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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 05:48 PM
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Talking Wooo Hooo taking deposits on Lotus Elise.

I have taken 3 deposits on 2004 Lotus Elise.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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How much are they going for?
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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So far they are supposed to start around $38,500.00. Visit www.lotuscars.com for pics.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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that's a great car..always loved it have u heard about street legal elises in 2004 or 2005? the guy i spoke to at lotus said the price should be about the same, maybe a little more, but this time it'll be street legal
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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Damn. That's a small car.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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The car is supposed to be here in U.S. Spring of 2004. People have tried to import the car here but can't. The car won't meet crash specs and emissions I would imagine.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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The car weighs less than 2000lbs. Excellent power to weight ratio.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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Volkmann, the biggest set back is that it doesnt have a bumper i belive a car need a bumper for it to be street legal
are u saying that the street legal elise is gonna be here in 2004?
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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yes.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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The Lotus site tells you about the intro to the U.S. in 2004.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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that's awesome, but what a crappy website lol, but it says updating in april, but that's damn awesome, im gonna be seeing Elises and Evo's on the street now!!
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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Yeah 2 guys from Louisiana gave me deposits on the cars. They don't need beads to see T&A during Mardi Gras they will have hot cars.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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that's bull, the plymouth prowler has open wheels and here in the states, perfectly legal
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:58 AM
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the plymouth prowler has covered wheels, they have a top cover, which makes them legal.....and they are extremely ugly.....lotus elise has been in the US for awhile now, just under the name of the exige and elige... they have one in costa mesa right now, just withought the type R motor, and it was not imported.
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