Anyone know this car???

General General Lotus Talk
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This guy brought this in today. He wants a Cayman S and is chopping it in along with his BMW 3 series.

As you can see from the pics, its an S1 Exige. Its nearly standard, apart from a sports exhaust and a de-cat pipe. It has only done 17500 miles from new and 4 owners.

I went out in it this aft and found that it comes ready with harnesses and a rather big carbon air box thingy. It still has its Blisteins on. He said it has never been on track but I dont quite believe him on that one.

The car is quick but sounds very tappetty. We went in it through Bolton town centre, along the A666 and over the Belmont for a while but the engine still tapped like mad when we got back. The car has a 11 month MOT and is taxed. It needs a “C” service but he said that he would do it for the asking price or knock the value off the car. He said that as far as he knows, the head has not gone. I would believe him on that as the cap looked clean and the coolant tank was very clear-its even cleaner than on my S1.

Albert didn’t see it as he has been off today but its coming back in tomorrow.

Now the bad bit…it was damaged in the storms. Basically, a car port has fell on top of it. I have seen pictures and they are just like you see on the news. But the good bit is that it is going into Chris Neils for a full respray and a new engine hood.

Now the confusing bit, CNs have under written the car at 13K. Now, it books at only �10250!!! I want to offer him 14K max after seeing the car but he want �16000 when it comes out of CNs.

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its probably worth at least �18k so stop being a tight arse!

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Danny

Have you got a copy of the V5?

Give me a ring tomorrow - hoping to pop into Oulton after lunch for an hour or so, to see who’s about

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Now the confusing bit, CNs have under written the car at 13K. Now, it books at only �10250!!!

Book FFS what book is that - Porsche owners book? Chuck it in the bin. With so few S1’s made it means fook all & as you’ll read from sales on here you would get a tidy sum on his price if you do the deal.

But then you know that anyway i’ll bet. Hence your post

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It’s a pity we don’t know who’s car it is otherwise someone would be phoning him and giving him his 16,000!!!

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It’s a pity we don’t know who’s car it is otherwise someone would be phoning him and giving him his 16,000!!!

Quite right too!!!

�10250???

This has to be some sort of wind up surely!

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This has to be some sort of wind up surely!

Must be Jeff!

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Got to be worth 16K minimum, book prices mean nothing.

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I have �10k sitting here if you want to sell
If I do, anyone want an S1 Exige for �18k?

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Surely �10k must be for a W reg Elise

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Unaccustomed as I am at saying this, I’ll buy it !

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Unaccustomed as I am at saying this, I’ll buy it !

it would be wrong not to

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Unaccustomed as I am at saying this, I’ll buy it !

you should have to sell something first

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I’d buy that in a second!

/shuffles off to pay �2.50 to send to the DVLA for a vehicle search