A&Q about Lotus
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Hi all and especially qball Karl.
We saw your popular thread on the dropping of your beautiful car, well you know its not ///M3 beautiful, but I am sure it is still nice in its own way.
J/K J/K all of us M guys love the Elise but we really covet the Exige
It was at first quite funny in the fact it was funny in a sad sorta way. We were all curious at first at your somewhat obtuse response, then we went on to read Hunters story. God bless that kid. Hunter broke alot of hearts over at our place. We have many medical professionals on our forum , myself included. Actually we are moderated by the Godfather of the M3F Dental Mafia, Dr Evil. The poly issues Hunter endured at delivery was very devestating and from what it sounds, the core reasoning behind these issues is still unresolved. I am not here to rehash the sad story I am sure well known to the Elsie family here.
God bless you Karl, your wife and that great sounding young man Hunter. I hope the car gets fixed to yours and Lotus satisfaction in the near future.
Here is the our thread
www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=135992
and we have special back room club for those interested in serious well uhhh see for your self if you dare. NWS or wife safe for that matter.
www.M3BC.net
Mods can edit this last part if they need be.
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Welcome Erik,
Just took a look at the thread over on your forum. It's nice to see another forum that conducts itself with the same class and sense of decorum I've grown to appreciate on ET. Sure there are always exceptions, but I've seen some real ugliness on other boards since Q had his misfortune. to the class acts over on M3.
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Yes given some of the cretins that have visited since the story did the rounds your post was a breath of fresh air.
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Hi M3 Forum members:
I'm a former BMW owner (328is and 545i) and left the marque just a few months ago.
I went to your forums and read your posts.
Please pass this along to your members in my thread...
>>Thanks for the kind words... Yes, my home life is different than most. I've remained level-headed because, you're right, there are worse things in life to stress about. My son Hunter is a precious gift.
When I informed my wife about the Lotus damage, she freaked out... after she calmed down, I told her that the only thing important to me is that she, Hunter, and my family were safe. Everything else is immaterial.
The Elise deal is a mess... but nothing that money, insurance, and time can't resolve.
What a huge difference in maturity expressed by the M3 Forum members, compared to some of the other sites that this "incident" has made it to.
Kind regards,
Qball<<
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Thanks you for the kind words. Ill pass it along.
Could you please answer this question as again we are all very interested in what the heck the 3 v-shaped vents are on the underside of the car ?
The under tray of the Elise is very F1ish looking, very cool. Anxiously awaiting your answer. I hope looking at the pic doesnt hurt too much haha.
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they are plastic inserts into the alum undertray, the bottom is very f1 it is flat from front to rear, leading into the rear diffuser, most cars have this stuff for looks, it actually works on this car.
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Originally Posted by MitchT
they are plastic inserts into the alum undertray, the bottom is very f1 it is flat from front to rear, leading into the rear diffuser, most cars have this stuff for looks, it actually works on this car.
Interesting stuff. So they are NACA ducts pretty much ?? are they cooling anything in particular like the rear brakes or rear diff ??
The underside of the M3 is about as sexy as the underside of a Buick.
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The oil coolers are in the front of the car, these force air into the engine compartment at the bottom on the oil pan area, cool in hot out the top, plus the side vents work too, lotus commented that all the cars vents and ducts are functional except the two on the rear light pannel are just cosmetic. The car is a very functional design.
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Excellent post and explanation by Tim Mullen on the subject.
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Originally Posted by Serebo1
Excellent post and explanation by Tim Mullen on the subject.
Thank you, great answer. You guys have such a damn cool little car. I bet there are tons of little tidbits like that on the car from the F1 roots.
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Originally Posted by Crudson
Yes given some of the cretins that have visited since the story did the rounds your post was a breath of fresh air.
Thanks we try to be THE flagship forum for the ///M series. We do not allow a "kill section" , street racing BS and have a no tolerance policy on personal attacks. We distance ourselves from the tools at E46Fanatics and a lesser extent Bimmerforums.
Of course alot of the cool kids like me that sit in the back of the school bus have to go over to our private M3 porno site.
Do y'all have a Lotus porno club ???? that I can join.
www.M3boobiesclub.com
Anyone from the Palm Beach area. Palm Bch Motorcars is our Lotus dlr.
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Originally Posted by ErikJM3
Thank you, great answer. You guys have such a damn cool little car. I bet there are tons of little tidbits like that on the car from the F1 roots.
Tim's a pretty smart cookie. If you do take some time to search around the site, you will find great tifbits on aero, suspension, etc., much of it relating back to the car's F1 roots. A good place to start is by clicking on the "Elisetalk" logo, then selecting "Library." Enjoy!
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Also the Sands Mechanical Museum has many fascinating articles about the Elise.
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Originally Posted by Serebo1
Tim's a pretty smart cookie. If you do take some time to search around the site, you will find great tifbits on aero, suspension, etc., much of it relating back to the car's F1 roots. A good place to start is by clicking on the "Elisetalk" logo, then selecting "Library." Enjoy!
Yeah I have an appt w/ PB Motorcars next week to test drive an Elise
I will also get to on the AM V8's they have on the floor as well as the Veyron. No word on if my test drive on that has been approved. I doubt my credit score will swing me a ride in the Bug. Veyon though.
I currently bum around in my modded up M3 and STI, I think I am too fat for y'alls little rocket. I raced an Elise in my STI and it gave me a run for my money and themn some.
My STI pic on delivery day.
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Originally Posted by ErikJM3
Yeah I have an appt w/ PB Motorcars next week to test drive an Elise
I will also get to on the AM V8's they have on the floor as well as the Veyron. No word on if my test drive on that has been approved. I doubt my credit score will swing me a ride in the Bug. Veyon though.
Uh oh, now you're in real trouble. My test drive consisted of turning right out of the parking lot and right at the next street before looking over at Abe (Lotus of South Bay) and saying, "I'll take it!" So much for negotiating skills.
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Originally Posted by Serebo1
Uh oh, now you're in real trouble. My test drive consisted of turning right out of the parking lot and right at the next street before looking over at Abe (Lotus of South Bay) and saying, "I'll take it!" So much for negotiating skills.
I am sure my M will feel like a pig when I get back in it.
I test drove a Z06 , the C5 flavor. I punched it in 3rd and was like OMFG so this is what TQ is !! I got back in the M and thought the motor was busted.
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Originally Posted by ErikJM3
I am sure my M will feel like a pig when I get back in it.
I joke all the time about my E36 Dakkar Yellow M3 handling like a school bus, of course I am totally kidding about it, but compared to the elise it does feel heavy. It can also feel like a stretch limo when reversing because the car is so much longer than the liz. Still love the old gal and she does feel faster than the elise even though it is not. The M3 has much better torque and pins you to your seat more so off the line. Get the elise into the 2nd cam and it pulls pretty hard as well though. The cam switch feels like your being rear ended!
Have fun with your test drive, hope you get a car that has been broken in so you can take it to redline
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Originally Posted by MitchT
The oil coolers are in the front of the car, these force air into the engine compartment at the bottom on the oil pan area, cool in hot out the top, plus the side vents work too, lotus commented that all the cars vents and ducts are functional except the two on the rear light pannel are just cosmetic. The car is a very functional design.
The "two on the rear light panel" are actually not even vents.
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Originally Posted by Dietrich
The "two on the rear light panel" are actually not even vents.
If they are, I'm in trouble now!
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Alan,
Looks good without the non-functional fake vents. I believe yours and Rachel's are the only Elises with the filled-in fake vents.
John