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It's been a rough week already. We had been suffereing from poor humor due to lack of communication, transport issues, 'gift' cars, the list goes on. Spirits tanked when the increased MSRP was released and we all know what's been going on since then.
There is little more to be said about the MSRP thinggy, but I'd like to propose the following:
Take a deep breath and remember the car
--how gracious and stunning it looks
--how big the smile on your face was when you first saw one
--how much bigger that smile got when you slid on the seat and wrapped your fingers around the steering wheel.
--how cool it was to reach over and press the starter button and hear the lump spin to life
--how it tucks down and leaps forward
--how the second cam feels like a kick
--how it hugs the road and settles into a corner.
I've seen this car once and driven it only once, sedately at that. I still get a grin on my face when I think of it and how I'm in line to get one. How cool is that?
--How cool is it to be able to beat the pants off a heavily modded Porsche at the next track meet with a barebone stock car that cost less?
--How cool is it to get a piece of technology where I don't have to upgrade squat? I can only think of one other toy like that, my Ducati. I don't have the urge to change anything on it, it's just right as is.
--How cool is it to get a competitor to the high and mighty, when I'm not a trust fund baby and don't have daddy's hand me down Ferrari, etc.
Yeah, it's been a rough week, there has been a price increase, no I'm not thrilled about it, but it's not the end of the world. This is not a battle to right all the wrongs in the world by trying to 'fix' Lotus and make them 'behave.'
Take a deep breath and imagine that smile, imagine how you're going to get a cardiac workout driving it, imagine how tranquil your mind will feel after a simple cruise. Try to put a price on that.
Cheers,
There is little more to be said about the MSRP thinggy, but I'd like to propose the following:
Take a deep breath and remember the car
--how gracious and stunning it looks
--how big the smile on your face was when you first saw one
--how much bigger that smile got when you slid on the seat and wrapped your fingers around the steering wheel.
--how cool it was to reach over and press the starter button and hear the lump spin to life
--how it tucks down and leaps forward
--how the second cam feels like a kick
--how it hugs the road and settles into a corner.
I've seen this car once and driven it only once, sedately at that. I still get a grin on my face when I think of it and how I'm in line to get one. How cool is that?
--How cool is it to be able to beat the pants off a heavily modded Porsche at the next track meet with a barebone stock car that cost less?
--How cool is it to get a piece of technology where I don't have to upgrade squat? I can only think of one other toy like that, my Ducati. I don't have the urge to change anything on it, it's just right as is.
--How cool is it to get a competitor to the high and mighty, when I'm not a trust fund baby and don't have daddy's hand me down Ferrari, etc.
Yeah, it's been a rough week, there has been a price increase, no I'm not thrilled about it, but it's not the end of the world. This is not a battle to right all the wrongs in the world by trying to 'fix' Lotus and make them 'behave.'
Take a deep breath and imagine that smile, imagine how you're going to get a cardiac workout driving it, imagine how tranquil your mind will feel after a simple cruise. Try to put a price on that.
Cheers,