finding a decent Elise for 12k

[NDT]

I'm looking for an S1 Elise - max budget is 12.5k, but I rather spend more like 11.5k.

not worried about having to do a bit of work on it.

any thoughts on what I could get at that price?

[alunr]

14 on Autotrader in that price bracket (I'd search PH but YOU CANT SEARCH BY PRICE TED!)

You should get a nice car but it will have high miles. You might also be able to buy one that's had a knock in the past perhaps (as long as its benn thoroughly sorted!)

Good Luck...

[alunr]

By the way what does your Automotive Consultancy do?

[quistii]

I'm just about to sell my 97R Elise for £11.5k. It's done 41,600 miles, mechcanically sound, and I've just given it a nose respray to remove stone chips. Plenty of others for around the same price.

[NDT]

alunr said: By the way what does your Automotive Consultancy do?

my bit of the company does engine testing and development.
Automotive's the wrong business to be in at the moment...

[NDT]

quistii said: I'm just about to sell my 97R Elise for £11.5k. It's done 41,600 miles, mechcanically sound, and I've just given it a nose respray to remove stone chips. Plenty of others for around the same price.

sounds like the kind of thing I'm after - could you let me know a few more details - colour, fsh, number of owners, location?

edited to check - are you in the process of selling or have you just sold it?

Nick

>> Edited by NDT on Wednesday 9th April 17:45

[quistii]

NDT said: - are you in the process of selling or have you just sold it?

Nick

It was on deposit Nick, but it's now been sold.

[NDT]

have now bought one!

[alunr]

YAY!

Spill the beans then man!

[Bonce]

Come on, stop driving it in the sun and take a picture so you can update your profile for us all to see it!

[NDT]

well.....
picking her up tonight, so getting any work done today is going to be difficult!

1998 S1 in pearlescent yellow
needs a few bits and pieces doing - one sill skirt is a bit manky, rear tyres are crap, needs a B services.

no mods (at the moment), but that may change, as I have access to a very low mileage 160PS VVC engine...
but I'll drive her as standard for a while before thinking about more power....

can't wait!

[gfoz]

Congratulations! You're going to be grinning like a cheshire cat for at least the next six months I have!