S1 Exige - Anyone know this car?

[dlogan]

http://www.lotusnewcastle.co.uk/lotus-exige-2783935

Anyone know this car or be able to provide opinion. Private plate on it but hoped someone might recognise it.

Thanks.

[graeme]

Drool. Is it a 190?

[Doc883]

Better Investment than any Bank or Building Society currently, go for it, can't see it hanging around for long

[dlogan]

Drool. Is it a 190?

190.

Looks great, low owner car.

[tut]

Still the best looking Elise variant that was made.

tut

[StiflerMR2]

I'm heading into Lotus Newcastle tomorrow lunch time so I'd be very happy to spend time looking over it and asking any questions if you'd like?

Just let me know.

-Mark.

[dlogan]

Mark have sent you a pm. Cheers!

[H8OAG]

Dave

If it's a weekend warrior that you are after, I would just remind you that the engines are the weakest link and may " let go"
However if the nice man at Lotus puts a warranty on it you will have peace of mind for the first year.
If it's investment potential you are after I think you are in reasonably safe ground at that price

One of my previous specimens has changed hands again for the equivalent of £38k
(Just had full top and bottom end rebuild with 24,000 miles)

[dlogan]

Cheers ian
It's not a weekend warrior I am looking for, you know me, its for polishing and posing in

[H8OAG]

Cheers ian
It's not a weekend warrior I am looking for, you know me, its for polishing and posing in

Get it bought
Try chipping them down though

[jj]

I know I am only going on Internet photos but it looks a bit bright silver? I don't think the silver is as shiny as that and it looks like its had paint from the photos.

Identical miles / spec to mine that I sold Matt for 16.5. Would have cost £10k to keep it going over the last 5 years mind in fact, £26k is more than me and Phil bought both ours for combined.

[Dominic]

Looks the business! If I'm not mistaken it has air-con too!

[dlogan]

I know I am only going on Internet photos but it looks a bit bright silver? I don't think the silver is as shiny as that and it looks like its had paint from the photos.

Identical miles / spec to mine that I sold Matt for 16.5. Would have cost £10k to keep it going over the last 5 years mind in fact, £26k is more than me and Phil bought both ours for combined.

ITs described as new aluminium silver (which is original as per the Exige Register (Car 517)) - I have been advised it needs a couple of bits of paint, the driver door lock area has blistering and the roof where the hatch rubbed against. - Where do you see it looking like its had paint? I cant tell from photos, but a 12 yr old 38k mile car must have had a stonechip spray on the front and sides or even more. I have asked for no paintwork done, would rather take as is than a "cheap to sell paintjob".

Havent fully decided anyway, waiting for Mark to give me some feedback today.

Yeh the days of sub £20k Exige S1s and 340Rs are long gone. My 340R was £18k from a maindealer, and sold for less than that to rocket to Euro31k. Bitter? No.

Dom, how can you tell it has aircon?

[Dominic]

Dom, how can you tell it has aircon?

The air vents on the dashboard IIRC (the square ones in the panel facing the occupants).

[mwmackenzie]

That is utterly stunning and in the best colour! New aluminium is actually a very bright silver! we looked after one when I briefly worked at SLS but we'll not mention that