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Lotus Elise

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    Lotus Elise

    What do you guys think of the current Lotus Elise. I talked to Matt (Corollarider19) about this the other day and figured Id get a discussion going

    check out this site, click on the pic of the Elise
    http://forcedfed.com/
    gotarheels03, Apr 7, 2005
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    Tamago New Member

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    it's a nice toyota powered ride, but overpriced IMO.. some competition should bring the market down.

    you go to england and the elise is considered a hairdresser's car, meaning.. well.. figure it out.

    they autoX well tho, i see a couple at events now and then..

    if you're a fat kid, forget fitting in this car.
    Tamago, Apr 7, 2005
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    vortex Well-Known Member

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    haha a hair dressers car... :gayfight: that's awesome...
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    but they look so mean on the streets
    D Matrix, Apr 7, 2005
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    So does it mean that turbo kit will fit the XRS :)
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    Dunno, All I know is an Elise with 400HP and some low end power would be ALOT of fun!
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    yes it would... i'd be happy with a stock elise though
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    That thing would not be fun necessarily, I dont even think that would be streetable. Power to weight ratios and that would be insane. Good luck getting any traction at all. I think it would just do 360's if you werent extremely careful.
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    Can you squeeze me Into an empty page of your diary And psychologically save... me...........Really busy Busy, busy Oh, hairdresser on fire All around Sloane Square...
    al6176, Apr 7, 2005
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    it's alright, I don't feel way too crazy about it though...
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    the exige 240r is a mean boy too. 400hp and still has space to add. hopefully after my tour in Germany I am gonna get one or at least the elise hard top. I don't care if its a hairdressers car, they look mean and I want one
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    they handle better than just about anything out there. It's pretty much a street legal go-kart.
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    Laz Z Kay "n00B, be kind"

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    Im proud of having an XRS now. My car got the same engine that a 50 grand car has.
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    ^^ not really... he makes 20 more HP then you :p
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    yeah and I dont think your xrs does 0 - 60 in less than 6
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    LOL
    Yeah but that's relative. Overseas the Escort is also considered a no-joke baaad car too. But here its the wendy's drive-through kid's car. :)
    http://www.getawayinstockholm.com

    My roommate has a vid of an elise racing with some top-end cars, Ferrari, Lambo, etc. On the Straightaways they take off and disappear, but every curve section the elise catches them and passes them up. Really cool. If I remember correctly, it ends up passing them.
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    i fell in love with that car since i saw it in need for speed 2 hot pursuit, then i read in popular mechanics that its only $40k. i mean thats the price of a m3, a nice one
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    that's because of Cosworth.. and the WRC...
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    It looks awesome to me..but I don't think I'd ever buy one -- by the time I could afford it, it would be impractical...lol
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    hey if you had the money why the hell not
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    Laz Z Kay "n00B, be kind"

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    True, if I have a lot of money, I will buy a sh!t load of cars. lol
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    man..on saturday night i was driving to Rt. 495 from Van Dorn and I see this yellow car and i'm like WTF is that?! I get closer and it was the Elise. By the time i got my camera phone out, that sucker was gone.
    DaCubanSkillz, Apr 11, 2005
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    I happen to be visiting friends in DC for the weekend and I see alot more of them up here than I do in ATL. How does the Elise compare to the Z4 and the new Boxster in performance? If it can't compete with these newer cars, expect to be able to pick up an Elise for cheap.
    Ninety Four, Apr 16, 2005
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    blows both of them out of the water, by alot. Handles a ton better too.
    gotarheels03, Apr 16, 2005
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