yep thats the one. did you know of the car before?
No, I’m just a bit of a Pistonheads saddo!
Looks like a nice car. Similar spec to mine.
i’m kinda gettin addicted to pistonheads myself these days!!!
along with this site and itr-dc2.com
dont leave the house much now!!
Mine is a late 2001 car, 192 factory upgrade, A/C cant coment on it yet! racing seats with 4 pointers and its BRG. I havnt seen any other S1’s in BRG yet!
Mine to is a very late 2001 S1, The only reason i didn’t buy your car was that it was at the other end of the country and a mint yellow one came up for sale closer. I have spoke to Asif on serval instances regarding his car and it sounded very nice indeed. Emerald is the way forward though! 192 isn’t the best
Emerald… mmmmm I need to get my belt done, do you think it’s worth getting an Emerald and pullies at the same time??? Does anyone know how much it would set me back???
Dont know much about this. what exactly is the difference between standard and 192. is it just the ecu? how much difference would the emerald make?
The S1 Exige market is very hard to judge as there are so few examples for sale at any one time, you don’t have much to compare with.
The things that seem certain at the moment are:
Nearer �15k = Tatty ones that have nearly or more than 40k miles, and hence probably ready for the first rebuild of the VHPD or an engine conversion. You WILL need to spend more money fairly quickly. Tarting up, usual Elise consumables like ball joints, dampers, engine work of some kind etc. Nothing to say it can’t be a good car afterwards, but you need to go in with eyes wide open.
Nearer �20k, or exceptionally just over = Mint low milers, maybe with 1 or 2 desirable mods.
No reason you can’t run one of these cars happily without mega spending other than servicing, consumables and so on.
Note that some with very little use may not be a good buy because seals have dried out, warranty mods not done, engines still tight, rusted brakes etc.Leather seats with normal belts don’t sell well. Not much in the 170 / 190 bhp conversion. A/C is a waste of time and worth nothing extra.
Emerald ECU and brake upgrades are useful as they can transform the car.
Don’t be put off by track use. Most owners will have lavished the car with money, extra oil changes and general TLC as a result. Such a car is likely to be a much better buy than a tight and corroding garage trinket.How’s that?
Deano,
Alex makes some god points here, leather seats and normal belts arent good selling points, alcantara sports seats and harnesses are!
Ok so I my purchaae price might have been high but it had every conceivable mod, all done by Lotus, and as yet I havent had to spend a penny on anything else, so in the long run paying that little bit extra from an enthusiast who had done all of the hard work on the car before I bought it, paid off!
I cant agree with Alex on the air con though…mine works perfect and especially on long runs, on the track and in the summer is a godsend. I couldnt do without it!
If your A/C works you’re one of the lucky ones Bertone!
Rochy, the main benefit of the Emerald ECU (and vernier pulleys) isn’t outright power (although it allows this route to followed with rolling road mapping), but much better driveability, mapping and cam timing, meaning a genuine 190bhp. The Lotus 190 kit is generally acknowledged to not really achieve the quoted output.
See here:
If your A/C works you’re one of the lucky ones Bertone!
Rochy, the main benefit of the Emerald ECU (and vernier pulleys) isn’t outright power (although it allows this route to followed with rolling road mapping), but much better driveability, mapping and cam timing, meaning a genuine 190bhp. The Lotus 190 kit is generally acknowledged to not really achieve the quoted output.
See here:
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Yep my car was sent back to the factory for a full aircon overhaul by Tim, the first owner, and now works a treat, maybe thats why!
The S1 Exige market is very hard to judge as there are so few examples for sale at any one time, you don’t have much to compare with.
The things that seem certain at the moment are:
Nearer �15k = Tatty ones that have nearly or more than 40k miles, and hence probably ready for the first rebuild of the VHPD or an engine conversion. You WILL need to spend more money fairly quickly. Tarting up, usual Elise consumables like ball joints, dampers, engine work of some kind etc. Nothing to say it can’t be a good car afterwards, but you need to go in with eyes wide open.
