It's not the smell, it's the sound. The ferrari sound engineer must get
paid in gold bullion. It's the only explination of the exhaust sound.
-Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Kelly
To: Michael R. Clements; 'John F. Kelly Jr.'; 'John J. Stimson-III'
Cc: 'BayArea Team.Net'
Sent: 5/30/02 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: Lotus
But, but, the leather smells so great! :)
--Pat K
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>From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
>To: "'John F. Kelly Jr.'" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>, "'John J.
Stimson-III'"
<john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>Cc: "'BayArea Team.Net'" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Lotus
>Date: Thu, May 30, 2002, 9:09 AM
>
> Does a 3,000 lb. Ferrari actually outcorner a 1,500 lb. Elise? I'll
bet
> the Elise actually runs circles around any Ferrari on a tight
course...
>
> Most magazines have a strongly pro-Ferrari bias. I've driven Ferraris
> owned by a couple friends of mine and was underwhelmed. They were nice
> cars, with handling and acceleration similar to a 3rd generation RX-7.
> All the hype from everything I'd read about Ferraris had me expecting
> more.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John F. Kelly Jr.
>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 08:39
>> To: John F. Kelly Jr.; John J. Stimson-III
>> Cc: BayArea Team.Net
>> Subject: Re: Lotus
>>
>>
>> -------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
>>
>> Message text written by "John J. Stimson-III"
>>
>> "The Esprit certainly is not. However, the Elise and its
>> variants sold by Lotus can only be registered for the street
>> by dodging around the laws. I guess that is what Scot
>> probably meant. "
>>
>>
>> -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
>>
>> I think you're correct. But a "gray market" I'm more familar
>> with concerns cameras purchased overseas and for which the
>> manufacturer will not honor any warranties.
>>
>> In the Elise's case, the sale is direct from the
>> manufacturer. Their web page is pretty specific that you
>> can't drive it on the street. Oh, BTW, did you see the June
>> issue of Road & Track which ranks the Elise second only to a
>> Ferrari as a good handling car?
>>
>> --John Kelly
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