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Old 05-09-2004, 11:20 AM
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I loved my S2000 but the Elise is the car I really wanted. I haven't ordered one yet but I expect I will own one withing the next few years.
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a 40k car deserves better than the 1800cc celica engine.
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Put an S2000 engine or an Sti engine in there and wow!
Old 05-09-2004, 02:19 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 143hawaii
Great car, great engine, and no chance of you getting one.
Old 05-09-2004, 06:12 PM
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i think its a great car. their is much potential in them. they swaped a b18c in one and it performed well.
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Great track car, but being on the streets in a car that weighs less than 2000lbs. isn't very cool if you get in an accident considering H2's tip the scales over 5000lbs. and they are everywhere around here.

A cage on the other hand could do wonders...
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werd, i see so many h2's around here... there's even a local pizza place that delivers in a yellow h2
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Originally posted by neeks127
a 40k car deserves better than the 1800cc celica engine.

You'd rather have the Rover?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 2002S2K
Great track car, but being on the streets in a car that weighs less than 2000lbs. isn't very cool if you get in an accident considering H2's tip the scales over 5000lbs.
Old 05-10-2004, 03:31 AM
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Originally posted by neeks127
a 40k car deserves better than the 1800cc celica engine.

put it this way: a ferrari 360 modena cost around $120K (approx. 3 times the price the elise). the modena sports a v8 engine (2 times the amount of cylinders in the elise motor), with a displacement of 3.6L (2 times the displacement of the elise motor), that produces 400hp (approx. 2.11 times the amount of power produced by the elise motor). both are specialty track/sports cars with exemplary performance capabilities unfound in 90% of the automobiles sold on the market. now i'll let you draw your own conclusion...


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