You do mean in a public garage, right? Anyways, do I spy a Maserati?Originally Posted by CassioC
You do mean in a public garage, right? Anyways, do I spy a Maserati?Originally Posted by CassioC
you lucky bastard!!!!!!
AAAARRRRGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how can u be so lucky?!
how much did u pay for dat car? dats a very nice ride man...
"Rejection is better than regret. It's better to try and know you did your part, than to spend the rest of your days wishing you had tried"
That was way cruel of him to throw at you. Did ya neg rep him?Originally Posted by Egg Nog
"A string is approximately nine long."
Egg Nogg 02-04-2005, 05:07 AM
A skateboard?Originally Posted by d-quik
If you lived in Europe you could use the weather to your advantage:
Wet + Roundabout = Wheeeee! (spin, crash)
I hope you get to enjoy it too its fullest potential soon.
Thanks for all the fish
Originally Posted by CassioC
you sure that is your garage ?? it looks a bit big and seems to have quite a fw other acrs in there
cant think of one at the moment but as the elise is british i guess the best comparison to it is the Vauxhall VX220. is that sold in america ?Originally Posted by dquick
Cedric - I sound like a chipmunk on there. Some friends of mine were like, "were you going through puberty?" I was like, no I was already 20, I just sound like a girl.
Congrats CassioC, seems that yo8u are the envy of a lot of people and rightly so.
What kind of responce have you had whilst driving around Miami?
i live in a building, so i park in the building garage (hence the presence of other cars, etc...)
yes, it's a maseratti that parks next to me. used to be a station wagon, and the day i parked the elise it was replaced by the maser. imho, the maseratti can't hold a candle to the elise though.
response in miami has been great. people crane their necks, point, i've even seen some flashes. no cop attention, which is quite welcome.
BTW, your Lotus looks either like an Elise 111R, or Elise 111s.
Anyways, the 111R:
0-60: 4.9 Sec
Top Speed: 150MPH
BHP: 189
The Maserati Spyder:
0-60MPH: 4.7 Sec
Top Speed: 176MPH
BHP: 385
I'm guessing your Lotus is an Elise 111R since the 111R was released this year.
Anyways, you can see, the Spyder is more than a match for you. Although, your 0-60s are very close.
Congrats, beautiful car
Let me know if you are coming up to Boca Raton someday
I see you are getting rain down there too..... It's getting pretty anoying over here.
Closer than you imagine.Originally Posted by F1_Master
As one of the US spec cars it's the Toyota engine which
is 190bhp and gives 0-60 in 4.7s and top speed of 150.
and where will you be able to go faster than 150 ??
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
It'll be the 111R, seeing as that's the only version available in the USA...Originally Posted by F1_Master
The Maserati Spyder has slightly dubious handling, especially compared to the Elise.
TG Hot laps:
Elise 1.35.6
Saab 9-5 Aero 1.37.9
Mazzer 1.38.0
The figures never tell the whole story.
Last edited by Coventrysucks; 08-04-2004 at 04:32 PM.
Thanks for all the fish
That I agree with. The Elise is a very fast little car. And from what I have heard, it's a very good car to take around sharp corners, noting that it has one of the best turning capabilities.
I've driven a LOT of bad-ass cars, but nothing like the Elise. the handling is simply unreal. i'm still taking it (very) slow right now because i want to break the car in right, but already it's impressed me by just easily taking some corners at moderate speeds. can't wait to start pushing it.
as far as the maseratti goes, it can be just as fast, but looks nowhere near as good as the elise. i'm of the opinion that the elise is one of the best looking cars out there today (i'm biased though). it's drawn more stares than a ferrari, and to somebody who doesn't follow cars too closely, can easily pass for something just as expensive.
Be careful as you start pushing it.Originally Posted by CassioC
The Elise grip is exceptional and breakaway is quite progressive to a point and THEN it rear-end snaps quite quickly.
You can build a lot of over-confidence whilst playing at the limits of the breakaway, but just remember it needs you to react fast and with throttle and steering input to bring it back or keep it on the balance of oversteer. ( Much more so thatn with a fornt-engine RWD, so it' sjust typical mid but well behaved )
Lots of Elise end up in the gravel at Knockhill on their owners first days out till they build the feel for the balance and the skill to control it
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
the elise runs on Toyota's 2ZZ-GE VVTL-i engine right?
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