http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOTUS-ELISE-S ... 33876f9bb5
It's my old car, TT stickers removed (the indignity!), which was written off a few months ago. The damage description (and the mileage quoted) are a little bit optimistic, to say the least. OK, buyer beware and all that, but it gets my back up to see misleading advertising, and think of some unwary purchaser walking into this. It doesn't look as if these guys are amateurs making a genuine mistake.
My second thought is to do with chassis repair-ability in general. In this case it was torn wishbone/suspension mounts. which going by the book is a replacement chassis, hence the write-off. But having been browsing though magazines like Practical Classics recently, and seeing people rebuild cars from literally piles of rust-eaten junk, is it really that hard to repair an elise chassis? I have no expertise in such matters...just curious. As the elise platform gets longer in the tooth I'm sure it's a question that will become more relevant, as more people look to restore tired or damage cars?
