Maybe some new Elise owner who is trying to pay for his/her Hoosiers (or the car itself, or insurance, etc.) would like to set up a test drive day(s) in the San Diego area at some location with a lot of good curves and low traffic. $40 for 20 minutes, with the owner in the passenger seat with strict rules on how the driver is allowed to drive.
I have never driven the Elise, but love what I hear about it, which is why I am on the waiting list. However, I am still very uncomfortable ordering a car without ever having driven it, and I don't expect that any dealer in So. Cal. is going to allow much in the way of test drives. I am sure there are others just like me who would be willing to pay for a test drive in a good location. Maybe we need a voting thread to see how many would be interested in paying for a good test drive. And then another voting thread to see how current owners would be willing to host it. (By-the-way owners, it would be good PR for an owner who also sells Elise stuff on the side.

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