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SoCal 370Z 09-13-2010 11:21 PM
The Elise is a brilliant automobile, BUT as daily driver, and as others have alluded you might want to rethink keeping your 370Z. The interior of the Elise is restrictive, there is no spare, you need to be a better than average wrench if you are going to work on it, and you need to take it to shop that knows how to work on one as even lifting an Elise on car hoist, jack or any other lift, requires special considerations.

mattjk 09-13-2010 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z (Post 719931)
The Elise is a brilliant automobile, BUT as daily driver, and as others have alluded you might want to rethink keeping your 370Z. The interior of the Elise is restrictive, there is no spare, you need to be a better than average wrench if you are going to work on it, and you need to take it to shop that knows how to work on one as even lifting an Elise on car hoist, jack or any other lift, requires special considerations.
I'm 5'11, not small but fairly slim and I fit fine. It is a struggle to get in and out but I'm used to it, I've lived with small cars all my life with race seats with extremely high bolsters... even so the elise is the toughest car i've tried getting in and out of.

I've very good mechanically. Extremely good, and I've already worked extensively on an elise; changing full exhaust, jacking it up, working on electrical, etc.

Like I mentioned before, my boss has one and he dailys it with no problem.

m4a1mustang 09-13-2010 11:32 PM
Well, it seems like you are really rationalizing the Lotus purchase, so it must be what you truly want. Go for it. :tup:

mattjk 09-13-2010 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsteve (Post 719903)
what does getting blown have to do with this?
actually, getting blown in an elise would be easier than in the Z. The Z's center console is too high! :tup:

Zsteve 09-13-2010 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mattjk (Post 719957)
I'm 5'11, not small but fairly slim and I fit fine. It is a struggle to get in and out but I'm used to it, I've lived with small cars all my life with race seats with extremely high bolsters... even so the elise is the toughest car i've tried getting in and out of.

I've very good mechanically. Extremely good, and I've already worked extensively on an elise; changing full exhaust, jacking it up, working on electrical, etc.

Like I mentioned before, my boss has one and he dailys it with no problem.
I bet he and his wife dont go to dinner in it. Or cross country.

m4a1mustang 09-13-2010 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsteve (Post 719966)
I bet he and his wife dont go to dinner in it. Or cross country.
A cross-country trip in an Elise would be BADASS. :driving::driving::driving::driving:

Zsteve 09-13-2010 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mattjk (Post 719961)
actually, getting blown in an elise would be easier than in the Z. The Z's center console is too high! :tup:
only for you young grasshopper, only for you. Gotta rise to the occasion.

m4a1mustang 09-13-2010 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsteve (Post 719970)
only for you young grasshopper, only for you. Gotta rise to the occasion.
:icon18::icon18::icon18:

Red__Zed 09-13-2010 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 719969)
A cross-country trip in an Elise would be BADASS. :driving::driving::driving::driving:
I think you meant to say "bad for your as.s"

m4a1mustang 09-13-2010 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DanGizinski (Post 719985)
I think you meant to say "bad for your ***"
Not if you get a butt pillow.

Zsteve 09-13-2010 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DanGizinski (Post 719985)
I think you meant to say "bad for your as.s"
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 719988)
Not if you get a butt pillow.
the OP might need that and the NYC phone book to help get him over that rise of a center console.

mattjk 09-13-2010 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsteve (Post 719992)
the OP might need that and the NYC phone book to help get him over that rise of a center console.
:bowrofl:

Zsteve 09-13-2010 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mattjk (Post 720011)
:bowrofl:
No worries dude, just all in good fun.

jaedub 09-14-2010 12:08 AM
lotus is a high maintenance car. Changing brake/tire/oil etc. can be a pain. Z on the other hand, is way more reliable than the lotus. I'd say stick with the Z for your future reference.....tho i have to say lotus elise is pretty damn sexy

optiontrader 09-14-2010 01:01 AM
Lotus Elise = Track Car, if I ever got one.

Coworker had one, when they were new models (many years ago). After riding as a passenger into town in Newport, RI - I was itching to get out of it (not to mention I had a few in me).

GREAT handling cars, but for a DD, I couldn't do it.

If you TRULY can live with it's spartan, race or nothing nature - I'd go for it. It's a damn nice ride.


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