Discussion
With a new Elise potentially just around the corner, is now a good time to buy a late / low mileage Elise S? Or not? What is the expected impact on residuals and desirability of the soon to be "old" model? I absolutely love the car, but as always worry about what it will return in 2 or 3 years time.
CRW4 said:
With a new Elise potentially just around the corner, is now a good time to buy a late / low mileage Elise S? Or not? What is the expected impact on residuals and desirability of the soon to be "old" model? I absolutely love the car, but as always worry about what it will return in 2 or 3 years time.
Assume we're talking 2012/2013 cars here. Its a wonderful car. It will hold its value better than most. Model changes don't seriously affect prices. Series 3 SC change hands at between £25/30K despite the arrival of the S. If you get in at around the £32K mark I would expect after three years it would still be around the £27/28K mark but its purely guesswork. I took a £4K hit on audi after six months. That hurt! But never regretted getting back into a LotusThanks. Talking about a 1 year old, v low mileage, high spec S. I'll own it for 2 years max. Having driven a series of 911s and fast Audis for the last 10 years, I was blown away by what it felt like to return to real driving. Just feeling cautious about new model introduction as I've been burnt badly before. That said, when I look at Elise residuals the trend is certainly v strong.
Oh dear. That isn't happening now.
Some recent Lotus history, including where that show car came in;
https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/where-dany-...
Some recent Lotus history, including where that show car came in;
https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/where-dany-...
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