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04-27-2008, 02:53 PM

alprimo

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lotus as daily

does anyone drive a lotus as there daily?

04-27-2008, 05:09 PM

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04-27-2008, 05:45 PM

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I drove an elise 4-5 days a week for about a year with no real issues. Sucked for picking stuff up, but manageable if you're not a crybaby.

04-27-2008, 06:43 PM

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Been my daily driver for almost 4 years year now. I have clients that put 20k-30k miles a year on the Elises. Depends on how high maintenance you are when it comes to comfort.

04-28-2008, 10:27 AM

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It's my only car, but I live 1 block from work.

04-28-2008, 10:40 AM

SteveH

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i drove mine quite a bit. The only problem IMHO is the fiberglass clams. A minor fender bender will be a $5k+ fix.

04-28-2008, 10:43 AM

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Ask Shawn C, he should be able to give you the low down.

04-28-2008, 08:47 PM

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id assume it would be to low, i guess not, but it must be a blast driving it as a dailly,
GO FOR IT!

04-28-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Igor

id assume it would be to low, i guess not, but it must be a blast driving it as a dailly,
GO FOR IT!

the ride height isn't really an issue because it has very short overhangs in the front and rear.

It's difficult to get in and out of and one tap and you have to replace half the car, other than that it's a great car. I've been kicking around the idea of getting another.