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The "zuckerberg's underlings" thing was a load of bullshit. I've seen a corvette, an r8, a lotus, and various other really nice cars at work. You can drive what

The "zuckerberg's underlings" thing was a load of bullshit. I've seen a corvette, an r8, a lotus, and various other really nice cars at work. You can drive whatever you want, just don't be an asshole about it.

joshu 14y ago
FWIW Lotuses aren't very expensive cars.
- heretohelp 14y ago
  Better value than a Lexus if you're a "driver" anyway.
  - joshu 14y ago
    Yeah. They are for people that hate driving, I think. I've been looking for a used Elise for a while.
    - heretohelp 14y ago
      The fact that you can't find a used Elise says loads. I'm more of a motorcycles guy though.
      - joshu 14y ago
        Oh, they're out there, I just refuse to pay 10k over what I think is fair.
- bmelton 14y ago
  That depends on your net worth, your definition of 'expensive', and which Lotus you're talking about. The Elise is on the high side of 'normally priced', but as commuters they're great because they get decent gas mileage. A well-appointed Exige is close to $80k I think, and cuts the mileage in half. It's a track car, really, so anybody driving it on the streets is probably 'doing it wrong', but I've driven more serious cars as daily drivers so I'm not one to judge. I can't really comment on the Evora because it's 'new tech', and is supposed to be expensive as such. They're expensive compared to the Prius, but they aren't really comparable either. Edit: s/Elan/Elise/g. Memories.
  - joshu 14y ago
    My point is that none of these are even $100k cars, and if you wanted one you could save for one. They're not Ferraris or otherwise requiring IPO money. Exige is basically the same as an Elise. Sometimes they have superchargers. An Evora is similarly priced to a decked-out Cayman. I mean, we're not talking Expensive for any of these. (I've driven all of these, and much higher-end stuff, too.)
    - lanstein 14y ago
      Not to nitpick, but the R8 is most definitely 100k.
      - joshu 14y ago
        I was calling out Lotuses as not being that expensive.
rdl 14y ago
Yeah -- nice/hot cars are relatively common in Silicon Valley, just not in SF. (like, color alone isn't enough to identify Roadsters in the parking lot, and the same is almost true of F430s. I've never seen a 911 which wasn't the top of the line Turbo).
tlrobinson 14y ago
And I'm sure it was just a coincidence a McLaren dealership just opened up in Palo Alto.
- mahyarm 14y ago
  With no McLarens.

joshu 14y ago

FWIW Lotuses aren't very expensive cars.

heretohelp 14y ago
Better value than a Lexus if you're a "driver" anyway.
- joshu 14y ago
  Yeah. They are for people that hate driving, I think. I've been looking for a used Elise for a while.
  - heretohelp 14y ago
    The fact that you can't find a used Elise says loads. I'm more of a motorcycles guy though.
    - joshu 14y ago
      Oh, they're out there, I just refuse to pay 10k over what I think is fair.
bmelton 14y ago
That depends on your net worth, your definition of 'expensive', and which Lotus you're talking about. The Elise is on the high side of 'normally priced', but as commuters they're great because they get decent gas mileage. A well-appointed Exige is close to $80k I think, and cuts the mileage in half. It's a track car, really, so anybody driving it on the streets is probably 'doing it wrong', but I've driven more serious cars as daily drivers so I'm not one to judge. I can't really comment on the Evora because it's 'new tech', and is supposed to be expensive as such. They're expensive compared to the Prius, but they aren't really comparable either. Edit: s/Elan/Elise/g. Memories.
- joshu 14y ago
  My point is that none of these are even $100k cars, and if you wanted one you could save for one. They're not Ferraris or otherwise requiring IPO money. Exige is basically the same as an Elise. Sometimes they have superchargers. An Evora is similarly priced to a decked-out Cayman. I mean, we're not talking Expensive for any of these. (I've driven all of these, and much higher-end stuff, too.)
  - lanstein 14y ago
    Not to nitpick, but the R8 is most definitely 100k.
    - joshu 14y ago
      I was calling out Lotuses as not being that expensive.

rdl 14y ago

Yeah -- nice/hot cars are relatively common in Silicon Valley, just not in SF. (like, color alone isn't enough to identify Roadsters in the parking lot, and the same is almost true of F430s. I've never seen a 911 which wasn't the top of the line Turbo).

tlrobinson 14y ago

And I'm sure it was just a coincidence a McLaren dealership just opened up in Palo Alto.

mahyarm 14y ago
With no McLarens.