Lotus Key

[The Bumblebee]

I love my Elise to bits (much to my other half's annoyance) but I have never liked the key. This feeling has now been made worse as my other half has just bought a Boxster and the key for it is very nice. When people see the car they love it, but when my mates look at the key they say I nicked it from a Ford dealership! It's only a minor criticism. Wondered if anyone else was bothered by it?

[hueandcry71]

The Bumblebee said:

I love my Elise to bits (much to my other half's annoyance) but I have never liked the key. This feeling has now been made worse as my other half has just bought a Boxster and the key for it is very nice. When people see the car they love it, but when my mates look at the key they say I nicked it from a Ford dealership! It's only a minor criticism. Wondered if anyone else was bothered by it?

I dont like it either. I prefer the flick knife type of key that you can fold up. The Lotus one puts holes in your pockets. I would also like the fob to be able to put the windows up as i get out of mine in the garage with the window down then have to lean back in to put it back up almost garroting myself.

Another bug bear of mine is not having electrical control of the passenger window from the drivers side. Surely that wouldnt have put too much weight on the car or been to expensive to put on.

[21TonyK]

The Bumblebee said:

I love my Elise to bits (much to my other half's annoyance) but I have never liked the key. This feeling has now been made worse as my other half has just bought a Boxster and the key for it is very nice. When people see the car they love it, but when my mates look at the key they say I nicked it from a Ford dealership! It's only a minor criticism. Wondered if anyone else was bothered by it?

Err... no. Why show a car key to your mates?

[The Bumblebee]

I don't show them they key, its when I go out in the car with them and they see the key.

[fatwomble]

TART

[bogie]

yep - its crap ...but so is the key for my AM V8 - its a Ford key with a Volvo blipper...imagine the long thread on the AM OC forums about how crap the key is on a £90K car ! ...im afraid its par for the course with these small manufacturers

[Skyman]

Sorry, but WGAF. Perhaps I miss the point.

[hahithestevieboy]

Ha ha..... my s1 had the same key as my 80's era nova learner car. Is it still the same one? (for cars costing up to 45K!!!!)

[noodleman]

S1 is the old Vauxhall Nova\MK1 Astra etc key.

Who cares.

Besides, it's lightweight!

[tomtom]

Not that I'm that fussed about it, but a mate of mine had the key to his 360 put on to a different 'fob', as it were (apparently the standard 360 key loses its finish after a few months in a pocket and looks awful).

Surely that's possible with an Elise too?

[Ikemi]

Who cares about the key? It's when you turn the key you see (and hear) what really is important!

Anyway, just blag to your mates that it is a minimalistic design that pursues function over form, and is made of thin plastic to reduce weight!

[Phil-CH]

I'll take a Lotus key over the new modern plastic ones any time, any where, any day.

[bing]

Hwo cares about the key when the car looks soooooo sexxxy!!! I can kinda see your ponit!!!

[999]

hueandcry71 said:

Another bug bear of mine is not having electrical control of the passenger window from the drivers side.

Are your arms only short then ?

[Esprit]

Only thing that pisses me off about the Lotus key is it's brass and not lightweight like the rest of the car... all adds to the kerb weight

[crackthatoff]

999 said:

hueandcry71 said:

Another bug bear of mine is not having electrical control of the passenger window from the drivers side.

Are your arms only short then ?

Youll be telling us you have central locking next !

[LotusEater666]

hueandcry71 said:

Another bug bear of mine is not having electrical control of the passenger window from the drivers side. Surely that wouldnt have put too much weight on the car or been to expensive to put on.

I know how you feel, I thinking the same thing this lunchtime as I asked my missus to open her window just an inch. It is very basic in the Elise cabin. Reminds me of my very first car, a Mini 850

[hueandcry71]

999 said:

hueandcry71 said:

Another bug bear of mine is not having electrical control of the passenger window from the drivers side.

Are your arms only short then ?

funny you should mention the length of my arms, my mates reckon they are short when we go the pub.