Day 2: Lotus Fortunes

The first stop of the trip is Clemson, SC to see friends and eat BBQ. Actually, I've never had BBQ in South Carolina, but I hear it is worth stopping for. It is a short jaunt from Charlotte and good chance to shake down my packing job, a topic for the next post.

The Lotus Evora is a peculiar car for an extended roadtrip through semi-homelessness. Most places, it is impossible to pass unnoticed. Anyone who has owns a rare car gets used to to some rubber-necking, but it is strange to experience it away from home. However, this trip is less about style and more about the experience behind the wheel.

My work schedule didn't allow me to drive the car more than a few miles in the last several months and it dimmed my memories of the driving experience. The first 150 miles reminded me that the Evora may be one of the most underrated cars on sale. Critics love to write glowing reviews, but they don't sell very well. At least in the USA, people aren't buying them. It's a shame. Whenever I show the the car to a gearhead, or let them drive it, the response is always surprise and elation. As I will prove in the next few months, you really can live with it every day.

Cosmic confirmation at lunch

Buy one!