I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TODAY!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!

[Mike Lowrey]

Well, I finally pulled the trigger on the new car.

2006 Chrome Orange Lotus Elise
Sport Package
Touring Package
Hard Top
Starshield (Clear Bra)

Took a few quick pictures. Sorry about the quality, just took them quicky in the garage.

[Elbow]

Love it, got any plans for it?

[khan351]

:goodjob: NICE!!! congrats on the new car!!

[SL33P3R]

SWEET! how fast are those stock? 6spd?

(I dontk now much about lotus)

[BuBBa DRiFT]

i would have gotten an STI

[quickdodge®]

i would have gotten an STI

Wow. Do you ever stop to think how stupid you are? Holy goddamn shit!!!

On to a better things....AWESOME CAR, DUDE!!!!! Later, QD.

[The Ren]

FUCK YOU!!!!

[Mike Lowrey]

Thanks Guys!


I already have an exhaust, intake picked out.


I can't keep the smile off my face. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[The Ren]

again fuck you

[Crazy Asian]

Congrats man. I cant wait for my new 335 WEEEEEEE

[Mike Lowrey]

i would have gotten an STI

An STI is not even close to my style. I want a quick, great handling car. :goodjob:

[Mike Lowrey]

again fuck you

Damn.......



...at least it still has a Toyota engine! Toyota fo lyfe!

[The Ren]

Damn.......



...at least it still has a Toyota engine (#)! Toyota fo lyfe!

Eh.. grrr

[Crazy Asian]

DUDE SWAP A TYPE R ENGINE IN HTERE!!!! ITS POSSIBLE AND THINK OF THE OUTCOME!!!!!

[Halfwit]

damnit. i love that car.

[HachiDori]

were you in gwinett today? near nissan?

[Lucky DAWG]

Damn.......



...at least it still has a Toyota engine! Toyota fo lyfe!

really now?
is lotus a branch of toyota, did not know that if so...

how much did you get it for if you don't mind me asking, ignore that if you do :goodjob:

[an0therh22]

nice! how much did that cost?

[an0therh22]

and don't these have celica motors?

[imbosile]

nice! i'd love to see more pictures of the engine and interior when you get time.

[EssAreTwenTee]

really now?
is lotus a branch of toyota, did not know that if so...

how much did you get it for if you don't mind me asking, ignore that if you do :goodjob:
lotus is owned by a malaysian company cant think of their name off the top of my head. They just worked out a deal with toyota to use that engine. (Its rumored they will use a bmw engine in the new esprit)

On a side note I wish I could fit in an elise. :(

[Mike Lowrey]

were you in gwinett today? near nissan?

We were on satillite and down pleasant hill this afternoon. We stopped by Toyota, there was a crowd around the car....lol

[The Ren]

We were on satillite and down pleasant hill this afternoon. We stopped by Toyota, there was a crowd around the car (#)....lol
So when do I get to see this thing close up

[Lucky DAWG]

lotus is owned by a malaysian company cant think of their name off the top of my head. They just worked out a deal with toyota to use that engine. (Its rumored they will use a bmw engine in the new esprit)

On a side note I wish I could fit in an elise. :(

aw thankyou

got any stock specs for us rich?

[Mike Lowrey]

lotus is owned by a malaysian company cant think of their name off the top of my head. They just worked out a deal with toyota to use that engine. (Its rumored they will use a bmw engine in the new esprit)

On a side note I wish I could fit in an elise. :(

As stated above, Lotus is owned by Proton. They worked out a deal with Toyota to supply engines and transmissions for the Elise and Exige. the engine is the Celica GTS engine, tuned to 190 hp and a bigger torque band by Lotus.

New they are close to $50k. I was able to get a good deal on this car due to the fact that it was a new car, but a 2006 model. It had never been titled before and onle had 200 miles on it.

[Mike Lowrey]

So when do I get to see this thing close up

I will be at the north point meet this week.... :D

[Mike Lowrey]

aw thankyou

got any stock specs for us rich?

