Potential buyer

[l6rth]

Hi all, I am thinking of getting an Elise, I have a tvr chimaera at the moment. I have been in a s1 exige on a track day many years ago and I haven been in a s2 my mate had also some years ago.budget of around £10-15k for the right car and looking for advice. What is considered a high miler? What are the most desirable models etc. Don't mind a s1 or an s2 but I presume an s1 would be a better investment

[Tickle]

In summary for your budget…

The most desirable S1 models around your budget are:

111s
Sport 135
Sport 160 (possibly out of budget now)
Sport 190 (will not be within budget)

The most desirable S2 models around your budget are:

111s
135
135r
111r (will not quite be within budget)

A guide to all the variations is here: http://www.hazelnet.org/elise/index.htm

Buy on condition rather than mileage. A low mile car could have been sat for 11 months a year with just an annual service and MOT done, a higher mile car could be running refreshed suspension, uprated radiator, tyres etc.

Plenty of information on SELOC if you have not joined already.

[Moospeed]

Do you mind me asking what Chim you have and why you're considering moving to an Elise?

[Matttrakker]

I'm in exactly the same boat, why whatever your budget the one you find thats perfect is a £1k more!

My question is, is it better to buy now or and not use much or wait until march when id use it more?

[peter2704]

buy when ever if the car is right,you can still go for drives through the mild winters