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#1
05-24-2001, 09:47 PM
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Lotus owners
Does anyone here own an Elise, I called the dealership and was informed that the Elise is not street Legal in the States. Can anyone give me some info on why if its true? Thanks Brian
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#2
03-19-2002, 12:23 PM
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I have a lotus elise 140, reg dec 97, calypso red, only had it a week and it is great.. infact its hard to explain quite how much fun this car is to drive!! shame you americans cant get hold of them. I think its due to the fact that they are pretty flimsy in an accident.. but i could be talking rubbish.
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#3
06-22-2002, 01:21 PM
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the engine is not legal in the states.
no airbags. I live in England tho, so i can legally own mine!!! look under the Type R section for more details. it explains all.
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#4
06-23-2002, 11:26 PM
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You can get one with a mildly massaged Integra Type R engine (just over 200hp, or lots more than standard), for 55000 US, and it is street legal. You will have to contact Sun something, in California.
If you are really serious about it, I could dig out their number for you.
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#5
06-24-2002, 03:41 PM
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i say we get a bunch of people and go to england and buy a bunch and smuggle them into the country..all stock...yaaaaaaa
 
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Who’d dare build a car without doors or side windows or a hood? Only Lotus. And who’d dare drive one? You would. The 340R is the sports car for people who live to drive and want the whole experience as raw and as pure as it comes.
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#6
06-24-2002, 06:26 PM
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i have a question is it illigal in canada to?
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#7
06-25-2002, 01:49 AM
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I have spoken at length to the folks at Lotus NA, and I am very interested in both their street and track versions of the Elise. Expect them here in the spring of next year (that according to Symbolic). Brad
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"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."- Ronald Reagan at the D-Day Anniversary 
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#8
06-25-2002, 10:28 AM
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well isn't brad just a lil rich boy...
jk
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Who’d dare build a car without doors or side windows or a hood? Only Lotus. And who’d dare drive one? You would. The 340R is the sports car for people who live to drive and want the whole experience as raw and as pure as it comes.
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10-03-2002, 03:41 PM
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What time in 2003?
I shame that all good british cars get converted to the USA standards, and you get a downfall in car quality, as the demand is higher. Also US regulations will make the elise still good looking, but not super fast or a "superthrill" to drive
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