Lotus Elise confused for bass boat in horrible painting accident
Surfing around these great interwebs, we've learned far too many times that there is no accounting for taste. Case in point: someone with 50 large to spend on the most pure form of driving bliss – the Lotus Elise – decided the car's factory paint scheme wasn't eye-catching enough. The result? The abomination you see above.
Not only did the owner decide to go for the Hot Import Nights-approved color shifting hue, he or she decided that 12 different light-dependent colors wasn't enough, hence the liberal application of glitter to make this Elise an eyesore from the Liberace House of Crap.
We're disgusted and disturbed by such a careless disregard for something as perfect as the Elise, so much so that we're considering the establishment of a Hague-like tribunal to prosecute such offenses.
[Source: DieselStation]
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Sam Abuelsamid 9:39AM (4/30/2007)
As wonderful as the Elise is, it isn't quite perfect out the box. There is that little issue of the $50k price tag. If they could offer the Elise for say $20 grand, I would definitely have one in my garage.
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Mike 6:10PM (4/30/2007)
to each their own. Not my thing, but still far from a rattle can job.
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John Starnes 8:48PM (4/30/2007)
Well I for one think it looks cool as all get-out!
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Rick Lyon 6:26PM (4/30/2007)
Hey thugs like sports cars too.
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thetruck454 6:28PM (4/30/2007)
Just think about how easy it would be to find if it was stolen.
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Jason 6:32PM (4/30/2007)
Must be 'new money' as they say in England.....or 'white trash with money' as we bluntly say it in the South.
Just because you can afford it, doesn't mean it looks right! I giggle a little at the thought of how much was paid for that paid job AND how much it devalued the car!
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Jason 6:32PM (4/30/2007)
"Just think about how easy it would be to find if it was stolen."
Who'd want it?
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Viv 6:45PM (4/30/2007)
WOWWWWW....that's all i can muster out right now.
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Frank 7:02PM (4/30/2007)
From the same article:
http://athena.divshare.com/files/2007/04/27/501991/flatblack-elise.jpg
OOOOOOOH Yes!
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Tracy 7:17PM (4/30/2007)
Ugh...can this void the warranty please?
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Jaymez 7:23PM (4/30/2007)
The metallic flake is needed for the color shifting effect to work. Most metallic flake is nothing more than metal shavings. The flake found in color shifting paint has a specific geometric shape to produce the desired coloring effect.
Unfortunately, this kind of paint is damn near impossible to reproduce. If he ever needs a touch up, the entire car needs to be repainted. The color variation is dependant on everything from spray gun angle, to air pressure, to spray technique.
It was an ugly car to begin with.
I'd have probably gone with a purple base.
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Bryan 7:27PM (4/30/2007)
My question is, what is that car parked next to it? The only headlamp assembly like that I can think of is the Mercury Montego. Anyone have a clue as to what it is?
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Harrison 7:44PM (4/30/2007)
European Ford Fusion - this is the UK, after all.
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dskinner 7:47PM (4/30/2007)
#11. I'm pretty sure you're right. It looks like a Merc to me.
As far as the car goes... It definately looks like a lure for a Hummer. I applaud the owner's ability to take a fine piece of art and turn it into complete and utter s***. He probably did the same thing to the beautiful aluminum trim on the inside. Moron.
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schlomo 8:07PM (4/30/2007)
noooooooooooo! it's like putting a camry body on a porsche gt drivetrain... such a travesty... the flat black is HAWT though - I'll still be going with the lime green for my 2009 Exige S, though
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Mattlach 8:38PM (4/30/2007)
Personally - however fun it is to drive - I think the Elise is a pretty ugly vehicle, even before this multicolored molestation...
Doesn't look anywhere near as amazingly good as the Esprit :p
I just hope they don't make the new Esprit as ugly as the Elise. I hope they keep a least a little Guigiaro in it!
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John Metcalf 8:39PM (4/30/2007)
You guys are funny!
I'd drive it - you don't have to look at it from behind the wheel.
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Graham 8:49PM (4/30/2007)
as my friend would say "Woooooooooooooooooooow" for shame
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Chet 8:49PM (4/30/2007)
I wouldn't want it, but I can appreciate the owners' desire to take his little toy automorocket and make it more eye-popping. If it didn't look like a Hot Wheels product before, it sure does now. This is about the only car where you CAN get away with such outrageousness.
Anyway, it's far more tasteful than "combat kits," or chrome on recent-vintage Corvettes, or faux-convertible tops on Cadillacs, or 26-inch wheels and bologna-skin tires on Expeditions, or... a lot of things people do to personalize their rides.
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John Starnes 9:50PM (4/30/2007)
Well I for one think it is way cool looking!
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