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Spending some time on other forums. I note interesting reactions to the Elise. I think even more so when the Road & Track article came out. Here is an incredible looking car, with incredible specs. What is not to love?
And yet, we get some people slamming the car. Do you think the motivation is more because of jealousy? Or is there some truth behind the critics?
For example, on the Miata forum-
http://www.miataforum.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=013707
Spending some time on other forums. I note interesting reactions to the Elise. I think even more so when the Road & Track article came out. Here is an incredible looking car, with incredible specs. What is not to love?
And yet, we get some people slamming the car. Do you think the motivation is more because of jealousy? Or is there some truth behind the critics?
For example, on the Miata forum-
http://www.miataforum.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=013707
http://www.miataforum.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=013671and its looks out-tackys the Elise by a slim margin.
IMHO, Lotus is going to need a lot of Joe Cools in America. Performance may be there, I just can't get past the styling.
Any way without a doubt the Elise has excellent performance...but the styling is worse then a first gen MR2, which isn't saying a lot.
Strange, I don't see the styling as that controversial. It's not an Aztek.---I think the best thing for the the little people out here who won't be the first to own is that these cars resale value won't be good, IMO.
So wait a couple of years and buy one for a bargain.