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    • Lotes
      Oppositelock • is the plural of lotus • • way2blu

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      Urambo Tauro

      Lotes

      Is the plural of Lotus. THIS was a meetup of cars, and the theme was Lotes. It was totes Lotes. I took some photes

      @way2blu Take note! For Lotes that fail to adhere to the "simplify and add lightness" quote, shall thus be wrote: Botes

    • Trying Out Some New Autocross Formats With a Different Group
      Oppositelock • autocross lotus elise corner exit eurobeat intensifies • • t0ast

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      UpCreekwithShitPaddle

      @Wrong-Wheel-Drive Yeah the airport tarmac event is always great and much more spread out than the parking lot courses. But in the handful of events I have done, I've barely even used 3rd. A kart track is a great idea.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo lotus talbot sunbeam rootes psa stellantis tumblr • • pip bip

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      Roadkilled

      @TheJWT said in late night oppo:

      @pip-bip One of my all-time dream cars

      On the other hand, my mother's Dodge Omni Miser was one of my all-time nightmare cars. It may not be the worst car I ever drove, but it was one of the worst new cars I drove. The "Miser" trim level didn't help. Chrysler tried to make it cheaper, and they succeeded by removing anything that made driving an acceptable experience.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

      @pip-bip
      I've never found myself with company inside a hedge...

    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule bring a trailer lotus • • Just Jeepin'

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      GrindIntoSecond

      @flatisflat said in Hour rule:

      @Just-Jeepin Same. Also, this whole area rubs me wrong every time I see it.

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      You have to see one in person. The windows frame is wonky on side views but the windscreen and roof together is curved quite a bit so the top line of it matches the side windows. Unfortunately that line doesn’t match a flat roof and looks really off on profile views.
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      To take a picture of the profile, one has to squat down very low. I’m 6-3, and the roof only comes up to my belt. It’s very low. So the actual view of this thing is only from somewhat above.

    • Mr.Ontop

      update: I'm not going to die.
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      TheDutchTexan

      Family came down with 'Rona, kids were mostly fine but my wife was taken OUT for a day or two. Me? I got literally nothing, bounced off me like I was force ghost Luke (the only cool part of the last star wars movie but I digress).

      Then my son brings back a stomach bug and I am down for the count 3 days... I slept 48 hours of it. Kick started the weight loss thing tho, and that was cool.

      Congrats on not dying, hopefully your body does the force ghost luke thing next time you encounter it. Being sick, for any reason, sucks. Waste of time.

    • WBizarre

      Roids Morph 2
      Oppositelock • morphs lotus hennessey • • WBizarre

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      WBizarre

      @Violet Ahh, NFS2 memories

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo talbot lotus sunbeam tumblr • • pip bip

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      TheJWT

      One of my top 5 dream cars for sure

    • LaLD custom Lotus
      Oppositelock • live and let diecast lotus • • Noodles

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      vdubyajohn

      Sweet!

    • What wheels should I order?
      Oppositelock • live and let diecast lotus • • Noodles

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      @Noodles these but with 8 holes s-l500.jpg

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo citroen lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      Urambo Tauro

      Genesis Project

      @pip-bip

      fascinating-mr-spock.gif

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      Lanciere

      @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly it's a magical place.

    • LaLD: Lotus
      Oppositelock • lald lotus live and let diecast • • Noodles

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      Noodles

      @Noodles Update. IMG20221229212645.jpg IMG20221229212634.jpg IMG20221229212630.jpg I'll try to paint it without drilling the little plate.

    • Eliseposting: Good Storage Company (a DITPG Photodump)
      Oppositelock • eliseposting lotus elise ditpg photodump • • t0ast

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      bwp240

      The KC Auto Museum hosts Cars and Coffee twice a month in the warm season, once at the Museum Building in Olathe and once at the Underground there. If you go to the C&C at the Underground, access is free; otherwise there is a small fee for the tour.

