[Gizmo3000]

Not sure if it's been discussed, but Adam Carolla, who was originally going to do the US version of Top Gear, started his own podcast, carcast.
pretty good listening.

CarCast|Adam, Ganz, and the Weez Talk Cars

(previous link to his regular podcast, sorry 'bout that) Adam Carolla Podcast Archives | The Adam Carolla Podcast)

And in yesterdays show (8/14/09), about 55 minutes into it, he talks about the Elise's as a DD.
..and how they end up on ebay because people have back problems! hah.

here's a link to subscribe via iTunes

iTunes Store

 

[comptalk]

Already have back problems, but not from the Elise. Actually, my back was fine today. I was driving for well over 2 hours no problems. Foot got a bit tired though.

 

[JWA]

Interesting. It looks like the first link only contains his normal podcast, not the CarCast.

 

[Gizmo3000]

Interesting. It looks like the first link only contains his normal podcast, not the CarCast.

whups, fixed it, but here's the link to all the CarCast ones he's done

CarCast|Archive|CarCast

 

[nothingreal]

yeah i caught that too.. love the carcast. He's got another one where he talks a bit about the tesla roadster with Calacanis.

It's a great podcast and a must for pretty much every gear head, though I'd like to see him actually take out an Exige 260 for a few laps and still claim that the BMW is 'more car for the money'

 

[Lifespan]

It's a great podcast, though I agree that an M3 is not a substitute for an Elise, it's a completely different car.

Top Gear fans will also like the Adam Carolla Podcast from 8/19 with Eric Stromer, who was his co-host on the American Top Gear pilot. The episode is mostly them discussing the show, which has never been (and never will be) aired. It's a good listen.

 

[Lifespan]

One of this week's investment suggestions was the non-V8 Lotus Esprit.

 

[Tracktimeplz]

I found the elise seats fine on the back....but my legs are 28" each, which made the car VERY uncomfortable.