Your thoughts on this car please?
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Hi all
I hope you'll be able to give me your thoughts on a secondhand Elise I'm planning to buy. It's a 2001 Y reg sports tourer with 27000 miles for £16495. There are pictures of it here if you have a minute: http://www.carpages.co.uk/go.asp?session=5@4@68565@617085@500
I'm very excited at the prospect of getting it, but would like to know if it's a realistic day-to-day car... it'll be used for commuting 5 miles to work, then mainly on the weekends.
Are they reliable at this age or am I about to fall into a money pit?
Any thoughts at all would be appreciated.
Cheers
I hope you'll be able to give me your thoughts on a secondhand Elise I'm planning to buy. It's a 2001 Y reg sports tourer with 27000 miles for £16495. There are pictures of it here if you have a minute: http://www.carpages.co.uk/go.asp?session=5@4@68565@617085@500
I'm very excited at the prospect of getting it, but would like to know if it's a realistic day-to-day car... it'll be used for commuting 5 miles to work, then mainly on the weekends.
Are they reliable at this age or am I about to fall into a money pit?
Any thoughts at all would be appreciated.
Cheers
Well i have a 2001 Y reg racetech....done 31000 miles.
I've had it from new....commute in it when Im here...and done about 7/7K of those miles on track. In four years the car has needed
1 x set brake discs
2 x front pads
1 x rear pads
1 x geo set-up
1 x battery (I changed this cos the standard one sucks and you can get a 500amp one for about 35 quid)
total cost : £1,200 ish (very ish)
it routinely gets between 28 and 38mpg and i drive it sensibly but quite fast. insurance is £650 a year...31, full NCB, no points
It's easily the most reliable and cheapest car I have ever owned or run (and not just compared to my other exotics - also includes a G reg Citroen AX!)
so...go for it!!!
Night
I've had it from new....commute in it when Im here...and done about 7/7K of those miles on track. In four years the car has needed
1 x set brake discs
2 x front pads
1 x rear pads
1 x geo set-up
1 x battery (I changed this cos the standard one sucks and you can get a 500amp one for about 35 quid)
total cost : £1,200 ish (very ish)
it routinely gets between 28 and 38mpg and i drive it sensibly but quite fast. insurance is £650 a year...31, full NCB, no points
It's easily the most reliable and cheapest car I have ever owned or run (and not just compared to my other exotics - also includes a G reg Citroen AX!)
so...go for it!!!
Night
DJ111S said:
Scylla said:
Hi all
I hope you'll be able to give me your thoughts on a secondhand Elise I'm planning to buy. It's a 2001 Y reg sports tourer with 27000 miles for £16495.
Cheers
Too expensive IMO
Agree,
take a look at this
www.pistonheads.com/sales/43376.htm
Boggy
>> Edited by boggy on Friday 26th August 08:29
Many thanks for the replies everyone, appreciated.
Unfortunately I have a year old Mini Cooper to trade in as part of any deal, so buying privately wouldn't really be my preference. I'm trying to get the dealer to do some figure-juggling..
btw if you're interested, Subaru are falling over themselves to sell me an Impreza WRX with free Power Pack... they've just rang back to offer to pay the £2000 deposit... guess they're desperate to get rid of the old stock before the new model comes in in October.
Anyway I'm off to road test the Elise in an hour... nice sunny day too!
Cheers
Scylla
Unfortunately I have a year old Mini Cooper to trade in as part of any deal, so buying privately wouldn't really be my preference. I'm trying to get the dealer to do some figure-juggling..
btw if you're interested, Subaru are falling over themselves to sell me an Impreza WRX with free Power Pack... they've just rang back to offer to pay the £2000 deposit... guess they're desperate to get rid of the old stock before the new model comes in in October.
Anyway I'm off to road test the Elise in an hour... nice sunny day too!
Cheers
Scylla
Scylla said:
Many thanks for the replies everyone, appreciated.
Unfortunately I have a year old Mini Cooper to trade in as part of any deal, so buying privately wouldn't really be my preference. I'm trying to get the dealer to do some figure-juggling..
btw if you're interested, Subaru are falling over themselves to sell me an Impreza WRX with free Power Pack... they've just rang back to offer to pay the £2000 deposit... guess they're desperate to get rid of the old stock before the new model comes in in October.
Anyway I'm off to road test the Elise in an hour... nice sunny day too!
Cheers
Scylla
How did the road test go? Made up your mind yet?
Hold your horses until you sell the Mini - you'll be paying over the odds otherwise.
The private market is WAY better, you'll get a bigger bang for your bucks. Don't rush in, do your research and get the car you want at the best price possible. Whatever you do, get it checked over by a bona fide Lotus specialist before you buy. AA/RAC checks don't cut it for these badboys.
The private market is WAY better, you'll get a bigger bang for your bucks. Don't rush in, do your research and get the car you want at the best price possible. Whatever you do, get it checked over by a bona fide Lotus specialist before you buy. AA/RAC checks don't cut it for these badboys.
Hi again
I wanted to say thanks for all the replies, your thoughts were much appreciated.
I tested the Elise and was blown away by the handling, pace, panache, sheer grin-inducing excitement of it - all these things you as owners already know about - but I've had to pass on the idea. I just couldn't live with it as an everyday car, as much as I loved it.
I'm normally very impulsive, and am quite surprised at my own restraint, but in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't right. It wasn't an easy decision: I'm feeling a pang of regret even as I write this, and one day if I ever become wealthy enough to own a second car, it will be mine.
On a positive note it's made me appreciate my Mini Cooper that much more... it's still a truly great driver's car, and you don't have to fold yourself double to get in.
Take care
Scylla
I wanted to say thanks for all the replies, your thoughts were much appreciated.
I tested the Elise and was blown away by the handling, pace, panache, sheer grin-inducing excitement of it - all these things you as owners already know about - but I've had to pass on the idea. I just couldn't live with it as an everyday car, as much as I loved it.
I'm normally very impulsive, and am quite surprised at my own restraint, but in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't right. It wasn't an easy decision: I'm feeling a pang of regret even as I write this, and one day if I ever become wealthy enough to own a second car, it will be mine.
On a positive note it's made me appreciate my Mini Cooper that much more... it's still a truly great driver's car, and you don't have to fold yourself double to get in.
Take care
Scylla
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