50 things that....
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...pi55 you off about the elise. 
What pisses you off? It doesnt matter if the feature could be helped or not, or whether it is the way it is for costs
i'll start the ball rolling:
1) The fact the passenger seat is not movable. every time i wish to adjust the settings on the 'tube, it is a 10 minute struggle.
2) The fact that no matter how many times you tell somebody of how to get in and out, they dont listen and take 20 years to get in, and then say "that was a struggle wasnt it?" No sH1t captain spandex
3) The fact that one minute you have 30 litres of petrol...and when you get to the other side of the hill you have to REFI11.
4) When the radiator "steams" and people knock on your window and say "your cars on fire, mate" Really? Excellent! i've got my marshmellows with me and a guitar, ready to sing "come-bi-are" Do you really think im going to sit here and watch my car get set alight?
5) When your sat in traffic, and all the people in the cars around you peer in while mouthing "ooooo...its a lotus". Jesus "alternator" Christ, woman! I want to scratch my balls and sniff my fingers in peace!
6) When fellow owners fake crashing their cars
7) The fact that when you ring "normal" car places, enquiring about universal parts and mention the car is a lotus elise, the response is "ooohhhh very nice. Its going to cost you"
8) The fact that the stereo must ALWAYS be on to stop me from hearing anymore knocks and squeals which makes me paranoid.
9) The paranoia one feels when entering the car with a "crowd" of people watching...you just KNOW its not going to start.
10) the fact the battery dies in 2 weeks (ish)
That'll do for now. I love the car, but these piss me off!
We need 50. 50th reason gets a prize! I must point out now, i give and do not receive and "rimming" is strictly forbidden
What pisses you off? It doesnt matter if the feature could be helped or not, or whether it is the way it is for costs
i'll start the ball rolling:
1) The fact the passenger seat is not movable. every time i wish to adjust the settings on the 'tube, it is a 10 minute struggle.
2) The fact that no matter how many times you tell somebody of how to get in and out, they dont listen and take 20 years to get in, and then say "that was a struggle wasnt it?" No sH1t captain spandex
3) The fact that one minute you have 30 litres of petrol...and when you get to the other side of the hill you have to REFI11.
4) When the radiator "steams" and people knock on your window and say "your cars on fire, mate" Really? Excellent! i've got my marshmellows with me and a guitar, ready to sing "come-bi-are" Do you really think im going to sit here and watch my car get set alight?
5) When your sat in traffic, and all the people in the cars around you peer in while mouthing "ooooo...its a lotus". Jesus "alternator" Christ, woman! I want to scratch my balls and sniff my fingers in peace!
6) When fellow owners fake crashing their cars
7) The fact that when you ring "normal" car places, enquiring about universal parts and mention the car is a lotus elise, the response is "ooohhhh very nice. Its going to cost you"
8) The fact that the stereo must ALWAYS be on to stop me from hearing anymore knocks and squeals which makes me paranoid.
9) The paranoia one feels when entering the car with a "crowd" of people watching...you just KNOW its not going to start.
10) the fact the battery dies in 2 weeks (ish)
That'll do for now. I love the car, but these piss me off!
We need 50. 50th reason gets a prize! I must point out now, i give and do not receive and "rimming" is strictly forbidden
14)I hate the temp guage, its like playing the lottery..which number you get is anyones guess.
15)Girlfriend/wife moans how loud,cold,awkward the damn thing is, but she loves the colour.
16)Girlfriend/wife like the colour, but everytime you look at the black exige that kick 190bhp she says "it looks stupid with that thing on top the roof".
17)The drivers window reminds me of the nursery song "and when they were up they were up, and when they down they were down & when they were neither half way up they were neither up nor down"(something like that...you get the idea.)
>> Edited by mister kevlar on Monday 3rd May 14:11
15)Girlfriend/wife moans how loud,cold,awkward the damn thing is, but she loves the colour.
16)Girlfriend/wife like the colour, but everytime you look at the black exige that kick 190bhp she says "it looks stupid with that thing on top the roof".
17)The drivers window reminds me of the nursery song "and when they were up they were up, and when they down they were down & when they were neither half way up they were neither up nor down"(something like that...you get the idea.)
>> Edited by mister kevlar on Monday 3rd May 14:11
20)Oh another thought-the bloody way it handles huge craters in the road and you have to get out and check for damage/f%$£"d up alloys every 6 minutes on our bloody roads grrrrr.
21)The way lotus designed the engine cover in the bonnet or boot whatever it is, all that rain getting in the engine surely is a bad thing??
>> Edited by mister kevlar on Monday 3rd May 14:19
21)The way lotus designed the engine cover in the bonnet or boot whatever it is, all that rain getting in the engine surely is a bad thing??
>> Edited by mister kevlar on Monday 3rd May 14:19
23- the fact I can't drive it properly.
24- The corroding Floor (must get round to sorting that out )
25- I have nowhere to store my hardtop
26- the rattling back window
27- the fact I have to explian to every first time passenger that all those crashes and bangs are normal and the cars not falling apart (I hope)
28- someone elses is always faster.
29- the power of the 'candles' that light your way in the dark.
I'm sure I'll have more to add later
24- The corroding Floor (must get round to sorting that out
) 25- I have nowhere to store my hardtop
26- the rattling back window
27- the fact I have to explian to every first time passenger that all those crashes and bangs are normal and the cars not falling apart (I hope)
28- someone elses is always faster.
29- the power of the 'candles' that light your way in the dark.
I'm sure I'll have more to add later
30. 
sunburnt face from topless blast and not wanting to wear a hat cause im too old to pose.
31. how many times can people ask "how do you get out of that?"
it gets boring after a while.
32. the way it throws water all over the front the 1st time you drive it
after washing the little darling.
>> Edited by malts on Monday 3rd May 16:02
sunburnt face from topless blast and not wanting to wear a hat cause im too old to pose. 31. how many times can people ask "how do you get out of that?"
it gets boring after a while. 32. the way it throws water all over the front the 1st time you drive it
after washing the little darling. >> Edited by malts on Monday 3rd May 16:02
33) the huge price main dealers charge for basic servicing 
34) the fact that you have to contemplate selling it when you have your first baby on the way
35) schoolboys shout 'give it some revs' when you're stuck in traffic - it's a Rover K-series - not a Ferrari 3.6 V8
>> Edited by gregmund on Monday 3rd May 16:05
34) the fact that you have to contemplate selling it when you have your first baby on the way
35) schoolboys shout 'give it some revs' when you're stuck in traffic - it's a Rover K-series - not a Ferrari 3.6 V8
>> Edited by gregmund on Monday 3rd May 16:05
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