S1 Sport 135 on ebay, anyone know this car?

Digital · Post by **Digital** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:19 am

Just browsing on ebay and noticed this:S1 Sport 135 It's up at 10K although there is an (unnamed) reserve.

Pictures aren't the best unfortunately, but this is the sort of car I'm after, and it has the hardtop that I require. Does anyone know this car, or know of it at least? Can't find it listed anywhere else (Pistonheads/SELOC/AutoTrader).

Cheers,
Jamie

jj · Post by jj » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:28 am

I dont know it, but I do remember seeing it advertised somewhere a few months ago when I was selling my S1 (Recognise the plate). If they have been trying to sell it since I saw it, that can only be a good bargaining tool.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:18 am

Ah ha!! You've got the bug as badly as I do it seems.

I'm still nowhere nearer to getting a car

( impending wedding means I'm having to review my spending priorities ). Oh well. Maybe once I'm middle aged I can get one

. or not. Still got my fingers crossed so you never know

.

Anyway, good luck finding a car, and see you at KH sometime soon

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:28 am

Pssssst Tom

http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/index.ph ... 71d9de5045

Got to be worth a haggle

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:40 am

jke11y wrote:I dont know it, but I do remember seeing it advertised somewhere a few months ago when I was selling my S1 (Recognise the plate). If they have been trying to sell it since I saw it, that can only be a good bargaining tool.

did you sell your S1? was that your S2 that was parked along woodside terrace yesterday?

ninja

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:46 am

Lazydonkey wrote:Pssssst Tom

http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/index.ph ... 71d9de5045

Got to be worth a haggle

Thanks mate def. worth a thought. Need to do some sums I think and see how far I can go.

Good to meet you again the other day and thanks a lot for the test drive

.

jj · Post by jj » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:19 pm

The silver one ninja? I did sell my S1, got a yellow S2 Exige now.

Post by **simon** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:12 pm

There's another Sport 135 for sale on seloc:
http://forums.seloc.org/classified.php? ... ad&id=1383
Probably a bit of a trek and it's almost double the mileage but it's a known car so there'll be plenty info on it.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:24 pm

Hi remember emailing this guy a few months back. I think it was on Pistonheads around Chtistmas time. I can't find the response but remember asking why it didn't have the correct steering wheel - it should be red & black alcantara. Why it didn't have the appropriate 135 decal in front of the rear wheels. I also questioned if the wheels are correct. The 2nd bacth of 135 Sports which I believe this should be if it is a 99T had 111S wheels.
I wish I could find the guys reply as he answered most of these issues, but in my mind this wont be the best 135 Sport out there. (Lee has the best one

)
For some more info on 135 Sports check here http://uk.geocities.com/sprok135s/history.htm
Regards
Stewart
(former 135 Sport faction)

Digital · Post by **Digital** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:37 pm

Thanks Stewart, that's very useful

Can't tell a great deal from the pictures unfortunately, it has a silver filler cap which would suggest it's not one of the later ones (according to that link) and the steering wheel should be trimmed in red as you say. I enquired as to the reserve, it's 12K apparently...

Cheers,
Jamie

gordon · Post by **gordon** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:06 am

Why buy an 135 with all the tacky red trim when you can have my car with 136bhp and looking cool in stealth mode

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:15 am

Thats a very good point.

Have you had some laps in it Jamie?? It's a peach

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:21 am

I drove gordons car on the previous set of tyres (toyo's) and thought it was a very well sorted car, but nowhere near enough outright grip. After many hours of desperate phone calls from him to me

, he finally got a set of decent tyres (yoko). the car is amazing now. Its definatly faster than the average elise, both in a straight line and through the twisty's.

It'll beat a sport 135 around knockhill. stick a set of sticky yoko's on it and it'll beat most cars round knockhill. (not mine obviously

)

gordon · Post by **gordon** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:25 am

Tom wrote:Thats a very good point.

Have you had some laps in it Jamie?? It's a peach

Oi you.....get off the internet. Should you not be in a meeting with the bank manager just now

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:15 pm

Hi Jamie its my car did you get my email from ebay?

If you want to come and see the car let me know.

Bernie is right i answerd the quistions the old steering wheel is in my room when i got the car it was i bit taty so i changed it was going to get it recoverd just never got round to it. as for the wheels these were on the car when i got it when i said to the guy he said he had sport 160 wheels on it and sold the origanl ones then changed them when he sold it. as for the graphics again he said he didnt like them and took them off. the car nows has the 135/99 graphis as i think it looks good i bought them from murry.

Cheers Craig