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Capt. Rob September 13th 06 12:40 PM

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Test drove a Lotus Elise and we're seriously thinking of trading the
STI for it. Good lord....what a car the Elise is.



RB
35s5
NY


Maxprop September 13th 06 04:41 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Test drove a Lotus Elise and we're seriously thinking of trading the
STI for it. Good lord....what a car the Elise is.


Be sure to get the *Sport* version in order to insure you'll have no
functioning spinal column by age 50.

Max



Capt. Rob September 13th 06 04:45 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 
Be sure to get the *Sport* version in order to insure you'll have no
functioning spinal column by age 50.


I'm 44 this November, Maxi. I already drive the harsh STI. We have lots
of smooth roads here and the driving in PA is always great.
The Elise is really amazing...I may have to have one!


RB
35s5
NY


Scotty September 13th 06 04:48 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

ups.com...
Test drove a Lotus Elise and we're seriously thinking of

trading the
STI for it. Good lord....what a car the Elise is.


Be sure to get the *Sport* version in order to insure

you'll have no
functioning spinal column by age 50.



Bob is spineless.



Scotty September 13th 06 04:53 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Be sure to get the *Sport* version in order to insure

you'll have no
functioning spinal column by age 50.


I'm 44 this November, Maxi. I already drive the harsh STI.

We have lots
of smooth roads here and the driving in PA is always

great.
The Elise is really amazing...I may have to have one!


What about those stone driveways that you said you need an
SUV for?





Capt. Rob September 13th 06 07:08 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

'96 Toyota MR2 just over three weeks ago. The grip and turn-in is
amazing.


Do it, Bob. You know it makes sense. :-)



The MR2 was an unsung hero of handling. Great little car.



RB
35s5
NY


Capt. Scumbalino September 13th 06 07:09 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 
Capt. Rob wrote:

Test drove a Lotus Elise and we're seriously thinking of trading the
STI for it. Good lord....what a car the Elise is.


It's because the engine's at the proper end of the car. :-)

After years of driving one litre shopping trolleys, I treated myself to a
'96 Toyota MR2 just over three weeks ago. The grip and turn-in is amazing.

Do it, Bob. You know it makes sense. :-)


--
Capt Scumbalino




Capt. Scumbalino September 13th 06 07:30 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 
Capt. Rob wrote:

The MR2 was an unsung hero of handling. Great little car.


Absolutely. I think Toyota pulled something rather special out of the bag
when they came up with the MR2. The basic suspension design was by an
ex-Lotus guy, with final tuning by Toyota. They're rapidly becoming
classics, now, especially since it's looking like Toyota aren't continuing
the line after the Mk3 (unless they have something up their sleeves -
another hard top, I hope).

Some photos here...

http://rides.webshots.com/album/554098106zORWVq

It's done 55K miles. Just think - for the same money, I could have had a 55K
miles Ford Mondeo. Phew! Glad *that* didn't happen!


--
Capt Scumbalino



Scotty September 13th 06 08:44 PM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

"Capt. Scumbalino" wrote in message
...
Capt. Rob wrote:

Test drove a Lotus Elise and we're seriously thinking of

trading the
STI for it. Good lord....what a car the Elise is.


It's because the engine's at the proper end of the car.

:-)

After years of driving one litre shopping trolleys, I

treated myself to a
'96 Toyota MR2 just over three weeks ago. The grip and

turn-in is amazing.

Do it, Bob. You know it makes sense. :-)



yeah, for those emergency 2AM runs to the 7-11 to get
diapers.

SBV



Maxprop September 14th 06 03:56 AM

Sloco Spins in his Grave
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Be sure to get the *Sport* version in order to insure you'll have no
functioning spinal column by age 50.


I'm 44 this November, Maxi. I already drive the harsh STI. We have lots
of smooth roads here and the driving in PA is always great.
The Elise is really amazing...I may have to have one!


Before you draw any conclusions, read about the sport version and then drive
one. Some seem to believe the car has no functioning suspension. Of course
it does, but it's really set up for the track, not roads. The Exige is the
non-roadster version of the car and worth a look, too.

Max




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