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Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:38 pm
by campbell
Sometimes, the planets align.

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2010 model. Persian (Azure) Blue. 18,000 miles. 2 owners. Usual Murray Lotus refinements. Coveted since around October. Feasibility Study in progress since December.

Collect Saturday.

Never, ever thought I'd see the day. Thanks to a number of people for insight, help, encouragement, patience, and sense of humour. Iain Boag, Father G, Robin, Craig, Brandon and of course GPS Gill.

Match the person with their wise words below...

"financial suicide"
"take it on Frolic, I'll pay your trip if it breaks down"
"I've been selling mine for 6 months, why didn't you buy it"
"I want a sofa first"
"market the MINI for 6700, accept 6500"
"yes we can do that...thank you for letting us be of service"

(Robin said his a really long time ago...)

Right, we're all off to live the dream. All 4 of us. Because the kids won't fit in the back for long 8)

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:48 pm
by tut
Great news Campbell, out of the blue for me but there must have been others in on it.

What happens with UJI, trade in?

tut

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:52 pm
by pete
Shed!

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:02 pm
by j2 lot
Congratulations - you will love it. They drive like a grown up Elise :thumbsup

p.s. Love the colour

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:03 pm
by renmure
Congratulations. Looks lovely so enjoy :)

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:08 pm
by SAJ
j2 lot wrote:Congratulations - you will love it. They drive like a grown up Elise :thumbsup

p.s. Love the colour
:withstupid

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:13 pm
by campbell
tut wrote:Great news Campbell, out of the blue for me but there must have been others in on it.

What happens with UJI, trade in?

tut
The list above was the only true inner sanctum, Tut. Didn't want to say anything until I was sure of the "Evoranomics". Even Brandon doesn't know how late in the day it was almost match abandoned. But I'll tell him at some point ;-)

UJI is not part of the transaction.

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:31 pm
by ClarkyBoy
Great,

looks stunning in that colour.

Congrats!

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:32 pm
by tenkfeet
The best colour :thumbsup

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:32 pm
by BigD
Nice wheels, congrats! Need to get myself a shot an an evora at some point. :)

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:33 pm
by tut
Regardless, good to see you take a step that keeps you in the Lotus and S_E fold with a new model after keeping UJI going for so long.

You are going to love it.

tut

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:01 pm
by anthonyyule
That's lovely!
Congrats!!

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:04 pm
by campbell
pete wrote:Shed!
It may well be that I have to sleep in it. So fairly accurate.

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:09 pm
by ruadh08
So, ARE you taking it on frolic?

Glad you got the car Campbell, you wont be dissapointed!

Re: Evoranomics

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:11 pm
by campbell
I think it's endearing (or worrying!) how much attention the colour is getting.

It's no longer made in that shade, as it happens. Which is nice (cue Graeme? - only one left in Scotland in that colour?!)

Azure (as it used to be called) was on our shortlist when we specced the Elise in 1999. No regrets with New Aluminium, but spent a lot of time in the company of Azure Elises. Lawrence's Europa also looked stunning in blue. So a bit of heritage and sentiment there.