This is an awesome car. Lotus is such an underrated car.
@samleungtw4 жыл бұрын
This is the most graceful way I ever saw to get in
@markboodhoo19813 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, that’s the most elegant technique! I have taken your lead, not quite supple or strong enough yet but going in the right direction 👍
@BourbonSauced8 ай бұрын
Getting in and out was my primary deterrent from buying one of these many years ago. Good video on how to get in/out!
@04dram043 жыл бұрын
wow and I thought the Elise S2 was crazy. Thats insane.
@thelittlelotus4 жыл бұрын
With the roof on, I generally sit on the sill, slide/fall backwards into the seat and then bring both legs over and into the car. Its quick and faff free. But I'm also not particularly tall. Hence owning a Lotus! :)
@UnleashElise4 жыл бұрын
That is a good variation as well. I am just afraid of scratching something when you slide/fall from the sill into the seat that way.
@thelittlelotus4 жыл бұрын
@@UnleashElise My sill is pretty worn and needs leather repairs, so not a worry at the moment. But when I get it fixed later this year, that is a good thing to pay attention to.
@UnleashElise4 жыл бұрын
@@thelittlelotus Exchanging the worn sill protectors boost the appearance tremendously and I can highly recommend doing it when they are worn. Apart from OEM and aftermarket leather sill protectors you can also go to your local upholstery workshop. Though the latter may deliver you more decent quality as well as more variations on leather/texture/color/... they are likely also to be 5 to 10 times more expensive than the aftermarket option. I went with the standard aftermarket option when I exchanged mine and am still very happy.
@larrywoolard796511 ай бұрын
Looked @ an S1 this weekend. Was gonna pass, but this vid may have changed my mind😉
@peterkirton45802 жыл бұрын
My first series 1 Elise had a removable steering wheel which made life a lot easier
@saint_iri4 жыл бұрын
Good technique
@Lala-dr3vf Жыл бұрын
One qurstion please, how tall are you?
@SuperMadpom3 жыл бұрын
If you can get in without adjusting the seat position you should. Many an S1 owner has ripped his/her trousers on the door lock pin - having the seat further forward makes this less likely.
@UnleashElise3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for highlighting this. Indeed it can get a bit tricky with the lock pin. As far as I remember I ripped my pants once in the 15 years so far though.
@jeremyjames39162 жыл бұрын
yep you got it
@nathanh53983 жыл бұрын
Nobody get’s this correct it seems! Never reverse yourself into an Elise! Always go in head first! Here’s how it works, put your head and torso into the cabin, place your right hand (left hand in the UK) onto the passenger seat cushion. Next lift your right foot (again left foot for UK) up and over the sill. Next, place your left hand on the sill and lift your lower body up then lower yourself into the seat, simultaneously following with your left foot up and over the sill, and you are in! This technique is far more natural and comfortable and you avoid the all too common scraping of the sill pad.
@sengsuethao21403 жыл бұрын
Make a video please
@boderick12 жыл бұрын
Remove the roof much easier, especially when 6ft and 20 stone lol
@skystink2 жыл бұрын
I suppose there is no "only one correct" way. Just do as you feel like. Going with head in first seem for me rather odd but if it suits you then so shall it be.
@Yapudo4 жыл бұрын
Don't pull/push the "a column" some heavy people car brake the glass. I'm heavier and tried to avoid to slide and rub the car because with time everything is fucked, i'm drinving it for work comute ;)
@danieldravot3413 жыл бұрын
Well, that saves me the anguish over whether to buy one or not. I am not limber enough to own that car.
@wilburmcbride80963 жыл бұрын
If they didn't make the high sills so high, it would be easy to get in and out of the Elise. Maybe, Lotus enjoy torturing their customers.
@Hondavtrsp23 жыл бұрын
Buy a golf GTI
@eddieingalls5342 жыл бұрын
Thing is though, once you drop in and those sills 'lock' you in, you feel as close to being in a real racing car as can be. Your heartbeat races and yet you have not even turned the ignition key yet.