Honda S2k or lotus?
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Originally Posted by dyhppy,Apr 4 2006, 10:36 PM
does anyone else think the elise looks like an ugly reptile?
if you're into the elise, go ultimate and get the ariel atom. neither is a REAL car, but rather an awesome rush.
another competitor:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=109882#2
only 75,000.
if you're into the elise, go ultimate and get the ariel atom. neither is a REAL car, but rather an awesome rush.
another competitor:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=109882#2
only 75,000.
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Originally Posted by Archon007,Apr 5 2006, 01:10 AM
I've been interested in the Elise as well. I havent sat in one however. I'm 6'2" and 205...medium frame. Would I be able to fit in the car?
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Honda Dealers and Honda reliability are sure bet. Important issue for moters that count on high RPM's. No answers on weather Toyota dealers will maintain their engines in a Lotus. Local Lotus dealer is 3 hours away for me. Are there any Lotus Elises with 30,000+ miles and had major warrantee work covered? Lotus costs more and corners faster than the S (holds higher G's), but has less HP. That said if Mark at HRM thru me a bone today on a Elise I would probably bite.
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Originally Posted by Nickfromny,Apr 5 2006, 09:15 AM
Honda Dealers and Honda reliability are sure bet. Important issue for moters that count on high RPM's. No answers on weather Toyota dealers will maintain their engines in a Lotus. Local Lotus dealer is 3 hours away for me. Are there any Lotus Elises with 30,000+ miles and had major warrantee work covered? Lotus costs more and corners faster than the S (holds higher G's), but has less HP. That said if Mark at HRM thru me a bone today on a Elise I would probably bite.
I'm not sure if Toyota would maintain them, I think the better question is: Would you take your $40,000 Lotus to a Toyota dealer for their mechanic to work on? An oil change on a Lotus is far more involved then a Celica, despite it being the same motor. IMO, you have to do the work yourself, unless you have lots of money. $220 for an oil change to be exact. Or the >$1,000 intake.. or the $13,000 turbo kit offered by a dealer here.
All of those items can be done for far less if you work on your car yourself.
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If I wanted a dedicated track car I'd think about the elise.
But as a daily driver... I don't think I could pay 40k+ for a hunk of sheet metal with a celica engine strapped to it. Its fast, its light, it looks cool as hell, but it rattles like bitch and feels like your riding a unicycle on a metal seat.
... Kinda sad when you see S2k owners put another car down for too rough a ride haha.
But as a daily driver... I don't think I could pay 40k+ for a hunk of sheet metal with a celica engine strapped to it. Its fast, its light, it looks cool as hell, but it rattles like bitch and feels like your riding a unicycle on a metal seat.
... Kinda sad when you see S2k owners put another car down for too rough a ride haha.
