TNM
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quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote: Originally posted by TNM
quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
I remember racing an Elan in the Corsa up the A414 one sunny afternoon, i was not impressed at all, i couldnt get near it really, but i wasnt falling behind much at all up to 100
Verdict: Slow for a Lotus
Was it the not turbo then?
the way it was smoking on change-up, i suspect it was:
A) Turbo
B) Fucked
Smoke would suggest that.
Im sure the N/A was around the stats posted about and the turbo was much quicker.
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jr
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colin they are hailed as the best handling FWD car ever though
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DAYZEE
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Yeah, point to point they were one of the fastest cars around in their day.
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Colin
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quote: Originally posted by jr
colin they are hailed as the best handling FWD car ever though
Thought that was the ITR 
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jr
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no, elan was better
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mattyboy199
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quote: Originally posted by Nismo
colin you rent boy.
If you want a car with a lotus badge it must be followed with either Elise , Exige or Esprit
anythink else can simply GTF
340R ?
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Phil321
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quote: Originally posted by h18_oab
Exige and Esprit are awesome cars Elise is just a bit too much of a hairdressers motor for me
You do realize that the S2 Exige is just effectively just an Elise 111R coupe don't you?
How can one be 'awesome' and the other be a hairdresser's car??
STFU the Elise is a hairdressers car.
They are, IMO (an opinion shared by many, many owners and the motoring press) one of the most perfect driving experiences available and totally untouchable for the price.
Have you ever even been in one? An Elise or an Exige??
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by mattyboy199
quote: Originally posted by Nismo
colin you rent boy.
If you want a car with a lotus badge it must be followed with either Elise , Exige or Esprit
anythink else can simply GTF
340R ?
ive sat in one of these, there very intresting
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nik
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IIRC the turbo had 162bhp and hit 60 in 6.7 seconds
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TNM
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quote: Originally posted by nik
IIRC the turbo had 162bhp and hit 60 in 6.7 seconds
thats more like it. I think some one was quoting the N/A stats.
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nik
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Yeah looks like it, my friend had one a few years ago and at the time it did feel fairly fast
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Half Pint
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i want one
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TNM
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quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
i want one
If i get one will you drive around topless with me?
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TNM
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sex wee! 
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Half Pint
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No a yellow s2
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Half Pint
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Dean_H
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would rather have an alfa spider
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