the REAL ELISE THREAD



[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 10:27 AM. Reason : and EXIGE THREAD]

7/17/2007 10:25:28 AM

Obligatory gay pic of me driving one :

7/17/2007 11:04:13 AM

i was gonna go trade in a 360modena at the dealership and see how many they would give me

i still want one though

7/17/2007 11:19:35 AM

a guy parked in front of the bar i was at in one last night, top off


it started pouring down rain


he scampered faster out the door and trying to put the roof on than any person ive ever seen

7/17/2007 11:30:31 AM

7/17/2007 2:42:44 PM

you thought this thread was about you, didn't you?

7/17/2007 2:46:44 PM

I had one come to my shop yesterday to price tires.. I nearly came in my pants.

7/17/2007 2:48:39 PM

nope, since it was in the garage i figured it was about the sexy cars

7/17/2007 2:53:22 PM

^^ that must have been one stupid mother fucker, i wouldnt go there if i was driving a free pinto

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 2:54 PM. Reason : ]

7/17/2007 2:54:06 PM

Quote :

"a guy parked in front of the bar i was at in one last night, top off it started pouring down rain he scampered faster out the door and trying to put the roof on than any person ive ever seen "

Hahah, the roof is a royal PITA to put on too...sucks for him

7/17/2007 4:23:17 PM

laguna seca ftmfw

Funny story-
I'm finishing up a track day at Thunderhill- hosted by the a local lotus club. During the last few sessions of the day, it starts pouring cats and dogs. The attendance for the remaining sessions taper off due to the reduced visibility and the hazard associated with standing water on track. After another session or two, the event was called off. The funny part is, it's noted in the elise factory manual that the car seals are subject to frequent and rather dramatic leaks. The solution, many guys had to get their friends to tape their doors/windows shut with painters/numbers with the driver in the loaded car, in preparation for their drive home.

They're great track cars, but...
Yeah. They're great track cars.

7/17/2007 4:37:05 PM

69, why not? I guarantee you will not find cheaper tires.

7/17/2007 4:38:58 PM

I still want one, or a 1 series. It couldn't leak much worse than a Wrangler anyway.

7/17/2007 4:40:13 PM

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM. Reason : more at http://pics.scc.mi.org/2007/20070605_gglc_thunderhill/index.html]

7/17/2007 4:41:54 PM

someone tell Jason Wright that he takes shitty pictures and no need to copyright them

7/17/2007 4:46:07 PM

^We can't all be perfect. Some of them are actually quite good.

7/17/2007 4:57:55 PM

I'd actually prefer an Esprit myself. I just happen to like the lines so much more than either the Elise or Exige...I know the technology is inferior, but that's where I stand.

I guess it comes from being an '80s child.

7/17/2007 6:04:50 PM

the esprit reminds me of the wiegert vector W8 TT



That car = sex.

7/17/2007 8:00:26 PM

some nigga at NCSU drives a yellow Esprit... some girl at my GF's salon was talkin with him. names Chad or something

7/17/2007 11:27:10 PM

7/18/2007 6:36:30 PM

http://insightracing.org for info

[Edited on July 19, 2007 at 3:27 PM. Reason : I fail]

7/19/2007 3:23:36 PM

thats cool and all.

but a complete waste of car

7/19/2007 3:34:04 PM

I completely missed the other thread.

Lotus had a car to spare and wanted to get involved with the project. I don't see that as a waste.

7/19/2007 3:42:34 PM

its not being used for what it was designed to be used for.

a lot of cars are like that.

its a track car.

you guys turned it into an RC car or something.



im not talking about lotus having an extra car type deal

7/19/2007 3:44:18 PM

Proper Elise Appreciation:



Love this story.

Lotus Elise is named after Elise Artioli, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, the owner of Lotus when the Elise was introduced. Elise was photographed sitting on the bonnet of the second Elise ever built, back in 1996.

They just had a reunion where Elise was photographed with the very same Elise! Then Elise did some laps of Lotus' proving grounds in the top Lotuses of today, Exige Sport 410 and Evora GT410 Sport






More details and pics:

https://www.motor1.com/news/261156/lotus-elise-named-after-woman

8/4/2018 7:33:20 AM

She did not add lightness

8/5/2018 8:09:48 AM

^ hahaha

Colin Chapman does not approve.

8/8/2018 12:23:01 AM