. This is my first Lotus. I find myself enraptured by the concept of performance through lightweight/simplicity. I'll have a hard time ever buying a sports car that doesn't fit that category going forward. That said, it might not be a Lotus, especially if Lotus loses its way and produces a dog. There are other manufacturers that build similar similar beasts, although most of them are even less available to the common man.

EdHahn · 03-30-2006, 02:02 PM

If they had offered a Track pack for the '05 Elises, and a few other things...

So, 9/10.

ed

Ships42 · 03-30-2006, 03:05 PM

I gave it a 10. I waited 40 years for a car like this; light, agile, and fast. I've never had a problem with it and will NEVER sell it. I wouldn't trade it for an Enzo if I had to drive it and never drive an Elise again. YUP, I'M HOOKED!!

Jim

MikeW · 03-30-2006, 03:11 PM

Certainly the wow factor is worth bonus points. I thought the woman in the suv next to me at the stoplight was going to abandon her vehicle and jump into my Exige.

David · 03-30-2006, 03:49 PM

I gave it a 9. Life is too short to love only one car, even a Lotus.

For me, the Elise is the ultimate car, but I also have an Audi TT and by most standards that average drivers care about, the TT is the superior car. I'd never purchase a Corvette, and I could never afford a Porshe GT3, but I can see why owners of those cars think theirs is more perfect than the Lotus. But like the other lunatics on this forum, I prize the rawness, irritations and discomforts of the Elise.

View Poll Results: How much do you love your Lotus? (1/10-10/10)
10/10 I'll never drive/buy anything else! Lotus all the way!	34	14.05%
9/10 Brilliant car, almost perfect!	125	51.65%
8/10 One of the best cars I've ever driven.	59	24.38%
7/10 Very good, better than most out there	20	8.26%
6/10 Pretty good but an Audi TT is clearly the better car	1	0.41%
5/10 Average at best, too many compromises for my liking...	2	0.83%
4/10 Why do you think I sold it with 600 miles on the clock?	0	0%
3/10 It should never have made it to this side of the pond...	0	0%
2/10 Pretty lame, you call this a car?	0	0%
1/10 Absolute rubbish! The worst car I've ever driven/owned	1	0.41%
Voters: 242. You may not vote on this poll

03-30-2006, 12:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Andrikos Lulu ROX! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: RanchoSahuarita.com , AZ Posts: 3,734	Lotus ownership satisfaction poll Alrighty, Time to quantify all the collective love and despair for this little bundle of joy. Just how much do you like it? Any regrets? Would you rather be driving a Cayman S or an SAV (Suburban Assault Vehicle)? This is a public service poll for Lotus' benefit... Not really, but you get the point... __________________ My daily driver is an orange plastic toaster

03-30-2006, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stretch002 Ambassador of fun Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 540	I am hardly qualified to answer...but oh well! After one day of ownership I am loving it. Hopefully that will continue to be true in the coming years. __________________ Proud owner of a 2006 Storm Titanium Elise

03-30-2006, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
badhorse SRRT/PHOENIX Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 453	I had alot of experience with Porsches. Great cars. But I never considered myself a Porsche guy. It is still early, but after 7 months and a half dozen track days I think I am a Lotus man forever! __________________ http://subaruroadracingteam.com/

03-30-2006, 01:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,565	Are you kidding? What if the Lotus Elise had been dangled in front of our eyes here in the States and never came here? What if we saw it at the car show and knew we couldn't buy it? We'd have freaked out! What's the alternative? BWM's? Porsches? Everybody's got those... Yeah. It's a ten alright. __________________ Lotus body work and maintenance at Lotus Talk sponsor Specialty Car Craft (310.838.5551) See more of Larry's Photoblog at http://www.larrysphotoblog.net/

03-30-2006, 12:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Johnny B No, it's not a Ford Lotus Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,621	I don't like it... ...I LOVE it.

03-30-2006, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
JWC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 333	I'm REALLY unhappy. That they didn't come to Canada much earlier.

03-30-2006, 01:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grip Factory Thats the MAN Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 300	where is the poll? My only regret is that I didnt get an exige...but that all may change

03-30-2006, 01:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
JWA #33 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,791	Based on your question I gave it a 10, but I wouldn't go so far as to agree with your explainations of the various levels.

03-30-2006, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
MikeAR303 Robot Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,664	7/10 here... It would be a 9/10 if a factory supercharger was available.

03-30-2006, 01:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
NCElise Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 357 Images: 4	9/10 'cause there's always room for improvement! Besides, I like the usage of "Brilliant", this is a British car, afterall...

03-30-2006, 01:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
ghastley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PA Posts: 267	To misquote Spinal Tap "Mine goes to eleven"

03-30-2006, 01:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
HobanJ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 122	9/10 at least in the first two months!

03-30-2006, 01:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
Vicar Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forest Grove, Oregon Posts: 235	I waivered between 9 and 10. This is my first Lotus. I find myself enraptured by the concept of performance through lightweight/simplicity. I'll have a hard time ever buying a sports car that doesn't fit that category going forward. That said, it might not be a Lotus, especially if Lotus loses its way and produces a dog. There are other manufacturers that build similar similar beasts, although most of them are even less available to the common man.

03-30-2006, 02:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
EdHahn Jugga Jigga Wugga Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,237	If they had offered a Track pack for the '05 Elises, and a few other things... So, 9/10. ed __________________ Magnetic Blue/LSS Delivered: 1/13/05

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03-30-2006, 03:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
Ships42 130 knots Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Juan Island Posts: 247	I gave it a 10. I waited 40 years for a car like this; light, agile, and fast. I've never had a problem with it and will NEVER sell it. I wouldn't trade it for an Enzo if I had to drive it and never drive an Elise again. YUP, I'M HOOKED!! Jim

03-30-2006, 03:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
MikeW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,373	Certainly the wow factor is worth bonus points. I thought the woman in the suv next to me at the stoplight was going to abandon her vehicle and jump into my Exige.

03-30-2006, 03:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
David Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kali Sud Posts: 636 Images: 31	I gave it a 9. Life is too short to love only one car, even a Lotus. For me, the Elise is the ultimate car, but I also have an Audi TT and by most standards that average drivers care about, the TT is the superior car. I'd never purchase a Corvette, and I could never afford a Porshe GT3, but I can see why owners of those cars think theirs is more perfect than the Lotus. But like the other lunatics on this forum, I prize the rawness, irritations and discomforts of the Elise.