[DeTomaso] Lotus Anyone?

[Art Stephens]

Mike,
     My daily driver for the last 16 plus years is an 88 3/4 ton GMC pickup 
that I bought used,  it now has 287,000 miles on it.  I'm not going to use a 
motorcycle as my daily driver but the Lotus does seem like the next best 
thing,  to me anyway.  The truck had all the bells and whistles for 1988 but 
is still an empty 3/4 ton truck.  The Lotus might not seem that bad?

Thanks,
Art



----- Original Message ----- 
To: <artstephens at charter.net>; <rgg at gregorycook.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lotus Anyone?


>
> In a message dated 6/3/08 11 05 23, artstephens at charter.net writes:
>
>
>> Is it the seat that makes the car uncomfortable, or is it that you
>> are
>> riding around in a sardine can?
>>
>
> It's all down to expectations.   Anybody who drives around in a modern car
> like a BMW is spoiled by it.   The Lotus provides all the comforts you 
> could
> expect from such a raw car, but it will never approach a 5-series BMW. 
> If
> that's the standard you set (and that is Gray's reguar ride), then of 
> course the
> Lotus would fall short.
>
> I would recommend a different take--compare it to a motorcycle.   If you
> consider a motorcycle as your standard mode of transportation (as I did 
> for many
> years, and hope to do so again later this year), then the Lotus is a giant 
> leap
> up in creature comforts.   It doesn't fall over nearly as easily, for
> starters. :>)
>
> Mike
>
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