Given the construction of the Elise, how repairable is it? That is, I would think that your body shop, even with the best equipment, would not be able to deal with a glued together, aluminum chassis automobile.
For me, the Elise would purely be a toy: a weekend car and track car. While I can buy a brutally fast and lightweight track toy for less cash, I'm thinking that the extra coin for the Elise can only be justified by the fact that is street legal, that is, can be enjoyed on public roads. In these parts, I share the roads with drunken cowboys in one ton pickup trucks and moms who drive 6,000 lb Suburbans with one eye open while putting on makeup.
Accordingly, repairabilty is an important consideration.
Assuming that the car is totalled in a minor accident. . .it would seem only a matter of time before insurance companies stop insuring the Elise.
Thoughts?
I'm heading to my local dealer here (Austin TX) to put a deposit down tomorrow AM. I know I'm late off the ball, but I thought I'd at least 'get in line'.
Oh, one other question:
The ltw package is supposed to appear this fall. How about the sport package? The wording in the Autoweek article was unclear.
For me, the Elise would purely be a toy: a weekend car and track car. While I can buy a brutally fast and lightweight track toy for less cash, I'm thinking that the extra coin for the Elise can only be justified by the fact that is street legal, that is, can be enjoyed on public roads. In these parts, I share the roads with drunken cowboys in one ton pickup trucks and moms who drive 6,000 lb Suburbans with one eye open while putting on makeup.
Accordingly, repairabilty is an important consideration.
Assuming that the car is totalled in a minor accident. . .it would seem only a matter of time before insurance companies stop insuring the Elise.
Thoughts?
I'm heading to my local dealer here (Austin TX) to put a deposit down tomorrow AM. I know I'm late off the ball, but I thought I'd at least 'get in line'.
Oh, one other question:
The ltw package is supposed to appear this fall. How about the sport package? The wording in the Autoweek article was unclear.