What's the lowest price you could get an Elise for
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I adore Elises and if i see one parked near my house i'll go and take photos of it. I'm that much of a nutter (like most of us here are). What's the lowest price you could get one for? This does include previously owned ones (I know that makes it harder because it could go down to anything, but there must be a general price range). I'm trying to work out how hard I'll have to work to get one when I'm older.
cheers,
LG
The motors have to be still in driving condition. No non-moveable ones please
I adore Elises and if i see one parked near my house i'll go and take photos of it. I'm that much of a nutter (like most of us here are). What's the lowest price you could get one for? This does include previously owned ones (I know that makes it harder because it could go down to anything, but there must be a general price range). I'm trying to work out how hard I'll have to work to get one when I'm older.
cheers,
LG
The motors have to be still in driving condition. No non-moveable ones please
the only thing with buying a secondhand chassis is that whilst £3,500 might sound like a bargain, all the bits to turn it into a full car soon add up.
It's a grand a corner for wishbones, suspension, bearings, hubs, brake calipers, pads, disks etc - that little lot immediately takes you up to £7,500 before you've even started fitting out the interior or bought the front and rear clams, gearbox or engine. As a further example, the side sills are £500 each, so bang goes another grand!
A far better bet, if you're mechanically minded, is to buy a wrecked car with perhaps one corner missing but all the other major components intact. That way, whilst you know you've got to shell out at least a grand for the one wrecked corner, costs are minimised.
My other half has done this and, although I look incredulous when he comes home with yet another cardboard box and a further invoice, he's managed to produce an S1 for under £6k (including a full re-spray) which is an absolute bargain.
Then again, if you don't know one end of a torque wrench from another and don't much fancy displacing your spine whilst doing the work required, this is is a load of useless information!
It's a grand a corner for wishbones, suspension, bearings, hubs, brake calipers, pads, disks etc - that little lot immediately takes you up to £7,500 before you've even started fitting out the interior or bought the front and rear clams, gearbox or engine. As a further example, the side sills are £500 each, so bang goes another grand!
A far better bet, if you're mechanically minded, is to buy a wrecked car with perhaps one corner missing but all the other major components intact. That way, whilst you know you've got to shell out at least a grand for the one wrecked corner, costs are minimised.
My other half has done this and, although I look incredulous when he comes home with yet another cardboard box and a further invoice, he's managed to produce an S1 for under £6k (including a full re-spray) which is an absolute bargain.
Then again, if you don't know one end of a torque wrench from another and don't much fancy displacing your spine whilst doing the work required, this is is a load of useless information!
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