Lotus Elise Long Term Review | Living With A Lightweight Sportcar
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- This week on Buckle Up, Rob talks us through what its actually like to live with a Lotus Elise in his own unique way...
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Lovely car. Great colour. Good review. Very enjoyable.
You’re right - you don’t need any more speed on the road. You really don’t.
My Elise has all the Apple features, Waze, voice control etc. Just plug the iPhone into the stereo and by a £10 Halfords phone holder.
The little black button? That’s central locking/unlocking for you!
Hi Mike, thank you so much for the very kind words about the video! I can't believe it's the central locking! So simple... I really should've known that! I always secretly hoped that it was machine guns or some other Bond-esque gadget!
Great review! I know this "more, mooooooooooore...!!!!" feeling. I feel exactly the same every time in my Elise.
Believe me - if you practice a little bit and to all things in sequence, the roof is gone in no time. And by the way, to me it's no rain - no roof!
Thanks Wolfgang! There's loads more Lotus content on our channel to enjoy! Hope you have a great day!
This video made me laugh multiple times, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed! We have plenty more videos on the Lotus if you’re interested in that. Have a nice day 😊
@@BuckleUpShow Subscribed. Thank you for replying here, I don't think I would have subscribed if you hadn't mentioned it. You're a very funny content creator!
Hey man , cracking review! And great channel, so good to see someone else my age proving that these cars aren’t unobtainable and that they are very easy to own and live with. Keep doing what you do and we should meet up and get a video going at some point ? Let me know dude. CR classics out 🤙🏻
Hi CR classics, thanks very much for your lovely comments! We're based in the North East so if you're ever in the area, give us a shout! :)
well presented mate. you've certainly got the skills to cover this sorta thing. im researching around for my next vehicle and found this to be one of the better produced videos on the Elises.
Well thank you very much! I’ve got plenty of other reviews on the channel if you’re interested 😊
Great review. Enjoyed watching it. Original owner 2006 Federal Elise (Type 111R) S2 , in Midwest, USA. I have the Toyota 2ZZGE, the power delivery is smooth and addictive to get into the 2nd cam. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub! Plenty more Lotus content coming soon...
Had a K-seried Elise s2 111S for 7 years... it's a great engine, only on HGF!! Get yours on track... Bedford Autodrome is a good one to start on!
It’s fine on the road for me
The switch on the shift console is for the door locks. Your car has a trunk release? That's a new luxury, the S2 requires that you use the key to open the engine cover.
Thanks for watching! I’ll consider myself very lucky then!
Great videos👍 I’ve been driving these since 2002 and have done a few vids, I also own a Lambo but nothing compares to a lotus. Supercar experience at supermarket price 👍
Keep up the good work
Hi PetrolDiaries, glad you’re enjoying the videos! I’ve wanted a Lotus since I was a kid and I’m not disappointed! More Lotus content coming soon 👍
Rob what has happened to the audio 😂🙈 having said that point though, I definitely noticed all the kewl camera angles 👌
A very thorough explanation of what it's like to own a Lotus Elise. In fact I now feel like I AM the Lotus Elise. Turning yellow and becoming temperamental as we speak...😛
I tried my best Lucy 😩
@@BuckleUpShow Haha I know, I know.
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But that's not good enough.
Jokes jokes 😂😛
You can get an MX5 NC (Mk 3) with power retractable hard top, with one latch and a button to retract the roof in 13 seconds, and it takes the same time to put the roof back up. All for around 5 Grand upwards. You're right about the power tho' we don't need any more power than either car offers, on UK roads.
Ah but where’s the fun in a sensible, practical roof!
I have a 2005 S2. That 1.6 sounds quite poor compared to the 1.8 2ZZ. The black button ahead of the flashers is the door lock. As for the roof in 25 months of ownership I have had it on 4 times. Also makes ingress and egress a breeze. As for the boot I highly recommend the lidbone. Stays up with one hand. And the Elise is not a convertible but a roadster with a targa top. I have both a carbon hard top and the soft top. Fantastic car, but as another said below, PLEASE do not close the door with the window.
Okay Dave
The black button locks/unlocks the doors! I've had my 1.8 Elise S since November last year and I daily mine. Never really had trouble with practicality and the economy is better than my old Clio RS200! Only issue I've found is sometimes feels a bit clunky on colder days, can't really explain it though 🤔. My boot cable also snapped but I've heard this is a problem with lots of Elise...
Also with the roof issue, I've found if you hold the trigger that locks in the back latch and just fit the front one by pushing it goes in much easier!
Thanks for watching Mitchell! Another friendly commenter has enlightened me on the door locks but thank you too! You’re a braver man than me for dailying one but I have immense respect for you! I have also noticed that on colder days they seem to clunk a bit, not sure why either.
Haven’t heard that before but will definitely try it next time!
It's heart breaking to see you close the doors by the wondow pane, rather than the body.
Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll stop that from now on!
Great video and funny!. Is a stock exhaust? Do you change or add something different than the stock car? Thanks!
As far as I know it’s all stock, it does have a factory sports exhaust option though.
@@BuckleUpShow thanks! And whats your heigh? I am a 1.82m man, and thinking about buying one...is much better than the S2?
