View Poll Results: [Poll] 03 Z06 <<< or >>> 04 Lotus Elise ? ? ?
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[Poll] 03 Z06 <<< or >>> 04 Lotus Elise ? ? ?
04-04-2003, 09:25 AM
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Poll answer depends ENTIRELY on the Elise engine choice. For my money it needs to be in the Integra GSR/ITR class (B18B or better) or the Z06 (>400 HP, 3300 lb) is my winner.
04-04-2003, 07:31 PM
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Z06 (>400 HP, 3300 lb) is my winner.
It may be a GM product but I would take it in an instant over an Elise. Lotus has never been known for reliability.
04-04-2003, 10:37 PM
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Depends on if you want straight up performance or a "cool" car. Personally, I like to go fast. 
Oh ya, how many people here actually buy cars according to resale value? I thought cars were meant to be driven.
Oh ya, how many people here actually buy cars according to resale value? I thought cars were meant to be driven.
04-05-2003, 07:11 AM
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Vette, but I'm biased. You can drive it every day and not deal with Lotus problems and trying to find someone to work on it. And for a guy who lives downtown, having one car that always works is a priority since parking prohibits having two cars for me. The Z06 is a supercar that you can drive into the ground and not feel bad about it. The Elise is best considered a novelty for cutting corners on a back road 2x per month. Buying an Elise for everyday use is like buying a Viper and expecting to get 200,000 miles out of it. IMHO.
04-05-2003, 11:48 AM
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Even though I am an import guy, I say go for a Corvette!! Nothing like high displacement and that v8 motor. In my opinion I think a Corvette looks better then the Elise. =) I must say though... your going to want reliability and so on. If you can get both cars, but if you can't drive both cars and see for yourself.
04-05-2003, 06:28 PM
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If you're going to drive it as a street car, for fun and have some time on the track, the Z06, if its going to be jsut a track car, the elise, at least thats how i'd do it 
the Z06 is a much nicer car in everything except pure track performance, and if built right it will give the elise a run anyway, perhaps not quite as fast but damned close for weighing as much more as it does.
the Z06 is a much nicer car in everything except pure track performance, and if built right it will give the elise a run anyway, perhaps not quite as fast but damned close for weighing as much more as it does.
04-06-2003, 05:23 AM
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The Z06 would still lose the Elise easily on a track. The Elise is just cool b/c it's exclusive and fun to corner with. It doesn't have the power to keep up with a Z06 on a track. Maybe in an autocross.
