trade in value against noble

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:59 am

GregR wrote: buy a noble - many will tell you not to, but go for it

I thought i was mad ordering an Atom - some things have to be done

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:01 am

roadboy wrote:Unless you like to spend lots of time travelling back and forth to dealers, I'd head towards the Exige.

Dan@JPS

... Brian had a noble,... he changed it for an exige. 'Nuff said

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:48 am

I agree with the people above; if you want one go for it. I got a tradein against a yellow one that was for sale down south at 21995 (figures were OK) for my exige against it, but when it came down to it I couldnt be sure I would enjoy the noble as much as I do the exige. I have had the exige a year this week, and not once has it broken, or cost any money.

Even in comparison to the exige the interior is pish.

I think the nobles look awesome and all, but it really depends how much you are willing to give up when changing from a lotus. I have done 5 trackdays in mine now and doubt I would have been able to just pitch up, thrash it, drive home no worries if I had done that in a noble.

Other "worrying" issue is the fact they are not being made any more, so I wonder what will happen to the residuals now.

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:01 am

haggis catcher wrote: but the Noble has been there foe a few weeks now.

It was also up at the main John Clark forecourt for a good while before moving down to the South Road site. I saw it up there in September(ish). Not sure what the price was tho.

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:08 am

I saw it advertised this time last year before I got the exige, but the price was over £30k. It was at a garage called motorzone or motorworld or something in Dundee

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:12 am

Exactly; 3k miles in 5 years wont have done it any good - main areas are ECU upgrade, diff upgrade, fans and sump. The pistonheads noble forum is full of info.

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:26 am

jj wrote:I saw it advertised this time last year before I got the exige, but the price was over £30k. It was at a garage called motorzone or motorworld or something in Dundee

My brother thinks that car was for sale over a year ago for 37k

Nice motor, but would buy a Exige over it anyday.

your 111s is alot of car for 9k. Got me thinking about a second Loti.

Scotty C

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:29 am

If I were spending my bucks again, I would be down at dream machines looking at the £27k Exige S they have for sale.

Post by ed » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:40 am

I fear that maybe a bag of nails, early test hack or so ive read!

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:43 am

ed wrote:Iearly test hack or so ive read!

What forums that on? I havent seen anything in any of the usual places....

Brian J · Post by **Brian J** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:01 pm

Looking at this car more closely, I think I drove it as a courtesy car when mine was off the road. It certainly at least needed attention to the clutch and/or gearshift then..........

Post by ed » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:14 pm

It was something on selcoc, Lotus rego and a pre-release rego iirc...

Post by **simon** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:22 pm

Why would an S1 test hack have a 51 plate? Any test car would have to have been registered for driving on the road so that doesn't make sense as I doubt they needed any 51 plate S1s to test since the S2 had been out for a year by then

jj · Post by jj » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:38 pm

simon wrote:Why would an S1 test hack have a 51 plate? Any test car would have to have been registered for driving on the road so that doesn't make sense as I doubt they needed any 51 plate S1s to test since the S2 had been out for a year by then

Erm, nobody is talking about the S1? It was the Exige S.

Post by **simon** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:41 pm

That explains it then. Not read the thread properly cos I'm meant to be working!