The Elise - one strong little car
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Hi all,
Just thought you'd like to know just how strong the Lotus Elise really is. Last night I was travelling on a country road when on rounding a right hand bend I was confromted with a white car in the middle of the road skidding out of control. He hit the back of my Elise and put me into a spin that catapaulted me into a stone wall whereupon I spun 4 times against the wall before coming to rest in the wall at right angles to the road.
Only one wheel was left on the car, the whole front was ripped off, the rear suspension collapsed and one of the wheels travelled 150 yards further up the road. I was able to get out by opening the door and was utterly unharmed. Both doors still operated on the car even though most of the front and back of the vehicle were missing.
Now that is one strong car.
BTW the other driver never even stopped - ahhhhhh!
Well I guess that's the end of my love affair with the Elise - the wife is just too scared to let me have another one (for the time being anyway) so it's back to Scoobyville I think.
Regards,
ChrisB
Just thought you'd like to know just how strong the Lotus Elise really is. Last night I was travelling on a country road when on rounding a right hand bend I was confromted with a white car in the middle of the road skidding out of control. He hit the back of my Elise and put me into a spin that catapaulted me into a stone wall whereupon I spun 4 times against the wall before coming to rest in the wall at right angles to the road.
Only one wheel was left on the car, the whole front was ripped off, the rear suspension collapsed and one of the wheels travelled 150 yards further up the road. I was able to get out by opening the door and was utterly unharmed. Both doors still operated on the car even though most of the front and back of the vehicle were missing.
Now that is one strong car.
BTW the other driver never even stopped - ahhhhhh!
Well I guess that's the end of my love affair with the Elise - the wife is just too scared to let me have another one (for the time being anyway) so it's back to Scoobyville I think.
Regards,
ChrisB
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Damn mate, glad you are ok!
Sorry to hear about your Elise
I have seen two crashed Elises and both were written off and badly damaged but the drivers were fine.
As to being a strong car, i believe that the Elise is one of only two cars to have been driveable after the frontal impact crash test. The other car coast about £620,000 more
Sorry to hear about your Elise
I have seen two crashed Elises and both were written off and badly damaged but the drivers were fine.
As to being a strong car, i believe that the Elise is one of only two cars to have been driveable after the frontal impact crash test. The other car coast about £620,000 more
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My wife is of the opinion they spin too easily - don't be too hard on her - she drives a Scoob!!
Pics - no flames here - I didn't get any at the scene as I had no camera, but I'm going to try and get down the salvage yard before I take off for the States tomorrow - if I get some I'll post them up for you.
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tiggers
Pics - no flames here - I didn't get any at the scene as I had no camera, but I'm going to try and get down the salvage yard before I take off for the States tomorrow - if I get some I'll post them up for you.
Regards,
tiggers
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Hi Tiggers
Very sorry to hear about your RTA. Pleased that both your wife and your self are ok. I am afraid that there is a lot of this going on, just last week 2 lads in a builders van jumped a set of lights.
Right into the path of a BMW in front of me, nasty i only just pulled up in time. The Woman was ok but badly shaken the front of the BMW was crushed. Any way i hope you still intend to finish the hard top project.
Cheers
Mike
Very sorry to hear about your RTA. Pleased that both your wife and your self are ok. I am afraid that there is a lot of this going on, just last week 2 lads in a builders van jumped a set of lights.
Right into the path of a BMW in front of me, nasty i only just pulled up in time. The Woman was ok but badly shaken the front of the BMW was crushed. Any way i hope you still intend to finish the hard top project.
Cheers
Mike
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