Elise turning into a chav magnet?
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I doubt it very much!! a lotus car may be relatively cheap to buy, but maintenance costs can be quite steep = tyres & servicing for a lotus are far more expensive than your normal hatch back!!
Chavs of today much prefer to spend their cash on body kits and as mentioned ICE.
Cant and certainly hope it doesnt happen!!
Chavs of today much prefer to spend their cash on body kits and as mentioned ICE.
Cant and certainly hope it doesnt happen!!
After watching the used car roadshow last night I think the chav generation can afford it now.
There was a young girl on there with a Ford Ka convertible. She had spent 6k+ on extras (including body kit and lambo style doors!! WHY WHY WHY) so I think they can already afford a good S1. Happily though they seem to be transfixed with the cruising scene.
There was a young girl on there with a Ford Ka convertible. She had spent 6k+ on extras (including body kit and lambo style doors!! WHY WHY WHY) so I think they can already afford a good S1. Happily though they seem to be transfixed with the cruising scene.
From what I can gather, a lot of these kids spend a lot more than an Elise is worth on their cars. If they wanted to give it the Halfords treatment I'm sure they would have done so a long time ago.
Generally they don't seem interested in convertibles (with the possible exception of old Escorts).
I sometimes wonder whether they're that different to the rest of us anyway. It seems somewhat perverse that things like lurid paint, stripes, carbon fibre trim, aftermarket alloys, LED lights, loud exhausts, race harnesses, induction kits and the like are deemed to be cool on an Elise but are derided as chav tat when bolted to a Saxo.
Aside from some of the body kits and the ICE I think there's more common ground than some here would like to admit.
Generally they don't seem interested in convertibles (with the possible exception of old Escorts).
I sometimes wonder whether they're that different to the rest of us anyway. It seems somewhat perverse that things like lurid paint, stripes, carbon fibre trim, aftermarket alloys, LED lights, loud exhausts, race harnesses, induction kits and the like are deemed to be cool on an Elise but are derided as chav tat when bolted to a Saxo.
Aside from some of the body kits and the ICE I think there's more common ground than some here would like to admit.
risotto said:
I sometimes wonder whether they're that different to the rest of us anyway. It seems somewhat perverse that things like lurid paint, stripes, carbon fibre trim, aftermarket alloys, LED lights, loud exhausts, race harnesses, induction kits and the like are deemed to be cool on an Elise but are derided as chav tat when bolted to a Saxo.
Aside from some of the body kits and the ICE I think there's more common ground than some here would like to admit.
Erm...
lurid paint (tick)
stripes (tick)
aftermarket alloy stalks (tick)
LED lights (tick)
loud exhausts (tick)
ICE (tick)
I haven't ever seen a chav driving an Elise and I don't think many people associate the Elise or the marque of Lotus with chavs - I just don't think that small, 2 seater convertibles are suitable for the additional ICE installs and bodywork 'enhancements' ... From what I've seen the affluent chav chooses a Japanese 4WD turbo as the weapon of choice!
risotto said:
From what I can gather, a lot of these kids spend a lot more than an Elise is worth on their cars. If they wanted to give it the Halfords treatment I'm sure they would have done so a long time ago.
Generally they don't seem interested in convertibles (with the possible exception of old Escorts).
I sometimes wonder whether they're that different to the rest of us anyway. It seems somewhat perverse that things like lurid paint, stripes, carbon fibre trim, aftermarket alloys, LED lights, loud exhausts, race harnesses, induction kits and the like are deemed to be cool on an Elise but are derided as chav tat when bolted to a Saxo.
Aside from some of the body kits and the ICE I think there's more common ground than some here would like to admit.
Generally they don't seem interested in convertibles (with the possible exception of old Escorts).
I sometimes wonder whether they're that different to the rest of us anyway. It seems somewhat perverse that things like lurid paint, stripes, carbon fibre trim, aftermarket alloys, LED lights, loud exhausts, race harnesses, induction kits and the like are deemed to be cool on an Elise but are derided as chav tat when bolted to a Saxo.
Aside from some of the body kits and the ICE I think there's more common ground than some here would like to admit.
LOL!!! THAT is a very fair point!! LOL!!!
Hang on..........err.........my car is standard.................
I'll get my coat............
ing stupid but then aren't all these things down to personal taste. Scoobys are cheap with some sub £2k.
Also Chavs both Girls and Blokes looks never give an Elise a second look.
The Elise is not a pulling machine they do not know the history of Lotus, remeber 45 single were common place when Lotus were at the peak, some 20 year olds have never seen a 45.
Some will slip through but be the exception.
As above who cares
Also Chavs both Girls and Blokes looks never give an Elise a second look.
The Elise is not a pulling machine they do not know the history of Lotus, remeber 45 single were common place when Lotus were at the peak, some 20 year olds have never seen a 45.
Some will slip through but be the exception.
As above who cares
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