      However, that tour money goes to their capital campaign. The future plan is to build the new museum on top of the parking structure/lot and consolidate the facilities. The grand plan for the Underground is that you will have the ability to store your car there, and you can choose to allow it to be an exhibit piece when you are not using it. It is a pretty neat concept.

      I have considered using their space, but parking the daily outside and scraping windows for a couple months because the convertible is about as watertight as a colander isn't super inconvenient at the moment.

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    • arvo oppo
      Oppositelock • arvo oppo lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip
      It's about ten minutes.
      It'll fill a few minutes. 😉

    • Just Jeepin'

      Anyone want a Lotus?
      Oppositelock • bring a trailer lotus • • Just Jeepin'

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      Albino Kangaroo

      @RacinBob I don't know anything about lotus pricing of that era but wow that seems like a really great deal. Looks like everything had been gone through. Maybe front suspension needed some work but really looked clean. Some rust here and there but nothing significant.

    • Eliseposting: Adding Light Lightness
      Oppositelock • eliseposting lotus elise brake lights lucas electrics • • t0ast

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      khalbali

      @t0ast this might be the number one car on oppo that I'm most jealous of.

    • TIL the Lotus Excel exists
      Oppositelock • lotus excel omg • • way2blu

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      way2blu

      @ash78 precisely!! They named it after the best software this side of Kinja

    • Fish McSticks

      Lotus Eletre got a new trim and more power
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      amoore100

      @HFV and Hyundai makes an Avant(e)!

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    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo caterham lotus westfield tumblr • • pip bip

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      mhr555

      @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly said in late night oppo:

      @pip-bip
      'Oh fuck...I'm going backwards again...'

      I feel this was a Top Gear quote...

    • Lotus Esprit Active Suspension
      Oppositelock • lotus active suspension • • A Former User

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      A Former User

      @іди-на-хуй-Влад-formerly-known-as-Distraxi This is good Oppo.

    • Finally did a Track Day - Lotus Elise @ Heartland Motorsports Park
      Oppositelock • eliseposting track day track night in america scca lotus elise video • • t0ast

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      t0ast

      @just-a-scratch Good point. We did have the option available. I probably would have picked up another open lap or two if I did that, but I didn't want to sweat things too much on the first session and part of me was curious to see if/when the corner workers would blue flag them. They didn't for that particular instance, but to their credit, I did at least see that flag being deployed in later sessions.

    • Fish McSticks

      Lotus has had some of the most legendary drivers
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      The Crazy Kanuck Saab Story

      @Fish-McSticks said in Lotus has had some of the most legendary drivers:

      lotus drivers

      Lotus/Renault Thanks Piquet Jr.

    • Fish McSticks

      Breaking news: Lotus to compete in LMH in 2023
      Oppositelock • breaking news lemans lmh lotus • • Fish McSticks

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      Vince

      @Nick-Hynds He could be team principal.

    • Elise Update: Parts Cannon Fired (by a trained professional)
      Oppositelock • eliseposting lotus elise parts cannon poop • • t0ast

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      @Qaaaaa said in Elise Update: Parts Cannon Fired (by a trained professional):

      https://www.motorsportreg.com/calendar/?country=US&radius=120&lat=39.10&lng=-94.58&loc=Kansas+City

      Don't hope. Just do it!

      Already eyeing a couple of possible events next month 🙂

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      Nauraushaun

      back when you could drive your le mans car home after the race

    • Fish McSticks

      2 wheeled Lotus
      Oppositelock • lotus bikes motorcycles • • Fish McSticks

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      Fish McSticks

      @MybirdIStheword cool

    • Autocross: Elise Goes Brrr
      Oppositelock • eliseposting lotus elise autocross • • t0ast

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    • Hamster V10

      S1, S2, and S3
      Oppositelock • live and let diecast lotus • • Hamster V10

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      Fish McSticks

      @Hamster-V10 i am pleased

    • Elise Updates: Low-Hanging Fruit and Accessories
      Oppositelock • eliseposting lotus elise booty electronics dash cam pain • • t0ast

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    • Some BaT auctions ending today
      Oppositelock • datsun fuldamobil austin healey mg td lotus buick oldsmobile toyota delorean bring a trailer • • Just Jeepin'

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      pip bip

      @Just-Jeepin orange lotus and delorean plz.

