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So last night was the first time the backseat got used for more than a quick jaunt around the block.
My girlfriend had some friends in from out of town so we made a reservation at Lawry's in Beverly Hills because we figured it would be a good place to give a couple of Los Angeles first timers a good LA experience. They took a cab from their Hotel and we showed up in the Evora.
During dinner, the car came up in the conversation when my girlfriend made a comment about how she won't be allowed to bring home leftovers unless they are in the trunk. When we were leaving the restaurant and walked out to the Valet stand, one of the friends admitted that she didn't know what a Lotus was, but was quick to ask if it was "that car parked in the front right there."
The other friend was excited as he had never seen one before, so I invited them to come check it out and offered to save them the cab fare and drive them back to the hotel if the girls didn't mind squeezing in the back.
I took them down Wilshire to Rodeo Drive and around through Sunset to see a few multi-multi million dollar houses and they even got to experience some of LA's finest 405 construction traffic. Everyone had a blast even if the girls in the backseat probably lost feeling in their legs about halfway into the drive.
The highlight for me was dropping them off at their hotel. Everyone was getting out and getting purses and things out of the trunk when the Valet guy came up to me and handed me a ticket. When I told him I was just dropping these people off he very politely said no problem and took two or three steps away before turning around, looking at the car and giving a loud "Darnit."
So there you go, if you're trying to decide between a 2+0 or a 2+2 I got two votes for a 2+2 as an adequate LA tour mobile even though it might be slightly less comfortable than those buses with the roof chopped off.
My girlfriend had some friends in from out of town so we made a reservation at Lawry's in Beverly Hills because we figured it would be a good place to give a couple of Los Angeles first timers a good LA experience. They took a cab from their Hotel and we showed up in the Evora.
During dinner, the car came up in the conversation when my girlfriend made a comment about how she won't be allowed to bring home leftovers unless they are in the trunk. When we were leaving the restaurant and walked out to the Valet stand, one of the friends admitted that she didn't know what a Lotus was, but was quick to ask if it was "that car parked in the front right there."
The other friend was excited as he had never seen one before, so I invited them to come check it out and offered to save them the cab fare and drive them back to the hotel if the girls didn't mind squeezing in the back.
I took them down Wilshire to Rodeo Drive and around through Sunset to see a few multi-multi million dollar houses and they even got to experience some of LA's finest 405 construction traffic. Everyone had a blast even if the girls in the backseat probably lost feeling in their legs about halfway into the drive.
The highlight for me was dropping them off at their hotel. Everyone was getting out and getting purses and things out of the trunk when the Valet guy came up to me and handed me a ticket. When I told him I was just dropping these people off he very politely said no problem and took two or three steps away before turning around, looking at the car and giving a loud "Darnit."
So there you go, if you're trying to decide between a 2+0 or a 2+2 I got two votes for a 2+2 as an adequate LA tour mobile even though it might be slightly less comfortable than those buses with the roof chopped off.
