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82 308
No. Brunswick NJ

 

Welcome aboard guys. Be sure to include your email address down as well.

 

Gotta show some love for a blue Diablo Roadster. That car RULES!!!!

 

ALLEN
HOLMDEL, NJ
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04 F360CS

 

Welcome Allen. That's a beautiful car in the profile. Hope to ride with you soon.

 

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First Post! No Ferrari yet but working on it.

Gary Bossert
Tewksbury and Kenilworth, NJ
'73 2002/S14
'88 M3 club racer
'89 M3 Evo III Clone
'01 740i sport
'01 Z8
'04 GT3
'04 R32
'05 Elise

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Thanks for having me.

 

Gary, I must say that is an impressive collection. What do you think of the Elise?

 

Joe


Long Island N.Y.

89 Testarossa
03 Escalade

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Thanks.

The Elise is great, unfortunately it might have to go if the F-car happens for me. For the money I don't think you can beat it. The car weighs about 1900lbs. and has about 195hp, revs over 8000. The handling is sublime but the ride is quite still for our roads. Mine is still under break in so I haven't had a chance to wring it out but I drove a demo and the car is very quick. The only thing I can really compare it to is driving a Formula Ford but with a body on it. The steering is ultra quick and the wheel is tiny which reminds me of a kart. The main problem with the car which really makes it only an occasional toy or track car is that it's very difficult to get in and out of. The sill height is high and the sill itself is pretty wide. Once inside you are sitting on the floor with little padding on the seats. Thankfully the seats are wide enough for the typical American Male physique. There is plenty of room for 6+ footers but the pedal box area is small. I had to get a special pair of narrow shoes as my size 12s were braking and gassing at the same time. The dead pedal is about the size of a small cell phone.
I'm impressed with the quality of materials and the fit and finish, far better than I would have imagined for an english car. The reliability should be there as well with the Toyota sourced engine and gearbox.
The car comes with A/C (works well) and a pretty good sound system as well.
I have heard that the cars are turning in the 57 second range at Lime Rock bone stock. If true, that's amazing.
Lotus definitely has a hit with this car.

 

Welcome Gary. The Elise is a hot car, and you've got bring it out on a run with us soon.

 

I'd like that. FWIW, most people think the car is a Ferrari so maybe I can just blend in with you guys.
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Wow, it does look a bit like a Ferrari-one that's been left in the dryer a bit too long! ;-0!

Great car

John

 

Great write up. I can not wait to see it at one of our events. What color is your Z8 by the way?

 

No Ferrari yet but working on it...thanks for having me here

Roy Kao
Wyckoff, NJ

'04 Audi A8L
'99 BMW M3 (track car)

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Lots of new people from NJ. This shall prove interesting. Do I hear meets now in NJ?

 

The Z8 is Silver with the Red Interior. It's a regular Z8 but with the Alpina wheels.
Here's a link to a pic since the pic I posted of the Elise came out all grainy.

http://www.camptownauto.com/cars/Z8/1_4_05a.jpg

 

NJ SMELLS

o and to update mine 01 viper rt10
with another toy in the works

 

Great looking car. The Z8 is a sweet automobile. Good luck with your collection and hopefully we will see eachother at an event. I am in Central NJ as well.

 

Who are you kidding, you still have not made up your mind for your other toy.

 

'69 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'70 Jaguar XKE Coupe
'84 Mondial QV
'05 Lexus RX330
Florham Park, NJ (2 blocks from Todd)
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89 328 GTS
RIVERVALE NJ
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What's up Stevie...when we hooking up...obviously not this weekend...stop by any time!

 

99Hummer H1 TD
94Toyota Supra TT
LI NY
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Welcome, although you're going to completely confuse me as we already have a JohnH!