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11-21-2010, 05:39 PM
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Lotus :^(
Lotus is(was) by far my favorite auto manufacturer. My first car love was a 1996 Lotus esprit S4s, I was 11 years old and my Dad and I were at the LA auto show. My dad convinced the guy controlling the velvet rope that we were going to buy an s4s and he let us sit in it. Since that day I have been obsessed with lotus'.
If they didn't fall apart every 10 feet and cost thousands of dollars a year in maintenance costs, I would own an Esprit instead of my Camaro without even thinking twice about it. However, things have gone from bad to worse at lotus. Their new ownership (who installed some arrogant punkass who doesn't know crap about lotus' history or sports cars in general really) has totally lost sight of what makes a lotus a lotus. http://jalopnik.com/5693756/lotus-wa...yline=true&s=i Colin Chapman is probably rolling over in his grave right now 
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11-21-2010, 07:02 PM
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Say WHHHHAAAATTTT???
That's ridiculous. I've always loved Lotus cars, but that's just stupid. - X
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11-21-2010, 07:08 PM
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Oh for f**ks sake.. guess the Kappas may be one the last of a dying breed.
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11-21-2010, 07:26 PM
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Shoulda bought a Porsche.
Lotus isn't bad...they are just...not needed? |
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11-21-2010, 07:43 PM
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like 2400lbs is really all that heavy lol. they are making the shift from super low weight, low power (but high weight to power ratio), to low weigh, high power (still with a great weight to power ratio).
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11-21-2010, 08:18 PM
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coco puff power yo!
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i like the back on the new lotus
 looks different
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11-22-2010, 06:00 PM
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11-22-2010, 11:28 PM
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They need to add the weight to accomadate the incredible balloon heads that a good portion of Lotus drivers have.
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11-22-2010, 11:32 PM
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Quote:
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11-23-2010, 11:25 AM
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and less fun! Which is what lotus' is all about.
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11-23-2010, 02:58 PM
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Wow, what a dick move by the CEO. Definitely showed that he doesn't give a damn about the Lotus fans, hopefully the board at Lotus will correct that situation.
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