Buying advice please.
Discussion
Merry Christmas everyone,
I am on the verge of purchasing my first Elise S1. I am needless to say very excited but I don’t want to get carried away in the whole thing and end up paying over the odds.
The best car that I have seen is a late 1999. It has 13K on the clock, no mods bar an induction kit and some interior bits and pieces. It is essentially pristine.
The seller wants £14.750 which is a little more than similar cars I have seen in the classifieds. How much does the low mileage and condition improve the selling price?
I’m not looking for the deal of the century but every penny I save can go to the insurance company or a leary exhaust.
Many thanks.
I am on the verge of purchasing my first Elise S1. I am needless to say very excited but I don’t want to get carried away in the whole thing and end up paying over the odds.
The best car that I have seen is a late 1999. It has 13K on the clock, no mods bar an induction kit and some interior bits and pieces. It is essentially pristine.
The seller wants £14.750 which is a little more than similar cars I have seen in the classifieds. How much does the low mileage and condition improve the selling price?
I’m not looking for the deal of the century but every penny I save can go to the insurance company or a leary exhaust.
Many thanks.
onedsla said:
After a visit back to my dealer for a service yesterday, they were only offering £20k for my 6500 mile 2003 S2 111S when part exing against a new TVR!!!
If this is going to be a theme, I'm wondering if this price is a little over the odds?
Unprepared to comment on the PX deal... however check out the advertised discounts on new Elises and you'll begin to appreciate the rationale behind the offer.
apprentice
Mmmmh. Popped into my local dealer recently. Chat with staff indicated that things are very, very slow in the sports car market at present. Mix of reasons - post Xmas debts, questions over interest rates etc... But as far as the Elise is concerned, every owner who is thinking of changing their car at any point in the next 18 months is waiting for details of the new Toyota powered Elise, prices etc... Westover currently have 2003 S2 Elises on their forecourt at £19995, and I think there'd be a deal to be done on that. My advice, having owned 3 Elises, is the money you talk of for a S1, even a real minter, is way, way, OTT. Haggle hard! Good luck.
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