Yeah having a car you get into like this for me makes it more of an event, I'm getting into something special with a main objective of driving fun

The old fella struggled, but you have to admire his sense of style. :)

*Albeit, it may be hard to enter, but once you're in why would you ever want to get out of it?*

A few years ago I had to take my Elise in to get the emissions tested. For some reason the tester had to get into the drivers seat and check some things. He was a big fat guy and clearly wouldn't fit, so he went and got a small woman that worked there. She got in ok but then couldn't get out. Then the big guy started yelling at her "You wouldn't have so much trouble getting out if you didn't have that wooden leg!" Everybody working there started laughing. Turns out that she did in fact have a prosthetic leg. I ended up having to take the top of the car so that two guys could pull her up out of the seat. Best laugh I had all day. ​

@Riveratpeace8957

9 жыл бұрын

lol that's pretty funny

I'm 6'5" about 220 pounds. I have absolutely no problem getting into my 2006 Lotus Exige, it's all about technique. And once I'm in, space is more than sufficient. The thing most of these people fails to do is that they should step with their first leg past the steering wheel. When getting out you just have to get both your feet out first, then lift your ass and get out.

Man, the inside of that poor Exige is all scuffed up now

Cons: Hard to fit Pros: No fat chicks

that's the newer version...the original is even more difficult to get in! but my god...what a car....it costs a third as much as a normal super car, yet performs as well if not better. it does three times as much to the gallon as a super car ....costs virtually nothing for tyers ....,it's made of fibre glass and aluminium so it never rusts, it's engine parts and engine are from toyota so can be bought anywhere for little money....I rest my case

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@jackhellbilly3806

9 жыл бұрын

χεχεχε :-)

@MAGNITIS08

8 жыл бұрын

+Christos Lamborghini Παντού υπάρχει ενας Έλληνας!!!

@ChristosLamborghini

8 жыл бұрын

+MAGNITIS08 Παντου ομως!

Very funny thanks. Do those beautiful leather seats and door pieces fit in an Elise?

Things people ignore about the sills on the Elise/Exige. 1. The car was designed as a track car to be used on the road, not the other way around. 2. The sills are incredibly strong and protect the occupant way more than a lower silled ‘conventional’ car would do, plus the doors have a huge aluminium impact bar in them too. 3. Other super car type cars have exactly the same issue as the Lotus does, but cost vastly more than the Lotus. 4. The method of Ingress/egress is learned and has never been a problem to me and actually adds to the experience. 5. The uniqueness of the means of access makes the car more fun & more of an experience than any conventional sports car. 6. If you want convenience then buy a dullard estate car & then you can complain about the slowness, it’s poor handling & how boring it is. 7. Aluminium chassis & sills are lightweight and do not rust. Steel bodied cars way more, make the car slower & definitely rust.

The key is to move the seat all the way back before entering and exiting and it is a lot easier with the roof off. Also, when you get in you want to put one hand on the sill with a straight arm (to support your weight) and then lower yourself with that arm into the seat while your other hand is on the top of the steering wheel. Getting out, stick your head out first, put your hand on the sill again and extend that arm to lift yourself and then step out with the foot closest to the door first. Yes, it does take practice and you eventually develop 'Lotus muscles' in your upper body after a while which eventually makes it easier. Yup, I had one. It's worth the effort. :-)

@TGPROject101

6 жыл бұрын

Mamo don't forget the old Elise had the flip up steering wheel

Voice volume to low, music volume too high

@DataC0llect0r

9 жыл бұрын

Not just that, but lame quality of the audio makes it awful to listen to.

Quality stuff again Recombu, I tip my proverbial hat

Aw... I felt so sorry for the Greek guy. Also, is it just me or is the audio level off? The commentary and music varied quite a bit in volume, and I had to keep turning the volume up and down. Other than that, really funny and great video! :)

This is why I have an Evora! Too old for that crap.

Hmmm the car is a cabriolet! Just open the top for you to get in & out of the car! Rain or shines!

3:44. It's also that way for side impact protection.

There is a technique of getting in, once you learned it, its easier than some other supercars!

It's not the exit or entrance, it's the stuff in the middle that matters.

Performance over comfort LOL very funny.

18 months ago i went to the Lotus dealer to look at an Elise 220. I asked the salesman to show how to get in and out. He was a youthful 25 and leapt in and literally bounced out. So got in without too much difficulty. Once in i thought Yup gotta get one. Anyway getting out was a different challenge altogether. 10 minutes to drag my carcass out of the car. Ridiculous. So NO SALE. 50 odd year olds like me can afford the car , but our spines cannot get us in and out

I love this video

I am 68 years old and I don't have any problem getting in and out of my Elise.... Getting into a Caterham with the cover on : this is the real challenge... !!!

Why did no One helped the old guy ? :D

Put the seat back. Shee. I have no problem

3.37-3.55 is that the guy from Tech Spurt? Chris Barraclough. Haha

the roof is supposed to be off anyway…much easier access

Imagine having to change drivers during a 24h Le Mans... Especially considering the fact that the driver getting out will be tired as fuck...

@capturedbytee

10 жыл бұрын

done with helmet too. :D

@dansterwerecool

10 жыл бұрын

or spa

@DataC0llect0r

9 жыл бұрын

Thats easier because they gotta change em quick

@Riddem79

8 жыл бұрын

+Don Corleone Well those drivers are normally short anyway.

@Riddem79

8 жыл бұрын

+Don Corleone Almost jockey short.

2:49 HEISENBERG

This is just... too painful to watch. Had no one ever thought of pushing the chair back, instead of leaving it sooooo close to the steering?

Watching this in 2017

I'm 6' 6" and this is my favorite car :(, *OH ILL FIT! I DON'T CARE IF MY KNEES ARE UP TO MY EARS, I'LL DEAL WITH IT TO DRIVE AN EXIGE S.*

Open the roof, get the seat full backward... and that's it.

Open the roof then get in :)

@RecombuCars

10 жыл бұрын

Where's the fun in that? :)

4:03 DENIED

I just don't understand why Lotus doesn't propose a hardtop we can remove AND open (like the T-Top on some cars). You open the door, you open the top and you can get in and out way easier. And then you can close the top, close the door and keep a perfectly coupe car. And if you remove the hardtop, you have a perfectly nice roadster. It could maybe even be done as an aftermarket part... my 2¢

I am short 5'4 HTC so I know I can fit6.

I don't think I would buy the lotus I'm too big, maybe for my girl, but I would rather get the 458 or r8, but I think the whole point of the car is to just have fun

@superjervis

8 жыл бұрын

ivy Strauss Stupid comment...do you even know the price of an Exige compared to a 458?

@Riddem79

8 жыл бұрын

+The Opinionator I think he meant as in a supercar in general.

Well this poor guy should have read the information on the door. This vehicle is not sponsored by AARP

i'm 6 ft 3 and like 225 pounds, i don't think i would even fit in that car

@capturedbytee

10 жыл бұрын

1:39 Pretty tall guy gets in.

@MarksmanGamingVideos

10 жыл бұрын

***** i'm omnidirectionally big ;)

It’s rlly not that difficult

lol wtf with funeral mach haha

1st comment

I especially love how you can't hear the dialogue but the music is fucking blasted! Learn how to mix your sound.

Stupid ugly car......mustang all day long

@mikeydude566

10 жыл бұрын

your mustang has one problem....it don't go round corners....very boring

@dansterwerecool

10 жыл бұрын

gtfo your drunk