When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Originally Posted by brantshali,Dec 25 2004, 04:27 PM
I have to say I'd be all for the Kermit Green Elise if I were in the market...
Go checkie it Brunt I seriously likie dat color DONTCHA goin to Park Place n in I was gonna pick up a Honey Baked for Christmas but the line was wrapped round da building so I said forget it I will say the one I cooked was just bout as good and I also got a Prime Rib too yummmmmmmmmyinmytummy!
Didn't buy one and likely won't. Spent time on the Elise board and there was a poll... "would you recommend buying one to a friend?"
70% said No.
The owners said they loved their car but the Lotus company was horrible to deal with. With that combined with service issues and no cargo space for weekend trips etc. I put the thumb down. :thumbdown:
Originally Posted by jedwards,Dec 29 2004, 10:47 AM
Didn't buy one and likely won't. Spent time on the Elise board and there was a poll... "would you recommend buying one to a friend?"
70% said No.
The owners said they loved their car but the Lotus company was horrible to deal with. With that combined with service issues and no cargo space for weekend trips etc. I put the thumb down. :thumbdown:
Pretty amazing that folks are that influenced by Lotus' attitude. I mean, Mikey's point is interesting. Despite a large number of us having "issues" with Honda dealers or corporate to one degree or another, who wouldn't recommend the S?
Very interesting.
Anyway, John, probably best that that obsession is past. Still, I hope to drive one of those beasts someday. 1900 pounds!!!! :sick:
My guess is that the people buying the new Elise are forgetting that it's not a Porsche or a Mercedes or something equally mainstream. Lotus is not now, nor has it ever been a mainstream company. They build supremely niche cars for a very focused niche. I think the relatively low price and the targeted competition probably distracted a number of people enough to get them to part with their money without thinking it through.
I'd be interested to hear what the specific gripes are about the Elise. I imagine one of them is that Lotus dealers are few and far between. Luckily for me, if I ever decided to get a Lotus, the dealer is not much further away than the local Honda dealer.
I think their gripes are far more significant and universally felt that those I hear here. ('hear here' ... :chuckle: )
For instance many were promised a car in early in '04 but no cars became available for most until LATE 'o4... AND Lotus raised the price $3K for all cars invoiced after Sept... in other words you'd put a deposit on a car for 39K and had to pay 42 if you still wanted it when it finally got delivered... 6-9 months late!
DONTCHA 
goin to Park Place n 
in 
I was gonna pick up a Honey Baked for Christmas but the line was wrapped round da building so I said forget it 
I will say the one I cooked was just bout as good and I also got a Prime Rib too 
