[s-cars] NAC-lotus Elise at stealership

[Bjørn Ødegård]

Aahh! That's more like it!
Keep the flak coming, guys! :o)

Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4 MTM (No stinkin' british or french cars, please! Oh wait! The
aluminum chassis of the Elise is in fact made by the norwegian company
'Hydro aluminium'! Hmm..)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Hart" <mail at red-wing.co.uk>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: <Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] NAC-lotus Elise at stealership


> Fred said>>
>
> >>Hi,
>
> >>I used to do track sessions with a Lotus Club, mainly Elises.
> >>I never felt so unsafe as a passenger.
>
> What's up Fred? - can't you cope with lateral g-force?
>
>
> >>Passing a truck at any speed is like betting your life.
>
> To those of you yet to experience it, riding ANYWHERE with Fred is
chancing
> the touch of the Reapers' scythe.
>
> >>Not to talk about rain / wet roads.
>
> I drove one the other day in the wet and it wasn't too bad I thought -
> misted up a bit though.
>
> >>And if you want to know how reliable are our cars, you discuss with
Elise
> Owners....
>
>
> Fred they LOVE to complain - it's part of the British experience! No
pain no
> gain. You know, you people on mainland europe really are going soft
these
> days ;-)
>
> >>At half the problems they each had, I would have put the car on fire
in front
> of the dealership.
>
> Well that's just your typical Gallic response! ;-). In the UK we
knuckle on
> down and fix the problem.
>
> >>Let's see what our man from UK will say....
>
> You read it here.
>
> Seriously, the Lotus Elise (mark 1 or 2) is great if you drive
everywhere
> with no luggage, are deaf, and under 5'6" tall. And on a track, of
course.
> Tried it - it's great but I didn't like it. If you're going for
British
> unreliablity, do it properly, so it's a TVR Tuscan for me :-)
>
> >>Regards,
> Frederic
>
> All the best
> Adrian
>
> (P.S. That OK for you Bjorn ? ;-) )
>
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