I saw a Lotus on Friday

[Apex]

And draining his bank account. Don't forget that.

Oh yeah, superior performance in that regard.

 

[HAL9000]

RX-8's are garbage. They consume oil like crazy, they get horrible mileage, and they are wonky looking. About the only thing they have going for them is they handle well and have excellent driving dynamics.

The Miata is good looking, have bulletproof reliability, they get decent mileage for a sporty car, and they are easy and cheap to mod. What's not to love?

I would buy a Miata over an RX-8 any day of the week. Hell, I'd probably get a Mazda Speed 3 over an RX-8.

Errr what? I owned one.

It used more oil than most, I'll concede that.
Only got 21-24 MPG... Not great, not the worst.
Wonky looking is subjective. I think they look awesome.

MX-5... Look fucking ugly, and gay. If I gave a kid a piece of paper and said drive a convertible they scribble something that looks like an MX-5. Can't comment on reliability. Cheap and easy to mod? Who cares, just buy the car you want, don't buy a car, and then try and force it to be a different car.

In America the Miata has a reputation as a gay car.

As it should, I thought it was gay named MX-5!

 

[Howard]

Who cares

You do.

Was that supposed to be rhetorical?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Errr what? I owned one.

It used more oil than most, I'll concede that.
Only got 21-24 MPG... Not great, not the worst.
Wonky looking is subjective. I think they look awesome.

MX-5... Look fucking ugly, and gay. If I gave a kid a piece of paper and said drive a convertible they scribble something that looks like an MX-5. Can't comment on reliability. Cheap and easy to mod? Who cares, just buy the car you want, don't buy a car, and then try and force it to be a different car.

As it should, I thought it was gay named MX-5!

Aren't you gay? It sounds like the perfect car for you actually.

 

[JulesMaximus]

In America the Miata has a reputation as a gay car.

That's mostly only among really stupid people and nobody cares what they think anyway.

 

[GTSRguy]

I sat in an Elise just a few days ago at a cars and coffee. It was extremely hard to get into, once your inside, its very tight, you practically "wear" the car. It was exceedingly hard to get out of it, without looking ridiculous. That being said - what a pure driving machine...i love tight race type interiors and it was defiantly in the stripped out, tight racecar category. The guy who owned it was very nice, maybe ill get a ride some day. Defiantly a very unusual car to ride in i assume based on the proportions and stance.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I sat in an Elise just a few days ago at a cars and coffee. It was extremely hard to get into, once your inside, its very tight, you practically "wear" the car. It was exceedingly hard to get out of it, without looking ridiculous. That being said - what a pure driving machine...i love tight race type interiors and it was defiantly in the stripped out, tight racecar category. The guy who owned it was very nice, maybe ill get a ride some day. Defiantly a very unusual car to ride in i assume based on the proportions and stance.

When I rented one a few years ago I drove it up to Seal Beach to visit a friend of mine and on the 405 I saw a piece of rope in my lane and I drove over it and I could feel the rope through the seat, it was maybe 1/2" in diameter. It's a really tight car. Fantastic driving machine. In fact, BMW doesn't make the ultimate driving machine, Lotus does.

 

[thomsbrain]

Those cheap UK Elises may be running the shit Rover engine.

Elise is no harder to get in/out of than my S2000 with a racing seat. The lack of trunk space is the only practical problem with the Elise. One of the only cars I would consider selling my S2000 for.

 

[HAL9000]

Aren't you gay? It sounds like the perfect car for you actually.

Nope I have a fiancée I've never said I'm gay you must have me confused with another member.

 

[ElFenix]

When I rented one a few years ago I drove it up to Seal Beach to visit a friend of mine and on the 405 I saw a rope in my lane and I drove over it and I could feel the rope, it was maybe 1/2" in diameter. It's a really tight car. Fantastic driving machine. In fact, BMW doesn't make the ultimate driving machine, Lotus does.

i can feel stuff like that in my mazda3, so...

 

[MotF Bane]

i can feel stuff like that in my mazda3, so...

I could feel it in a '98 Grand Prix with broken suspension, so...

 

[JulesMaximus]

i can feel stuff like that in my mazda3, so...

So, what you're claiming is that your mazda 3 handles like a Lotus Elise?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I could feel it in a '98 Grand Prix with broken suspension, so...

So, what you're claiming is that your '98 grand prix with broken suspension handles like a Lotus Elise?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I sat in an Elise just a few days ago at a cars and coffee. It was extremely hard to get into, once your inside, its very tight, you practically "wear" the car. It was exceedingly hard to get out of it, without looking ridiculous. That being said - what a pure driving machine...i love tight race type interiors and it was defiantly in the stripped out, tight racecar category. The guy who owned it was very nice, maybe ill get a ride some day. Defiantly a very unusual car to ride in i assume based on the proportions and stance.

Yes, the Evora is hugely bigger. Me mums tinkered with an Elise but it wasn't practical as a DD. The Evora just did a 600 mile, one day roundtrip with no uncomfortableness or droning.

 

[MotF Bane]

So, what you're claiming is that your '98 grand prix with broken suspension handles like a Lotus Elise?

So, what you're claiming is that the Lotus Elise is a magical god among cars that can feel ... the same small bump in the road that any other car can feel?

 

[JulesMaximus]

So, what you're claiming is that the Lotus Elise is a magical god among cars that can feel ... the same small bump in the road that any other car can feel?

Well, it pretty much is.:wub:

Oh, and bolded for truth.

 

[hanoverphist]

Who cares, just buy the car you want, don't buy a car, and then try and force it to be a different car.

because honda doesnt sell a civic with a small V8 in it. mazda also doesnt sell a miata with a large V8 in it. some people like to change the stuff they have, me included. if you could just walk in and buy it all customized, it wouldnt be an accomplishment, or special. there would be less innovation in the world.

 

[Throckmorton]

Aren't you gay? It sounds like the perfect car for you actually.

He's bisexual. Apparently that means he can call the Miata "gay" without any sense of irony!

 

[Ferzerp]

The lotus and the pea!

 

[HAL9000]

You do.

Was that supposed to be rhetorical?

You misread my post, I don't care, that's the point I was making.

because honda doesnt sell a civic with a small V8 in it. mazda also doesnt sell a miata with a large V8 in it. some people like to change the stuff they have, me included. if you could just walk in and buy it all customized, it wouldnt be an accomplishment, or special. there would be less innovation in the world.

Then you don't want a Honda or an MX-5, you want a car with a V8 in it.

 

[ElFenix]

So, what you're claiming is that your mazda 3 handles like a Lotus Elise?

are you saying you completely lack reading comprehension? i think what i wrote is pretty clear.

 

[JulesMaximus]

are you saying you completely lack reading comprehension? i think what i wrote is pretty clear.

I'd ban me for it if I were you...It's the only way to be sure.

 

[JulesMaximus]

He's bisexual. Apparently that means he can call the Miata "gay" without any sense of irony!

You gobble on another dude's knob and you're gay. I don't care if you're engaged or not.

 

[HAL9000]

You gobble on another dude's knob and you're gay. I don't care if you're engaged or not.

I hope you're this stupid and not just trolling.

 

[ElFenix]

I'd ban me for it if I were you...It's the only way to be sure.

thankfully i'm not arbitrary and capricious