Lotus sprinter sighted, Saw an orange sprinter today on campus. Options

[soulshadow]

I saw an orange lotus sprinter today. I always thought I would be the one who drives a car that nobody has or wants to ever drive cause it looks so weird and stylish.
Guess, I was wrong. This guy was probbally rich cause he had 18" chrome wheels and a nice babe sitting with him.






it looked like this but it was in orange. Damn wish I was rich. Still can't believe the MR2 are these guys cousins.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

i read an article in consumer reports i believe recently that compared roadsters of which the elise, i dont know where this sprinter name came from , ranked the lowest. others in the report were the boxster, slk, 350z, vette, s2000, and the z4. 350z was the winner in the group. even still id still get one, i think they look nice and are definately a head turner. have yet to see one here.
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Most of the Celica world is with you. "Who cares if it doesn't perform the best?, it turns heads." To each his own. I'm much more of a preformance guy. But not as inteligent as some, seeing as how I bought a Celica. It has a good deal of potential though.
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i know your a performance guy, youve said it countless times. id get the elise not only because it looks unique but it handles very well and not to mention was the quickest car in the report. the reason it earned the lowest rating was because of road/engine noise, lack of comfort, poor visibility, pedals too close together, etc. so dont think i only care for looks, it about balance i wouldnt like a car that leaned to heavily to either extreme.
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Very good point. I remember seeing this thing on 5th gear. It rocked on there. If they could hop this engine up a little bit, it'd be a nice car. Better engine, and lower price. The 350z and s2000 are still cheaper. I'm not going to say the Lotus Elipse is a bad car. It's a great car, especially in Europe. It's just too much money for what it is. I guess if I had enough money, or came across one for cheap, I'd go for it. With the 1.8 vvt Celica motor, it should have a nice aftermarket support. I'll see how they do on the race circuits, then I'll make my final decision.

Sorry about the big long quote everyone, I'm not sure were the quote I want start and stop. And about me saying I'm a performance guy countless time, I wasn't sure how well known I am around here, and I just wanted people to know were I'm coming from.