Here are a few specs:


Weight: 1964 lbs (Sport Pack)

190 hp @ 7800 rpm
134 ftlbs @ 6800 rpm

6 speed close ratio tranny

0-60 = 4.7 seconds (Sport Pack)
0-100 = 12.9 seconds
Top Speed = 150 mph

[BuBBa DRiFT]

0-60 in under 5 secs with 190hp..niceeeee

QD can suck a dick.

[Novacaine]

Nice car! Those things are mean track cars. :goodjob:

[CSquared]

actually i believe toyota owned lotus briefly in the 80's.

[quickdodge®]

0-60 in under 5 secs with 190hp..niceeeee

That's about the same speed you take to get on my sack, isn't it? Later, QD.

[Mike Lowrey]

That's about the same speed you take to get on my sack, isn't it? Later, QD.

:lmfao:

[Mike Lowrey]

actually i believe toyota owned lotus briefly in the 80's.

Really? I did not know that. I will have to check on that!

[green91]

2zzfe ftw!

[The Ren]

I will be at the north point meet this week.... :D

thats a hell of a drive for me

[Ltdnismorace]

these are quick little bastards. My buddy has an 04???? I think it is, it's forest green with black stripes, anyways, I was in it and he was on his aprilia and I kept up pretty good with him over one of the mountains here in west virginia.

[AgentEasy]

secks..


whats your address ?:rolleyes::ninja:

[jaystar]

love tha car dont like tha racing strip but its still a lotus

[Mike Lowrey]

whats your address ?:rolleyes::ninja:

LOL.... :umno:

[2jz240sx]

SEXY

[Kyle]

Good choice, I like it.

[Kamikaze]

Nice :goodjob:

[rolling_trip]

nice miata you have there, lol



JK, congrats

[Julio]

bad ass.

[ALVIN]

just wait until paul sees this...gonna get jacked lol.


Amazing car but I would not even dream of trying to fit my fat ass into one of these.

[Mike Lowrey]

just wait until paul sees this...gonna get jacked lol.

LOL....yeah, he gonna kill me....good thing he doesn't know where I live.... :ninja:

[Deaf Pimp]

S2k > Elise ... That is all!

LOL, congrats Rich!

[Brett]

Congrats Brotha!!

[Leisa]

Nice!!

[Sol-Badguy]

I.Hate.You.

[DC5_BAB3]

whoaaaaaaaaa nice carrrr
congratz! drive safely =]]

[ATK_Designs]

beautiful car :) Imagine the potential....

[Codeman1407]

Congrats man, nice choice.

[collins]

good god richie boy!!! business must be pretty good! congrats on the new toy man! i know i'll see pics of you in the mountains pretty soon huh?

[Rsxguy]

nice car man i also see a yellow lotus around jimmy carter and singleton around that area

[iloveboost]

Very cool car! Hope it's not your daily driver.

Forget intakes/exhaust... get a GT28RS on there.

[HachiDori]

We were on satillite and down pleasant hill this afternoon. We stopped by Toyota, there was a crowd around the car....lol


I was at the Racetrack on pleasent hill and saw someone slightly stepping on the gas on an orange one just like yours. Id have to say....weither i like them or not. it sounded kinda nice.

G/l with her.

[SniperJoe]

Congrats Rich. She looks great in your garage!

[Hulud]

please say you are gonna take down all those hanging tools from your wall

[gtikid]

Daaaaaaamn i'm super jealous of you :goodjob:

Super nice car man....

[Humphrizzle]

what tires are on that car?

[HalfBaked]

You should have gotten blue racing stripes.

[Verik]

Exige S > Elise ^_^

nice mate

[_Christian_]

i want one. congrats. i love how the engine and tranny are toyota and not some british crap. reliability ftw!!!

[SniperJoe]

You should have gotten blue racing stripes.

The racing stripes are actually going to come off. It is hard to tell, but they are a grey metallic, not black.

