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| mb230s Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SWFL Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40  | ||
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| Fenalaar Elite Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Narvik, Norway Vehicle(s): 2001 ML270CDI, Polaris 400L Big Boss Posts: 826 | Re: Gwagon Wins The Elise handles very nice on twisty roads. A friend of mine has one. Its a bear to get out of, even when its right side up - Especially with the roof on.. You should have a chance to see a woman in skirts trying to get out of it and at the same time being decent and not showing too much...  Johan-Kr Edited by Fenalaar 5/17/2006 8:07 AM | |
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| ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887  | Gwagon Wins THose cars aren't just light, they weigh in at about 1950lbs. The scariest part about the car is that the tires on those cars functionally start to be useless at about 5k miles, even when they have tons of tread left, so the car, despite it's enormous cornering ability with good tires, becomes pretty dangerous pretty fast. In my opinion, really poor choice of tires (dangerous) especially for an owner who's not aware of the tires life cycle. I read on a lotus forum from a fellow who spun off the road doing much the same speeds as he'd done in a VW beetle, and while some technique issues were identified, it brought on a lot of discussion about the short and tentative life of the tires which is independant of tread depth. What that car needs is a good set of A/T's!  the 4 cars on my list of next vehicles to keep from pounding out 22k miles a year on my baby are (not listed in order of preference): Lotus Elise (what a contrast to the G!) Honda Insight pontiac soltice (i know, don't start) G300td, veggie burning | |
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| mb230s Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SWFL Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40 | RE: Gwagon Wins ewalberg - 5/17/2006 1:06 PM THose cars aren't just light, they weigh in at about 1950lbs. The scariest part about the car is that the tires on those cars functionally start to be useless at about 5k miles, even when they have tons of tread left, so the car, despite it's enormous cornering ability with good tires, becomes pretty dangerous pretty fast. In my opinion, really poor choice of tires (dangerous) especially for an owner who's not aware of the tires life cycle. I read on a lotus forum from a fellow who spun off the road doing much the same speeds as he'd done in a VW beetle, and while some technique issues were identified, it brought on a lot of discussion about the short and tentative life of the tires which is independant of tread depth. What that car needs is a good set of A/T's! the 4 cars on my list of next vehicles to keep from pounding out 22k miles a year on my baby are (not listed in order of preference): Lotus Elise (what a contrast to the G!) Honda Insight pontiac soltice (i know, don't start) G300td, veggie burningI'd opt for the Saturn Sky RedLine version instead of the Pontiac. I think you would tire of the Lotus very quickly. I admire Lotus for bringing the car over w/ the fit, finish, quality, and price they achieved. Driving it daily would be a punishment I wouldn't want to endure. Getting in and out is comical. If I could sneak a used Smart FourTwo into the country that would be my main choice for keeping the miles off the G. Great little city car for tight streets and limited parking. 50 mpg vs. the single digits I get in city driving in the G. I'll stick to the G and 16mpg at highway speeds. I know Smarts are suppose to be safe, but I'd rather be in the big box. (yes I know about ZAP/G&K - those prices are 2-3x what I would be willing to pay).
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