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Chassis I think your cousin is totally missing the point with the Elise! Its not at all about how fast it goes. It seems to me that he/she just wants the latest, fastest, rarest car they can get their hands on!
But the Elise is a quarter of the price to many other sports cars!
The Elise will always be special IMO no matter how many are made! The cars still the same regardless of how many there are!
I apologise if I'm way off the mark!
Chassis said:
Elise is OK car but not as good as many other sport car
But the Elise is a quarter of the price to many other sports cars!
Chassis said:
Elise is not really special any more now as too many
The Elise will always be special IMO no matter how many are made! The cars still the same regardless of how many there are!
I apologise if I'm way off the mark!
james24 said:
I apologise if I'm way off the mark!
I think you';re spot on James - the Elise isn't for everyone and Bahrain is all highways and no byways which is what the Elise is all about.
FWIW I see more 911s and TVRs round here than Elises - chassis lives in Brighton which is all MGFs and MR2s if you know what I mean
chassis said:
There are lot of car same price as elise.
Nisan 350z Maxda RX8 car and also MR2 and MX5.
Not english car but most more power and faster.
elise is too small and still not fast.
lot of car maker catch up with elise now and make better.
the mr2 an mx5 dont even come close to the least powerful elise varient in terms of perfomance the rx8 has a higher top speed but thats about it
0-60 an 0-100 its slower only the 350z outperforms the base elise if u take away the higher top speed its 0- 60 and 0 - 100 times are similar to a 111s. dont get me wrong i think the 350z is great but its a diffrent type of car an so is the rx8 they may have more power but they are also heavier an this makes a big differance to there acceleration.
but until then the Elise is a brilliant car and always will be :The original S1 was born out of the "power out of light weight" ideal together with superb handling ability. There are plenty of cars which will take the Elise S1 top end, without a doubt, but hardly any to keep up around the corners. The Elise is all about experience and involvement which you just do not get with any other car - if you want to go fast in a straight line then there’s plenty of other cars out there... Also note that the original S1 was released in 95 - things have moved on with the 111R and the Exige S2 both of which are 150mph cars but still manage to keep the original Elise spirit which is what owners love about the cars – you can keep your Boxters / S2000’s / Vauxhall VXT’s – they simply (IMHO) don’t have the same characteristics which makes the Lotus such an epic drive – even down to the shops.
chassis said:
I am no troll.
I just have opinion that is all.
I dream about better car for my future that is all!
I love you all really!
No troll maybe but if I may indulge a little you're talking b*ll*cks mate.
I might take your opinion seriously if you were measuring the Elise against direct competitors (of which I can't think of one as they're pretty much peerless). Sadly however nothing you have compared it to will give anywhere near the same ride, or level of comparison. Porka GT3? Are you smoking crack or what?
If you don't get the Elise then you've missed the boat on the whole philosophy behind it. Living in B&H you of all people should know that within a 30 mile radius of your town there are some fantastic A and B road blasts where even a standard Elise will come alive and give
's per pound well above any other car you've noted. If all that "Better" means to you is "Faster" then you've missed the point about sportscar driving anyway - you might as well just get into drag racing.
...and as for your cousin buying an Elise to drive in Bharain. More fool him!
"chassis" is a wind up - he has two accounts and once forgot on another thread so his response was perfect English! You can also tell by his punctuation and the fact nobody can really be that plot lost even with bad English! I think he should review more cars, add something extra don't you think?!
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