How could I omit that? Sorry.
--Pat K
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>From: "Allendorfer, Peter" <Peter@RegionOfDoom.com>
>To: 'Pat Kelly ' <lollipop487@attbi.com>, "'Michael R. Clements '"
<mrclem@telocity.com>, "''John F. Kelly Jr.' '" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>,
"''John J. Stimson-III' '" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>Cc: "''BayArea Team.Net' '" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Lotus
>Date: Thu, May 30, 2002, 9:52 AM
>
> It's not the smell, it's the sound. The ferrari sound engineer must get
> paid in gold bullion. It's the only explination of the exhaust sound.
>
> -Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Kelly
> To: Michael R. Clements; 'John F. Kelly Jr.'; 'John J. Stimson-III'
> Cc: 'BayArea Team.Net'
> Sent: 5/30/02 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Lotus
>
> But, but, the leather smells so great! :)
> --Pat K
>
> ----------
>>From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
>>To: "'John F. Kelly Jr.'" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>, "'John J.
> Stimson-III'"
> <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>>Cc: "'BayArea Team.Net'" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: RE: Lotus
>>Date: Thu, May 30, 2002, 9:09 AM
>>
>
>> Does a 3,000 lb. Ferrari actually outcorner a 1,500 lb. Elise? I'll
> bet
>> the Elise actually runs circles around any Ferrari on a tight
> course...
>>
>> Most magazines have a strongly pro-Ferrari bias. I've driven Ferraris
>> owned by a couple friends of mine and was underwhelmed. They were nice
>> cars, with handling and acceleration similar to a 3rd generation RX-7.
>> All the hype from everything I'd read about Ferraris had me expecting
>> more.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John F. Kelly Jr.
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 08:39
>>> To: John F. Kelly Jr.; John J. Stimson-III
>>> Cc: BayArea Team.Net
>>> Subject: Re: Lotus
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
>>>
>>> Message text written by "John J. Stimson-III"
>>>
>>> "The Esprit certainly is not. However, the Elise and its
>>> variants sold by Lotus can only be registered for the street
>>> by dodging around the laws. I guess that is what Scot
>>> probably meant. "
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
>>>
>>> I think you're correct. But a "gray market" I'm more familar
>>> with concerns cameras purchased overseas and for which the
>>> manufacturer will not honor any warranties.
>>>
>>> In the Elise's case, the sale is direct from the
>>> manufacturer. Their web page is pretty specific that you
>>> can't drive it on the street. Oh, BTW, did you see the June
>>> issue of Road & Track which ranks the Elise second only to a
>>> Ferrari as a good handling car?
>>>
>>> --John Kelly
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