A&Q about Lotus
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When the top priority in looking for your next home is "Where will the Lotus be parked?"
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Originally Posted by MikeAR303
[When] You never shut the f**k up about being a Lotus driver.
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your AC doesnt work but you dont care
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Originally Posted by ivan1
your AC doesnt work but you dont care
... unless you live in Miami.
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Originally Posted by M3racer
When you get out of the car, get things out of the trunk and are still waiting for your passenger to figure how to get out of the car.
When your neck hurt trying to see if the light has turned green yet.
When the gurgle and pop of the exhaust sounds better than the radio.
When you wash your car every weekend and that still isn't enough. ( I have on street parking only).
When people think I'm out of my mind owning an Elise, E30 M3, and a 740il and don't have a garage, driveway or even a parking lot.
When you park the Lotus right under the bedroom window because you don't have a garage.
OH YEAH!!
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When you've been at work for two hours and haven't gotten any work done 'cause you keep checking ET.
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When *Unnnnhhh groan ahhhhh* is the sound of you trying to exit the car after each drive. :P
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Originally Posted by AgentTripleX
When you've been at work for two hours and haven't gotten any work done 'cause you keep checking ET.
You watch Entertainment Tonight at work?
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When you've been at work for two hours and haven't gotten any work done 'cause you keep checking ET.
Or talking to the guy who is waiting for his elise to be done and keeps on seeing it out on the street.
When your very pleased with your choice of service advisor when he can explain to his bentely customers why you have to switch shoes before you drive the car.
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Ok this thread has rung true quite often.
Originally Posted by Randy Chase
When you take the long way home.
I do this EVERY day. I can’t express how much more calm I am every night when I come home just because of an “extra” 10 miles of river road I cruise instead of taking the most direct route home.
Originally Posted by EldersburgElise
after you leave the vehicle it feels like you're blending back into normal society
My 2-year-old refers to the Elise in two ways; Blue Car or Batman Car. I know no other vehicle that makes me feel like I stepped out of a spaceship.
Originally Posted by Alphonse
WHEN: Your girl friend says, "it's me or that car" and you wave by while looking through the rear view mirror.
This exact thing happened to me. I have the car and a new girl who appreciates it for the toy that it is. It was sad to see the end of a 7-year relationship but if I got rid of the car it would have been a lifetime of resentment and regret.
Let me see if I can add some of my own:
When: You WANT to do the work on the car yourself and you wouldn’t trust the dealer to touch your baby with anything but warranty work.
When: You know that if you’re stuck with any installation or question you can post it on the EliseTalk forums and get replies within minutes and usually pictures of the resolution within 24 hours from friendly and knowledgeable owners around the globe.
When: People are impressed by how many miles per gallon it gets.
When: driving faster to get rid of the occasional fuel smell is not only an acceptable solution but also the most enjoyable.
When: your round speakers are square from heat and you put off installing the new ones because the weather has been too good to take the interior apart.
When: driving at higher revs seems like a logical alternative to the stereo sound.
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You use Google Earth to scout out a destination for good parking areas and nice roads.
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When somebody gently backs into you at less than 3 miles per hour and your first thought is how much that poor sap's insurance rates are going to go up the next month.
xtn
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Originally Posted by JediMindGamez
Or talking to the guy who is waiting for his elise to be done and keeps on seeing it out on the street.
I swear he was just making sure everything was working properly. He wasn't picking up chicks in your phat ride.
Besides, I think you got some movies in that I wanted to see.
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When you go to the hardware store but forget something and have to go back again
and again
and again
and again
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When you could care less about fuel costs because they don't even compare to ther tire cost per mile.
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- when you dread hitting the 10,000 mile mark
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> when the noise of your exhaust is more appealing than the radio
> when you get leg cramps, not from driving, but from getting in
> when krypton green, chrome orange, laser blue looks just normal
> when your nsx feels sluggish and big
> when you make a shopping list for sector111 and not albertsons
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> when it takes 2 trips to bring home a 'take out' dinner
> when weekend golfing means a driver and a putter...
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Originally Posted by transio
... unless you live in Miami.
I'm heading down to Miami on Friday (until Monday), I'll keep an eye out for the Transio-mobile.
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Originally Posted by nas213
When you could care less about fuel costs because they don't even compare to ther tire cost per mile.
so true!