Steve, I know that's what it sounded like, but that's not really what I meant. What I meant is, the Elise is a like a drug to me, and I'll pay whatever I have to to get it. If it were any other car, I'd get my deposit back and buy something else. So, what I really mean is, the car was getting too expensive to begin with, I chose options based on the MSRP of those options, and by the time all was said and done, it left little extra money for anything else. Now, it's even higher, and even harder to justify buying.
I'll buy the car, but warn everyone thinking of buying an Elise about Lotus' way of doing business.
That said, I still hold out hope I can get the car at the original, agreed upon MSRP. I was supposed to get the #2 customer car - but I didn't. If I *HAD*, as promised, I wouldn't be faced with this increase.