Kev946 Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 A lot of car for then money http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/349224.htm Quote
rickya Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 Thats a bargain, I thought they were about £25k min. ps dont u think the back looks a bit like an Audi R8? Quote
Kev946 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Posted January 24, 2008 They are a good looking car in the flesh. The latest interior is very plush and a vast improvement, all leather covered dash and panels and nice stitiching. I think the Lotus factory will upgrade the interior too. I r3eckon they are now a good buy and surely depreciation should now slow down. Quote
Lexx Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 i dont care how cheap it is, it's still Fugly! Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 i dont care how cheap it is, it's still Fugly! Really!? I think that car looks amazing! Will miss the Lotus when it goes, anyone interested in a S1 Elise? Quote
Digsy Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Its a shape that pics don't do justice to. Looks great on the road in dark colours. Still not sure about the bit where the side windows meet the roof though - looks a bit kit car. What puts me off is that its barely more practical as a day to day proposition than an Elise and they're gorgeous. Quote
lomoto Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 never been a Lotus fan , but that loks quite nice Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Its a shape that pics don't do justice to. Looks great on the road in dark colours. Still not sure about the bit where the side windows meet the roof though - looks a bit kit car. What puts me off is that its barely more practical as a day to day proposition than an Elise and they're gorgeous. Agree with that Digsy, except the practicality of these IMO is a lot more than the Elise! Look how much deeper the doors are on these, getting in and out is a doddle compared. Agree the Elise is gorgeous, so, fancy a S1?? Quote
Digsy Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Its a shape that pics don't do justice to. Looks great on the road in dark colours. Still not sure about the bit where the side windows meet the roof though - looks a bit kit car. What puts me off is that its barely more practical as a day to day proposition than an Elise and they're gorgeous. Agree with that Digsy, except the practicality of these IMO is a lot more than the Elise! Look how much deeper the doors are on these, getting in and out is a doddle compared. Agree the Elise is gorgeous, so, fancy a S1?? No money! Will you lease it to me? Quote
lomoto Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 are the S1 's down to the £5k mark yet ? Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Its a shape that pics don't do justice to. Looks great on the road in dark colours. Still not sure about the bit where the side windows meet the roof though - looks a bit kit car. What puts me off is that its barely more practical as a day to day proposition than an Elise and they're gorgeous. Agree with that Digsy, except the practicality of these IMO is a lot more than the Elise! Look how much deeper the doors are on these, getting in and out is a doddle compared. Agree the Elise is gorgeous, so, fancy a S1?? No money! Will you lease it to me? Not a problem - one off deposit of £7k leaves you repayments of £29.95 a month for 3 years. Quote
rickya Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I do like these cars & would be happy to get, but the only thing that stops me is the small high, reving engines they use, I prefer my engines big & torquey with low down grunt. Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I do like these cars & would be happy to get, but the only thing that stops me is the small high, reving engines they use, I prefer my engines big & torquey with low down grunt. But is does weigh about half as much as the Zed. And at one point they were putting 2.2l engines in these IIRC. Quote
MarkW Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Thats a bargain. Dont know if I could use it as an only car though, much better than an elsie obviously but still a way short of a 350Z/Boxster/Z4 comfort levels. I do like the look of them though in a "thats different - what is it" sort of way, plus its a Lotus which is a name with british heritage that everybody knows. Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 are the S1 's down to the £5k mark yet ? In the trade for an real poor example quite possibly. This is a 99 T with 41k on it, full LSH, cream leather, sports exhaust, etc. Not pushing for top money as we know what car we want to replace it with. Open to sensible offers! Quote
Sarnie Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 are the S1 's down to the £5k mark yet ? In the trade for an real poor example quite possibly. This is a 99 T with 41k on it, full LSH, cream leather, sports exhaust, etc. Not pushing for top money as we know what car we want to replace it with. Open to sensible offers! £6k? Quote
H5 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 are the S1 's down to the £5k mark yet ? In the trade for an real poor example quite possibly. This is a 99 T with 41k on it, full LSH, cream leather, sports exhaust, etc. Not pushing for top money as we know what car we want to replace it with. Open to sensible offers! £6k? Which is less than trade, so need more than that. Quote
Sarnie Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 are the S1 's down to the £5k mark yet ? In the trade for an real poor example quite possibly. This is a 99 T with 41k on it, full LSH, cream leather, sports exhaust, etc. Not pushing for top money as we know what car we want to replace it with. Open to sensible offers! £6k? Which is less than trade, so need more than that. I am trade. The mortgage trade Quote
Kev946 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 Now here's a proposition. Buy Rob's S1 and install a S/C's Honda V-Tec with 300 bhp + and you have one hell of a quick car for little outlay. Quote
Trev-the-Rev Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Like this you mean: http://www.maidstonesportscars.co.uk/se ... tusHPE.asp Quote
steve_b Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Or AUDI or Duratec. If you are really intrested in doing something like that let me know and I should be able to put you in touch with someone who has done it, ie, Honda NA, Honda SC, Audi SC/TT, and Duratec NA. Quote
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