    • The Lotus Elise's Owner's Manual Kinda Hits Different...
      Oppositelock • lotus elise pictures of text owner’s manual eliseposting quirks and features • • t0ast

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      phenotyp

      @t0ast This is the kind of in-depth info that we come here for. Fuckin brilliant. Please keep schooling us.

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • night oppo lotus tumblr • • pip bip

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      Krusty Walnut

      @pip-bip Night

    • Acquired: Lotus Elise, with a 1700-Mile Introductory Drive Home
      Best of Oppo • lotus elise unnecessary car shopping • • t0ast

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      BeaterGT

      @t0ast Absolutely stunning. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

    • People's Choice: Famed Few
      Oppositelock • peoples choice toyota pontiac lotus mr2 esprit fiero • • amoore100

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      SamV8

      Has to be the MR2, the 4age with ITBs is just an incredible sound

    • People's Choice: Jet Set
      Oppositelock • peoples choice lotus vauxhall renault lancia • • amoore100

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      pip bip

      @amoore100 Lotus or Renault to be fair.

    • To Bid Or Not To Bid...
      Oppositelock • lotus elise bring a trailer • • t0ast

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      t0ast

      @Snakesm13 That very much seems to be the case. I'm reasonably motivated, but not just missed out on 4 other Elises motivated. I've also still got until September-ish to leverage the tax benefits from selling my Exocet as well.

    • People's Choice: Redefining the Sport
      Oppositelock • peoples choice lotus miata mgf roadster • • amoore100

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      Nauraushaun

      @іди-на-хуй-Влад-formerly-known-as-Distraxi said in People's Choice: Redefining the Sport:

      Where are you getting your numbers from? I make it 220KW for the Renault and 302kW for the Beemer (both numbers ex whichcar.com.au).

      good point. wikipedia, but i mistook kW for HP. you're right, the M2 is 100hp more powerful than the fastest megane, and yet the megane is faster. but even so, the weight difference is pretty big among other things, it's hard to say that this proves FWD alone can be faster.

      The whole question is becoming increasingly academic anyway: nowadays, if it’s not AWD, everything under a certain power level is FWD because packaging and everything over it is RWD because weight transfer - there’s not a lot of exceptions left, and with the crossoverpocalypse meaning all platforms are engineered for AWD, and EVs about to change the whole meaning of handling for better or worse, it’s going to get more academic, more’s the pity.

      this is true. also things have changed a lot since this Elan, we're able to put a lot more power through the front wheels while maintaining good grippy handling.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo talbot sunbeam lotus psa mopar stellantis vintage advert tumblr • • pip bip

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      Roadkilled

      @siennaman
      I learned to drive a manual transmission on my parents 1981 Dodge Omni Miser, and I don't remember it fondly. I went from that to a 1991 Saturn SL which weighed 150 pounds more, but it performed far better. The Omni had 68 hp with a 4-speed, while the Saturn had 85 hp and a five-speed. If you wanted more, the Saturn SC2 was only 2400 pounds with 124 hp. It may not sound like much, but it had a pretty good power to weight ratio.

      I've driven a Porsche 914, which weighs just slightly less than the Omni. I think that Porsche would be the lightest car I've driven.

    • People's Choice: Mid-Engined Musings
      Oppositelock • peoples choice fiat porsche lotus sports cars • • amoore100

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      іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi

      @1969r16 said in People's Choice: Mid-Engined Musings:

      @glemon Yup, it’s mid-front engined and front wheel drive. The LeCar/R5 is the same way.