[Mike Lowrey]

Thanks for the complements guys!

[Mike Lowrey]

what tires are on that car?

Yokohama Advan A-048's

[Mike Lowrey]

You should have gotten blue racing stripes.

LOL....that would hav been a little too obvious. I do have my Florida Alumni plate frame on the car though... :D

[Mike Lowrey]

The racing stripes are actually going to come off. It is hard to tell, but they are a grey metallic, not black.

Actually, I might be changing my mind on that one....they are kind of growing on me...

[Nittanys1]

Nice car, I like the stripes!! leave them on. you dont always see them on there

[EM1toEVO]

Lotus+Advans=FTW!! I can't imagine how it handles. Simply beautiful. If I were single with no family I would definitely get one! I hope you enjoy every turn of the key...

[The Green Monster]

i'm jealous :(


Good for you though :goodjob: it's nice

[Boosted S60R]

congrats sir.

[gijoe0720]

:jerkit:

[ueyedgr8tness]

I like it how much for this baby.

[IndianStig]

Great choice, you have a badass car.

[Mike Lowrey]

Thanks Guys!

[Maniaç]

once again... congrats dude... can't wait to see it in action

[Hundo®]

i remember one of those pulled up next to me on 285 one day and asked me why i would get a "Z", and not a lotus, a REAL sportscar.. i wanted to get out and slap him in the face. either way i love the look of the Lotus, and it's definately a quick little fucker, when iw as in miami i was thinking about getting one.. they had some 05's and 06's with just a few hundred miles on them for around 30k.

[admedlin]

very nice. what kind of tires are on there?

we need to get an IA "expensive cars meet" together sometime so we can all drool over the cool cars. There's a guy around Barnesville with a blue elise. very sexy

EDIT** nevermind, should have read a little more. I gave up on the second page. Good looking tires, look expensive to replace

[preferredduck]

you should have bought a red and black one!!! G E O R G I A !!!!

[EM1toEVO]

^^I agree, I can't see paying that much for advans even though they are awesome. I will probably go with falken RT-615s when it's time for tires.

[efman]

oh my god that is so fucking hot

[Fuster_Cluck]

Damn nice!!

I'd love to see how my k20a2 Eg does against a 50k sports car once complete ;) #'s will be pretty similar (weight / power) :cheers:

[Doppelgänger]

LOL @ stupid people in this thread.

Beautiful can mang. LOVE THE Chrome Orange too :)

[Doppelgänger]

Damn nice!!

I'd love to see how my k20a2 Eg does against a 50k sports car once complete ;) #'s will be pretty similar (weight / power) :cheers:


if you're talking about challenging the Elise where it was meant to be, you'd get walked. Elise is not a drag car.

[foety_foe]

super nice. a guy has an elise close to where i live. i see him all the time when iam on my way to work. it sounds wicked nice

[Frög]

damn.. nice car!

[Mike Lowrey]

Thanks guys!

Will be detailing it today, and will try to get more pics.

[Mike Lowrey]

Elise is not a drag car.

QFT

[God]

i would have gotten an STI


henry county- check.
stupid reply in a thread- check.
dumbass- check.

[Killer]

WHITE POWER!!!!

[IDCoconut]

Dude that's badass! Congrats on the new car.

I saw an orange one similar to yours on marietta parkway near SPSU on Wednesday/Thursday, I forgot. Very nice car and quick! The driver took off from the light to get onto I-75 Southbound. My S2 fell behind rather quickly :)

Have fun with it.

[ejohnson88]

anyone seen the K swap into one of these?

[SPOOLIN]

i saw an exige in jasper one day black with yellow stripes, bad ass car but i about barfed when i saw the yellow.

[bafbrian]

Nice car.

Where is that drool icon when you need it ?

Guess this will work though: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[manilikecars]

nice car me and a bud looked at a blue one up here about 2 weeks ago. Only had 45 miles on it. The was as tall as my waist. Don't think i could drive such a small little car. But really like the orange on it. looks badass.

