The Elise is a lousy daily driver, that's a big reason you see them with such few miles. I'm the original owner of a low mileage '05, had it 4.5 years now, and have had no issues related to infrequent use. I love the car and would drive it more if I could, but I work from home and have a wife and two year old that usually come along when I go places (I need an Evora!).
Pretty accurate. You see tons of threads about it, and the general consensus is that yes you can daily drive it with no problems (I have), but it's ill advised if you have something else. The harsh ride is the least of my concerns, I enjoy that part - it's the parking and road conditions that are the real problem.
Constantly having to ask yourself:
"Will I be able to find a place to safely park?"
"Will I be able to make it up the entrance ramps of the parking lot without scraping?"
"Will I be able to make it back down?"
"Are the potholes in the road going to explode my car into shards of fiberglass and aluminum?"
"Will I need to carry something longer than two feet long, or larger than can fit in the passenger seat/boot?"
"Do more than two people need to go?"
"Is it going to rain?" (just after having spent half a day detailing it)
Is less fun than you may think. That's why my truck gets about 99% of the usage, and I save the lotus for clear skies. The parking lot ramps to/from the street is the biggest concern. Even with extreme angle-of-attacks, there have been times when I literally had no option but to BACK out of a parking lot and reverse down the ramp and into the street before continuing (scraping badly going forward). And that only works without traffic... and this is with a stock height car.