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Old Mar 18, 2003
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Well just thought I'd share that I saw and followed a Lotus around good ol' York this week. It looked like an 80s car at first but I sped up and caught up to it and sure enough there was the little yellow patch there. Prob will never see one of those around here anytime soon.

Then later on this week I drive into Giant just to get some gas at the station. A yellow Ferarri is just sitting there right in front of it. A cop was like sitting next to it and tellin people to like get out of the handicap spot that was right next to it which was sorta funny. God... just an amazing car though. Never will see that again either.
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the really bad *** Lotus you want to see is the ELISE
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What kind of car dealer do people go to when they're looking for exotics like that???
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Originally posted by born2xLr8
What kind of car dealer do people go to when they're looking for exotics like that???
Places like Ferrari of Atlanta and MB Motorsports. THere are lots of exotic dealers.
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Originally posted by FlyRiceRacer02
Places like Ferrari of Atlanta and MB Motorsports. THere are lots of exotic dealers.
Oh...there are lots of rich folks around South CA but i've never seen any exotic dealerships. I wouldn't mind stoping by one and going for a test drive
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Looked a tad bit more like this... Esprit
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Yeah, shuold be an Espirit. The Elise is super tiny. Definately 1 of the best autocross/track cars in the world. Power/weight ratio is unbeatable, especially that B18C5 powered Elise shown in Sport Compact Car last year, that went up against a Mustang Cobra R.
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suprising, the Elise had overshadowed the Espirit as Lotus's premiere race car. Its lighter, quicker and better handling. Sadly Lotus has never offered it in the US as a street legal car. the only reason that they claim is that they dont need to, they allready sell every Elise that they make in Europe.
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i raced a Lotus in Huntington Beach, Ca. this guy was a damn idiot, he must have had the lotus with the integra engine in it. he shifted all his gears just crossing an intersection and i beat him his girlfriend was pissed off at him it was funny
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Yea I was coming home from work in Dallas & there was this black Lotus Esprit sitting in the left lane with another car. I thought it was in a wreck but I didnt see any damage. It looked kinda like he was helping someone change a tire. Anyway, it was sweet as hell!!:bow: :bow:
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those lotus' are expensive as all hell and it's even more expensive to put a B18 in there
but i remember sport compact article where it bested a mustang in the 1/4 mile
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LOL my friend rear ended a car cuz he was rubbernecking a lotus at a stop light.
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Everytime I go to Myrtle Beach I see a black Esprit. He parks right on the main strip.
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Originally posted by born2xLr8
Oh...there are lots of rich folks around South CA but i've never seen any exotic dealerships. I wouldn't mind stoping by one and going for a test drive
What are you talking about???

Haven't you ever driven PCH through Newport Beach? On the right hand side of the road there are Ferrari's, Lambo's, Porshe's, everything.
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Yeah, also in San Diego near the beach. Most exotic dealerships seem to be near the ocean. High-rent district.
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