[8bangin302]

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[NAIZBST]

very nice

[2.0civic]

were you at discover mills the other night?? i saw an orange one there that looked VERYYY similar to this one unless theres another orange on running around there ...

[spacelion]

Elise's are sessy!!! Looks really nice! That orange/black is dope as hell too!!

[Mike Lowrey]

were you at discover mills the other night?? i saw an orange one there that looked VERYYY similar to this one unless theres another orange on running around there ...

No, that was not me. Must be another one around here.

[Mike Lowrey]

Thanks for all the compliments!

[EM1toEVO]

Bump for more pics! We need some interior shots too!!

[Mike Lowrey]

Bump for more pics! We need some interior shots too!!

Will post pics tonight.

[speedminded]

Actually, I might be changing my mind on that one....they are kind of growing on me...are they vinyl? i say no ricing strapes!

I wouldn't mind shooting it just for fun :)

[GermanMuscle]

fucking sick

[Mike Lowrey]

are they vinyl? i say no ricing strapes!

I wouldn't mind shooting it just for fun :)


They are vinyl. I may leave them on there until I get tired of them.

I am working on planning a photoshoot with the car. I can contact you when I figure things out.

[OG-Skinny]

You like Florida Gators too much

[Mike Lowrey]

You like Florida Gators too much

:D

[JR VQ 30 de]

im not sure but dont this come with the type r motor just asking

[JR VQ 30 de]

my bad never mind ...
Sourced from Toyota and tuned by Lotus, the 1.8-liter, 16-valve four-cylinder engine includes variable valve timing with lift intelligence and makes 190 horsepower at 7,800 rpm.

[tony]

Huge congratulations, I imagine its an extremely good feeling when you're bringing a Lotus home for the first time. Enjoy it in good health :goodjob:

[SPOOLIN]

im not sure but dont this come with the type r motor just asking

some did, not in america though, except for a couple of rare ones i guess that were shipped over. The type R powered one out ran the cobra R in everything in a sport compact car test years ago.

[santacruz77]

k20 in it ftw! nice car

[Mike Lowrey]

Huge congratulations, I imagine its an extremely good feeling when you're bringing a Lotus home for the first time. Enjoy it in good health :goodjob:

Thank you sir. I can't keep the smile off my face.... :D :D

[Mike Lowrey]

k20 in it ftw! nice car

I will not be swapping motors.

I have a goal of 200-210 rwhp in this car. I also am trying to get the weight down to 1900 lbs. That should make for even more fun.... :D :ninja: :D

[KillTheCrow]

Damn that's nice! I feel poor now..

[SampaGuy]

my friend said he saw a orange lotus last week and he asked the guy if he wanted to race and the guy just laughed (he was in his mom's camry lol). was that you?

[iloveboost]

Mmm... K20 Type S heads w/ K24 bottom end built making 250rwhp.

[VTAC SONN]

sweet ass car bro

[PawnShopCEO]

there was a thread on one of the forums a few months ago.. where the guy took his lotus to get an oil change.. and they put it on the lift... lol needless to say the car fell off and totalled it (all the weight is in the back)

[iloveboost]

K20 Exige vs Lotus Exige. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTMF0Ha_C7w&mode=related&search=)

[Mike Lowrey]

my friend said he saw a orange lotus last week and he asked the guy if he wanted to race and the guy just laughed (he was in his mom's camry lol). was that you?

No it was not me. There is another orange one running around here, but I have not seen it.

[Mike Lowrey]

there was a thread on one of the forums a few months ago.. where the guy took his lotus to get an oil change.. and they put it on the lift... lol needless to say the car fell off and totalled it (all the weight is in the back)

Yeah, I saw those pics. It has to do with where the lift points are in the back. There are two sets of lift points in the back and you have to be careful which you use. The guys username was qball. Now when ever someone references being careful jacking up their car, they say "Don't pull a qball!" LOL