I have always like the 180 degree crankshaft makes in
a V8. It's kind of like having two sport bikes runing
in unisyn.
Hmm... a 900-1200cc crotch rocket engine would make a
fun power plant for a Seven.
--- "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com> wrote:
> 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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