I drove BMC of San Francisco's Argent /blk touring car this AM.
@50 miles on the odo. The car was finished very well, fairly easy for me to enter and exit even with the soft top on. I'm 200lbs medium build 5'11". Two of the sales staff had to call the SFFD to be extricated
If you are overweight or have back pain issues this car is not for you..
The car was a combo of my Fiat 850 spider(lightness and immediate turn in) and a Porsche 993 coupe (chassis rigidity and interior noise level). The quality of the fit and finish really was excellent in and out(C/F brake handle cover needed though).
The E brake mechanism is a little cheesy, I think I almost broke it when I set it hard on one of the SF hills.
We went over to the Presidio and took a few turns deep and the thing just "stuck". The sales guy was very nice but knew very little about the car. I gave him an in depth seminar and he seemed very grateful for the information.
The car was very responsive off the line a little shallow in the mid range but when the cam came in I was very impressed(unlike some others that have tested the car)
Apparently BMC who used to campaign the Qvale Mangusta Trans Am cars is currently working on a Huffaker Engineering supercharger 50hp upgrade conversion kit (factory authorized w full warranty, I am hoping)..
I am soooo looking forward to the car. Everywhere we went people that had no idea what they were looking at were transfixed. "What is that ? Is it a baby Ferrari?" one older woman in a minivan asked looking down on us at a stop light. The Elise is probably currently the safest car on the road since it is the center of attention in any pack of traffic. A guy in a big rig opened his window at a stop light, looked way down and gave us the thumbs up salute... WHAT A CAR!!! WELL WORTH THE WAIT!!
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