      Many Renaults and Citroens of the period were. Traction, DS, SM, R4, R5, R16, probably more I can’t think of offhand. Also the Saab Sonnet Mk1, which used a Saab 93 powertrain turned 180 degrees in the engine bay and rotating backwards!

    • Fish McSticks

      More stuff about the Eletre.
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      Fish McSticks

      @Napoli I'm not sure how much power the Y has because Tesla doesn't actually publish that information. I see numbers ranging from 450 to 197 hp.

    • LaLD: You call that a Lotus? THIS is a Lotus!
      Oppositelock • live and let diecast lotus • • SmallScaleSydney

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      lemon

      @SmallScaleSydney ah yes, the esprit
      #neverforgate

    • FractalFootwork

      Lotus Eletre (SUV) Reveal
      Oppositelock • lotus lotus eletre suv carfection • • FractalFootwork

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      sn4cktimes

      @FractalFootwork looks like every other new CUV/SUV… meh.

    • Fish McSticks

      I found my wallpaper
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      ttyymmnn

      @Nick-Hynds

      Nice. Lightness added.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo lotus proton tumblr • • pip bip

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      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

      @pip-bip
      Fast Fours and Rotaries magazine had a few of these come through over the years. They were always generous in saying they were a decent handling shitbox...without suggesting they were anything more than a shitbox.

    • Fish McSticks

      Lotus just released the launch date for the Type 132
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      davesaddiction

      @nauraushaun

      I wonder what the weight of a typical power liftgate is (adds).

    • Mr.Ontop

      DOTS, Weekend edition
      Oppositelock • dots lotus old cars vespa 200e • • Mr.Ontop

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      pip bip

      @mr-ontop excellent find

    • WBizarre

      Cross-Pollinating Morph
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      HFV_Junkyardin

      @mercedes_500e_w124 I wish I could buy one now, because you know they'll only go up in value. I know 5 years ago you could get one for 30k grand, Which is impressive because they were like 40k new, a car only loosing 25% of its value over 10 years is pretty good, but now 45k is "cheap".
      It is funny that by the nature of the car, 40-50,0000 miles is a "high mileage" example

    • Seent: Elan!
      Oppositelock • dots seent elan s1 lotus • • aremmes

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      awesomeaustinv

      @aremmes If you did an electric conversion you could call it Elan Musk.

    • My 1970 picks
      Oppositelock • craigslist porsche lotus chevelle challenger • • Just Jeepin'

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      ClassicDatsunDebate

      @just-jeepin
      This is the correct answer
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    • C4 Corvette ZR1 with Lotus Active Suspension for sale
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      Jordan

      @nermal I would not buy something that isn't a C6 ZR1 for C6 ZR1 money.

    • Fish McSticks

      Lotus Color Results
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      Aiexiel

      @davesaddiction that is clean!

    • Lotus Color Finals
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      Fish McSticks

      @sn-p agreed

    • Mid-Engined Morph
      Oppositelock • morphs porsche lotus • • WBizarre

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      SN P

      @flatisflat Looks like the knockoff Lotus in GTA V lol

    • Lotus Color Semi-Finals 1
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      Fish McSticks

      @genesis_haysenhox Probably

    • Lotus Color Battle 2
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      Fish McSticks

      @grindintosecond The shade of red that won is also pretty good

    • Lotus Color Battle 1
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      sn4cktimes

      @nick-hynds I’d hope the stripe is a decal and could be removed.

    • Lotus Color Finals (Purple)
      Oppositelock • lotus purple • • Fish McSticks

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      Urambo Tauro

      @nick-hynds Dark Amethyst is intriguing; need to see it in better lighting...

    • Hamster V10

      Exige S2
      Oppositelock • live and let diecast lotus • • Hamster V10

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    • Lotus Color Finals (Blue)
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      Fish McSticks

      @mercedes_500e_w124 I like both of them