I’m 1.87m and I would describe it as ‘snug’. Haven’t driven an S2 so can’t really comment. I picked the S3 because it has the Toyota 1.6 rather than the Rover 1.8 but it’s entirely up to you.
@@BuckleUpShow thanks!. I know that is difficult to get in and get out, but inside, do you feel tight?. By the way, you are tall: any trick to get out?. Thanks again!
If I’m just in by myself then it’s ok but if you have a passenger it’s tight. My advice is to take the roof off to make it easier to get in and out of. Other than that then it can end up with you crawling on yours hand and knees but it’s all part of the fun!
I was obsessed with the Elise when I was a teenager. It’s such a beautiful car on the outside but holy crap, the inside looks so crappy to me! It looks so old fashioned and boring :/
It's a minimalist car and focused. Less is more.
Functional is the word, you won't feel the same when you drive one.
No frills
There is no good reason to buy an Elise. That on its own is a great reason to buy one! It’s like being a member of an exclusive club, everyone else in a car has no idea. Brilliant!
Thanks for watching, Claudius!
by the way, whats you ropinion about parking it out in the rain, driving in heavy rain etc. is it fairly leak proof?
Personally, I garage mine so it has rarely been left out in the rain. I have driven it in very heavy rain though, and I have never actually seen water enter the cabin. Hope this helps!
@@BuckleUpShow thanks mate, found that helpful. hard to get feedback on that as i figure not a lot of people daily these year round.. i'm in auckland, new zealand so we don't get super extreme weather here but do get a fair bit of rain and when at work have to park outside unfortunately
Fucking great review. Made me laugh out loud.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Very well done this review, like your humour while presenting! BBC could use you..
Thanks so much azurblueS1, that means the world to me! Glad you enjoyed!
Driving that fast in those conditions is unray
Unray?
Its obviously not an everyday car it's a weekend car
That depends on how unhinged the owner is...
im looking to get one as a daily haha...
Luckily I don’t have ave any friends. Hahaha.
It’s an absolute must if you own an Elise
BLIMEY like somat out of the 1950s ! Yes I was there.
Thanks for watching Robert! Good name by the way!
Toyota 1.6 engine better than a Rover K-Series 1.8 "because it actually works". What an utterly stupid thing to say.
Sorry we can't hear you over the sound of the head gasket not failing
@@BuckleUpShow Ooh flame war, great. Look, my knowledge of the S1 Elise is is based on experience. You are just spouting received wisdom. And you didn't mention HGF in your sweeping generalisation. I drove a 1998 S1 to Portugal and back in searing 40C heat, booted it round Goodwood several times, and thrashed it on the road, no problems. I'm sure your 1.6 CR could do that too, and I wouldn't disparage it. But if you are going to slag the S1 off in one of your videos, at least do us the courtesy of checking your facts, and being specific; otherwise you are going to come across as not authentic. You are very much in the minority of reviewers if you are running the S1 down.
I find that my S1 "works" perfectly well. And if it had not been made, you certainly wouldn't be sitting in your S3 CR.
By the way, your car weighs over 100kg more than mine, this is probably why it only gets to 60 in 6.4s (according to Evo: www.evo.co.uk/lotus/elise/7006/lotus-elise-club-racer-review ). A standard S1 would run rings round you on the track.
I think, with an open mind, I should watch the rest of your video now...!
Cheers
Jon
Hey buddy,
Sounds like you’ve had a fun afternoon! Firstly, I’d just like to mention that at no point in my review do I say anything bad about the S1 Elise. Maybe you would have noticed this if you were actually paying attention? (Although you do admit you haven’t watched the whole video before commenting so no real surprise I guess).
I only mentioned the Rover K Series engine which is well known in motoring circles for developing a head gasket failure. I would argue that the difference in engine between S1 and S3 was worth mentioning and might even help to persuade more people to buy into the Lotus brand (which I think would be a good thing).
I would also discourage you from using the argument that because your S1 hasn’t had any engine problems, that must mean none of them did. It makes you sound far less intelligent than I’m sure you are.
One last thing. Resorting to searching stats to compare your car to mine to prove yours is better looks at best a little desperate and at worst probably speaks volumes about other possible insecurities you may have. No comment on what they might be.
Anywho, thanks for watching and let’s just agree to disagree!
@@BuckleUpShow No insecurities here, friend. I agree that HGF is widely thought of to be the K-Series engine's Achilles Heel, but there are ways you can mitigate the effect, such as not booting it when cold. I didn't actually say that no one else has suffered the failure, just that I hadn't and that was my experience. I've likely been a bit too harsh on you; after all, what you said is a sort of throw away line that's supposed to be funny - sorry about that, you must think I'm a die hard S1 fanboi. Actually, I'm not - I nearly bought a yellow CR just like yours last year, but it had too high a mileage for me. It also occurred to me that it'd be a lot of fun if we did a trackday, and compared the cars scientifically. Hmm, this would probably make a very good RUclips vid...
Poor review sell it and buy a ford
Thanks Lee! Great advice, I’ll call my local Ford dealer now!
Lee, please, we all know it's my job in the channel to buy Fords