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[Duncan Frapples]

Hi to all,

I am currently considering buying a lotus elise. All my cars to date have been sedate bmws audis and 1 celica. Can anybody advise on which would be the best type of elise for me? I would be driving it regularly if not daily although I dont cover a lot of miles.I am looking something in the 2003/4 range.

What should I expect to pay for a low mileage elise in this condition?

I live in Northern Ireland so any advice on bringing a car over from England/Scotland/Wales would be welcome.

How much does a standard service cost and can any garage carry out servicing?

Im a complete novice where these cars are concerned but have my heart set on getting one so any advice from those with more experience would be much appreciated.

THANKS

[SeanyD]

Duncan, plenty of PH threads on here comparing the different models, so do a quick search.

Also look here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise 

Standard servicing I'd think could be done by any garage, but for the C service at least, I'd suggest sticking to an authorised Lotus dealer, or at very least a high performance specialist.

Thats just my personal thoughts though, others may suggest otherwise.

[dgr]

There is a buyer's guide in the Elise forum on here. Also worth registering on Seloc (www.seloc.org) and having a look around there.

There are a few Northern Ireland owners who post, so there are a few cars over there.

Whatever you end up choosing, make sure you get an independent inspection done by a Lotus specialist (not AA or RAC).

Good luck