Thread: Lotus Evora
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Old 10-22-2009, 05:42 AM   #16
blue2000s
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Originally Posted by 941MXVET
For a while we were thinking of trading the Boxster off for an Elise. We went so far as to test drive a couple super charged Elises. While they are VERY nice cars, beautiful to look at and handle like a dream, we decided to stick with the Boxster for now. My wife (the accountant) figured that even in the event of an engine failure, we'd be money ahead to stick with the Box, then to swap out to a Lotus.
The beauty of the Elise, which no other manufacturer has done and not even the Evora does, is provide you with what a sports car needs most, the absence of weight. It's what Lotus is known for, that and poor quality. The 1st gen Elise was even 300 pounds lighter than the car we get.

You have to buy either a very old car, or a kit car to get what the Elise offers. Truely unique.

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