I admit I'm biased, but I think my Panoz sounds way better than a 360
Modena.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Allendorfer, Peter
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 09:53
> To: 'Pat Kelly '; 'Michael R. Clements '; ''John F. Kelly
> Jr.' '; ''John J. Stimson-III' '
> Cc: ''BayArea Team.Net' '
> Subject: RE: Lotus
>
>
> 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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