Lotus Vertigo is a rip off even at 20 bucks!

OLS · 03-13-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowgoat

The problem with the Lotus is that the ignition doesn't work very well at all.
It will light after 20 or more clicks.

You know, what people don't think about is that you are
losing butane every time you click the trigger and get no light. 20 times is a hell of a lot of gas wasted.
And to qualify the Ronson reccomendation, out of the 10 I own, three are in working rotation at present
and one I had broke after a week. But this is certainly an abberation. And at 3 bucks I did not notice.

03-17-2009, 12:14 AM

Lotus sucks hardcore. I would never buy one of their lighters.

bobarian · 03-17-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jrwingate6

Lotus sucks hardcore. I would never buy one of their lighters.

Bro, based on your Palio post, I dont think your opinion counts a whole lot. How can you comment on a product's quality unless you have owned one?

chippewastud79 · 03-17-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jrwingate6

Lotus sucks hardcore. I would never buy one of their lighters.

Kind of like those cheap looking Palio's you own/bought/wanted to buy/are going to buy/whatever. Perhaps you should just put your agenda on the table

Totemic · 03-17-2009, 03:16 PM

My wife has the Lotus L11 (a pipe lighter) and I have the Lotus L36. Both seem to be working just fine. Although the butane tank on the L36 seems a bit small since I've had to refill it quite often.

Beyond that, the usual maintenance steps (purge it, every few refills) and so far so good.

I did use a Colibre for a while before it gave up the ghost. I'm no longer able to refill it. Everytime I try, the butane goes squirting all over the place--almost as if the refill port is completely plugged.

I also had a Xikar lighter which worked pretty well. I gave that to my sister.

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Totemic Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 68 Trading: (0)	Re: Lotus Vertigo is a rip off even at 20 bucks! My wife has the Lotus L11 (a pipe lighter) and I have the Lotus L36. Both seem to be working just fine. Although the butane tank on the L36 seems a bit small since I've had to refill it quite often. Beyond that, the usual maintenance steps (purge it, every few refills) and so far so good. I did use a Colibre for a while before it gave up the ghost. I'm no longer able to refill it. Everytime I try, the butane goes squirting all over the place--almost as if the refill port is completely plugged. I also had a Xikar lighter which worked pretty well. I gave that to my sister.