For all that money you'd think they'd give you one of those rechargable
9.6v nut-driver things!
JS
Dean Dashwood wrote:
>
> I agree you don't need A/C - but I prefer not to have an allen key (sp?)
> supplied with the car for taking the roof off.
>
> I'm serious! A friend of mine traded in his Mazda MX5 for an Elise a
> while ago. But he found he had to leave the house nearly 10 minutes
> earlier to get to work in the mornings - because it took that long to
> take the roof off before he left, and put it back on when he got to
> work! The car looks fast, and drives fast, but IMHO that's really about
> all it's got going for it. Of course, if that's all you look for in a
> car, go for it! (My friend had a very nice MiniDisc remote-control
> stereo installed - that was nice too, but not standard.)
>
> >----------
> >From: Laura G.[SMTP:savercool@email.msn.com]
> >Sent: 14 May 1999 01:59
> >To: Eric Kieboom; Simmons, Reid W; Craig Smith; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Lotus Elise
> >
> >
> >But, who needs A/C and all that other garbage! <G>
> >
> >Laura G. and Nigel
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
> >To: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Craig Smith
> ><CraigS@iewc.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 3:50 PM
> >Subject: RE: Lotus Elise
> >
> >
> >>
> >>At 11:50 13-05-1999 -0700, Simmons, Reid W wrote:
> >>>
> >>>WOW! That's far less than my '97 Camaro Z-28 would have cost if I had
> >been
> >>>"stupid" enough to pay list price! (Got it at fleet cost or about 20-25%
> >>>off of sticker.)
> >>
> >>Sure, but the Lotus only weighs about a quarter of the Camaro and comes
> >>*without* A/C, any sound deadening whatsoever, carpets, power anything (not
> >>even brakes), sound system, decent luggage space, spare tyre, airbags,
> >>heated rear screen and a host of other things you like in your Z-28.
> >>
> >>But it does have rock-'ard, non-adjustable seats, bare aluminium floor
> >>(thin rubber mats are extra), an optional radio fitting kit, an aerosol can
> >>in case you get a flat, a 'build-it-yourself-top', just like on a MkI/II
> >>Spit (but worse), inaccessible engine, and 'wind'em-yourself-windows' with
> >>wobbly plastic winders that drop off in sharp corners.
> >>
> >>Oh, and it also comes with an unbelievable grin factor, caused mainly by
> >>its terrific power-to-weight ratio, amazing roadholding and general
> >>nippyness. And most of it doesn't rust. Ever.
> >>
> >>Even if Lotus hadn't done something about the initial iffy build quality, I
> >>would *still* prefer a Lotus Elise over a Camaro. Or pretty much any other
> >>car for that matter.
> >>
> >>Eric Kieboom
> >>The Netherlands
> >>1976 Spit 1500 - original Java Green
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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