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Old 10-16-2012, 01:22 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by obito View Post
Have you ever test drive a Lotus exige ? I have never try it out yet, but I heard that it's a best handling car.
The novelty of driving a Lotus Exige would quickly wear off. You'd really need to be obsessed with the car to drive it daily.

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I drove a Lotus Exige at the track. It's a great handling car, but the 911 can still do donuts around you as the Lotus just doesn't have the horsepower. The novelty of great handling wears off pretty quick when you have to climb in and out of the car, also you know how annoying it is to not have a rear view mirror?

There is a reason why many Lotus owners don't keep their cars!
A good friend of mine just bought a Lotus Exige with all the track package goodies. Last I talked with Mike (bigdog1250), we briefly discussed the Lotus Exige. Again, any owner that drives a Lotus Exige daily is insane. It's a purpose built track car and the novelty quickly wears off. But I'm also 6'5", so driving the Exige was a major pain in the ***.

Owning a Lotus Exige in San Francisco would really suck!
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