Lotus Elise - just took delivery!
#1
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Lotus Elise - just took delivery!
It's been a long time since i posted here, but I figured I'd check in. This forum was an awesome community, and if I still had a Civic I'd be here every day.
After the Civic, I had an Audi TT. Just traded that in for something a bit more... exotic.
2008 Lotus Elise, brand new, only 34 miles. Chrome Orange, all the options - touring pack, sport pack, LSD, hardtop, starsheild.
Lotus Stage II exhaust is ordered and will be put on when it comes in. I'll take delivery shortly after.
Before you ask, I haven't even driven the car. I've driven other Elises, but it was in the show room for years. Needless to say, the tech needs to prep the car before I can drive it.
Crappy showroom pics until I actually get the car:
UPDATE: Took delivery of the car. Check it out
After the Civic, I had an Audi TT. Just traded that in for something a bit more... exotic.
2008 Lotus Elise, brand new, only 34 miles. Chrome Orange, all the options - touring pack, sport pack, LSD, hardtop, starsheild.
Lotus Stage II exhaust is ordered and will be put on when it comes in. I'll take delivery shortly after.
Before you ask, I haven't even driven the car. I've driven other Elises, but it was in the show room for years. Needless to say, the tech needs to prep the car before I can drive it.
Crappy showroom pics until I actually get the car:
UPDATE: Took delivery of the car. Check it out
Last edited by diskreet; 01-14-2011 at 07:15 AM.
#4
Administrator
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Administrator
iTrader: (22)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Age: 39
Posts: 21,450
Received 1,144 Likes
on
799 Posts
Rep Power: 485 Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
Niiiiiiiice. I'm so completely jealous.
I was wondering if you were ever gonna buy it after asking what color to get a while back
I was wondering if you were ever gonna buy it after asking what color to get a while back
#5
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
Yup, well I did end up with one. Just had to buy an engagement ring for the future misses first. Now that that's sorted, it's Lotus time!
#11
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
The Elise engine - 2Z-GE - was co-developed between Toyota and Yamaha. I'll pull some stats from the manual.
1796 cc (1.8L)
11.5:1 compression ratio
8000 rpm limit continuous, 8500 rpm limit transient
190 bhp @ 7800 rpm
138 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm
Variable timing and lift on intake valves
Variable lift on exhaust valves
Transmission is also Celica GT-sourced. 6 speed, and in my car with a torsen type limited slip differential.
#13
Banished to the Depths of Rice.
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SoCal 714/909/626
Posts: 9,196
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Rep Power: 328 Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
good car. my next car in fact (but an exige)
i was wondering why u didnt get an exige? how much did u pay for it?
i was wondering why u didnt get an exige? how much did u pay for it?
#19
Johnny Tran stole my S2000 that I had over $100K in mods.
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
Nice!!!I'm jelly.How much was it total?You should supercharge or k-swap it.Honda never offered a small MR car.So a lot of guys first used the MRS to k-swap.More guys are using the Elise now.The Evora is also a great car.The suspension is great and it has an actual boot.The Evora is based on the Elise and so is the Tesla hybrid.
#20
PITA Admin
Administrator
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: TN
Age: 52
Posts: 14,779
Received 1,440 Likes
on
1,196 Posts
Rep Power: 338 Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
Civic -> Audi TT -> Lotus elise
You going the direction of dramatically reducing your trunk each time
Next up is Cobra or going straight to Atom/Lotus 7?
Niiice car, that one!
You going the direction of dramatically reducing your trunk each time
Next up is Cobra or going straight to Atom/Lotus 7?
Niiice car, that one!
#21
Banished to the Depths of Rice.
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SoCal 714/909/626
Posts: 9,196
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Rep Power: 328 Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
well, its actually called a frunk (front trunk) or a "boot" lolz... whatever that means.
#22
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
But to answer some more questions:
I won't DD this car - my grocery getter is a 2002 Honda Accord with 182,000 miles. Yes, I'm that guy who drives an old, beat up, but perfectly running car every day so that I can spend a few days each month in something really special.
This Elise isn't supercharged. After talking with tens of Lotus owners, they said don't bother getting it. The Lotus supercharger fills in the low and mid range, but doesn't do much for peak power. If I ever do supercharge, it's going to be aftermarket to get into the 250 - 300 bhp range.
The only two mods I want to do for now are the exhaust, which is being installed, and maybe a harness setup for track days. I have a lot to learn before I can drive this car to it's potential, so I definitely don't want more power until then.
As for a K swap - why? Yes, I love the K series engine. It's a great piece of engineering. But why go from one high revving, no torque motor to another? For the same price I can get a completely built 2ZZ that won't spoil the handling and can reliably make 400+ hp. Like I said above, I need to be a significantly better driver before I'm adding power.
And I am on LotusTalk and British Speed but I haven't posted on there much. I posted on LT a while back when I almost bought an Exige, but the time just wasn't right.
Last edited by diskreet; 01-01-2011 at 08:21 AM.
#25
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
One more shot of the ridiculous pedals and cup holder. Yes, it will be cleaned before I pick it up.
#27
....
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
I've always loved the Lotus Elise.
I'm so jealous! The only comfort I have is the roads around here would eat that for breakfast.
Top Gear did a few episodes with the Elise. In one they had it on their track and the game was it had to evade an apache helicopter getting missile lock on it.
and it won! It looks like it handles like a ****.
congrats!
I'm so jealous! The only comfort I have is the roads around here would eat that for breakfast.
Top Gear did a few episodes with the Elise. In one they had it on their track and the game was it had to evade an apache helicopter getting missile lock on it.
and it won! It looks like it handles like a ****.
congrats!
#28
Johnny Tran stole my S2000 that I had over $100K in mods.
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
^ I saw that episode!And the one episode where the Exige raced the Mustang.@ Kenny,the Evora is a sexy beast.I have one in GT5 blacked out.
#30
Johnny Tran stole my S2000 that I had over $100K in mods.
Re: Lotus Elise - just purchased!
It's a fun game.I don't like how it has a Toyota engine though.I'd want more power out of it.