Anyone here own one. I have always loved these and im finally in a position to afford one.

I would like to hear some opinions from some owners. how do you like it? The only thing im a little scared of is the whole LIFT issue. seems like you can lose control of the car fairly easily.

 

Do it! I know we have an owned on here, hopefully he will chime in

 

My friend has one and it's absolutebly sick.

Dew it, if you can.

 

I have got a ride in an exige and i was sold on lotus since that day. its such a head turner

 

It would be nice if you got one!

 

PM trancemission. He got his around a month back & loves it.

 

^Ya. He recently got his and loves it. He'll let you know ALL about it.

 

nice ill have to shoot him a PM

 

Which dealer would you be going to around your area?

Also the life issue is a result of the lack of downforce, the car is to nimble and light that it just floats sometimes. It's not a huge issue unless you're really pushing it.

 

Do it! This car has been on my list for a long time. A street legal go-kart with a Toyota engine... you can't go wrong!!

As was mentioned, the lift issue is really only something you'd encounter if you are really, really pushing it... likely something 95% of the owners out there will never even experience.

 

Is this a serious question of whether or not to buy a Lotus?!?!?

That's like asking the question: "should I eat food today?"....or "should I breathe today?"


Buy the Elise!!!!

Take it somewhere safe where you have enough room, or to a track day if you are concerned about the lift issue and get used to the car and the way it handles....it's really no big deal.

 

well then i guess the votes are unanimous so i bought it.

it was a private sale with 24k miles its being shipped from OH

 

you guys have any ideas for a vanity plate? in CT you can only have 6 characters and only 2 numbers which have to be at the beginning or at the end.

so far i have
DOIN 65
LOWTUS
GET WET (might be too sexual but fitting to the car)
NO PICS

 

Nice purchase!!!! you'll love it.


But no to the vanity plate idea.

 

so so so jealous!

congrats!! do some detailing and take some good pictures of it!

 

Congrats on the purchase. Post pics when you get it.

 

Just say to the vanity plates.

on the purchase.

 

Well you guys are going to have to wait just like me. I made the arrangements for the car to be picked up on monday, a few days to deliver, wash/detail, THEN you guys will get pics lol

 

Nice! Well done Slow. Looking forward to pics!

 

congrats!!

can't wait to see some pics.

 

Lol just put your first name last initial.

 

dude screw the lotus your S14 is

 

Unless you have something really creative or personal you want on your plate... don't bother going with personalized ones... unless you put GOKART or something .

I'd laugh if I saw that on an Elise/Exige!

 

Not sure if it's been said yet, but what color?

 

Saffron Yellow With hardtop. GOKART was taken





These are the sellers pics just to give you an idea

 

so what do you guys think

 

Straight Sex.

How tall are you? I love the idea of a high revving engine behind my head... but @ 6'2" I don't know if I would fit in an Elise/Exige...

 

^ like pete said....PURE SEX.

The color is pretty bright, you'll turn a lot of heads or cause a bunch of accidents.

 

same color and everything at the car meet last night in the ATL and i checked it out... definitely a nice car but the seats are like cardboard... very very thin!

CONGRATS!

 

5'7 so I should fit nicely. I was talkin to a guy on the lotus forum and hes 6'3 so you should be fine.

the seats are definitely like cardboard. i might have them reupholstered with more padding later on.

 

Awesome pick up man!...

 

For a vanity plate on a Lotus all I can think is "ADLTNS" the most abbreviated version of add lightness I can think of.

 

Nice pickup. Yellows not my color, but it looks great!

For the plates, how about 9K RPM or 9 THOU or something like that? Or what about GTS as a tribute to the Celica GTS engine that sits behind you as you drive?

 

amazing looking car

enjoy it

 

Thanks everyone for the comments

 

Congrats! I'm so jealous.

Any plans on taking it to the track?

 

I would expect the seats and everything else to be pretty thin. Isn't Lotus known for lightweight? Beautiful car.

 

I like it...

 

You will love every minute you're in it.

Heres mine

 

I do plan on tracking it or atleast do some autox events. trance post more pics i wanna get some ideas off of you. is that the sector111 lip? the first thing i learned was parts are 3x more than it was for my acura.

oh yea have you had any Lift issues with over steer? thats honestly what scares me the most about this car.