Nearer �20k, or exceptionally just over = Mint low milers, maybe with 1 or 2 desirable mods.
No reason you can’t run one of these cars happily without mega spending other than servicing, consumables and so on.
Note that some with very little use may not be a good buy because seals have dried out, warranty mods not done, engines still tight, rusted brakes etc.Leather seats with normal belts don’t sell well. Not much in the 170 / 190 bhp conversion. A/C is a waste of time and worth nothing extra.
Emerald ECU and brake upgrades are useful as they can transform the car.
Don’t be put off by track use. Most owners will have lavished the car with money, extra oil changes and general TLC as a result. Such a car is likely to be a much better buy than a tight and corroding garage trinket.How’s that?
Deano,
Alex makes some god points here, leather seats and normal belts arent good selling points, alcantara sports seats and harnesses are!
Ok so I my purchaae price might have been high but it had every conceivable mod, all done by Lotus, and as yet I havent had to spend a penny on anything else, so in the long run paying that little bit extra from an enthusiast who had done all of the hard work on the car before I bought it, paid off!
I cant agree with Alex on the air con though…mine works perfect and especially on long runs, on the track and in the summer is a godsend. I couldnt do without it!
cheers bertone,
personally i dont really like leather seats unless they are in a big german saloon!!
much prefer the alacantara and harness idea,that the point anyway isn’t it!?!
anyway,yeah i see what you’e sayin about spem=ndin a bit more to begin with,definatly wise words…fancy selling yours to me?!?
aircon…not too bothered either,had air con taken out my teg when i was gettin some work done last year,thoughi’ve heard it gets hot inside the s1
Dean
Ok so I my purchaae price might have been high but it had every conceivable mod, all done by Lotus, and as yet I havent had to spend a penny on anything else, so in the long run paying that little bit extra from an enthusiast who had done all of the hard work on the car before I bought it, paid off!
I cant agree with Alex on the air con though…mine works perfect and especially on long runs, on the track and in the summer is a godsend. I couldnt do without it! [/quote]
My air con works good to and is worth i think. Juilian, you havn’t spend a penny on it as it has left the garage
Deano,
You couldnt afford mine
But youre more than welcome to come and have a look at it, to gauge all the others by!
Where abouts are you in the UK?
Deano,
You couldnt afford mine
But youre more than welcome to come and have a look at it, to gauge all the others by!
Where abouts are you in the UK?
cheeky git…sadly its true!!!
in glasgow mate,was in newcastle in feb for a wedding…nice place.
cheeky git…sadly its true!!!
in glasgow mate,was in newcastle in feb for a wedding…nice place. [/quote]
Aye Toon is gods land, isn’t it Julian! You should pop down and see mine and julians exiges both rely nice examples and will give you a good idea of what to look for
cheeky git…sadly its true!!!
in glasgow mate,was in newcastle in feb for a wedding…nice place.
Aye Toon is gods land, isn’t it Julian! You should pop down and see mine and julians exiges both rely nice examples and will give you a good idea of what to look for [/quote]
well my friends are moving down so hopefully get a chance!
yes no problem mate, just give us a shout
was lookin at that one i newcastle…whats so bad about it?
crash damage?blown engine?
since the guy has been trying to sell it for a while do you think i could go i with a silly low bid and he’ll be interested?
then i could spend the rest of gettin it running in tip top condition again
i’m kinda put off spending 18k on a car the having to spend even more to get it going smoothly,though i’m guessing its the lotus “experience”!
mmm s2?god i can hear the call of scissors and hair dryers!NNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!
Dean
Deano,
How about this…come down and see this cheap one in Newcastle, im sure he’d drop his price even further as its been for sake for ages now, make a list of what needs doing to it…then come and see mine, a car thats had everthing done to it!
Sit down and price up getting the cheap one up to spec, then work out if its better to buy a cheap one and ‘do it up’, or a more expensive one that needs nothing?
Forget the S2, therye depreciating like nobody’s business!
Deano, you may like to check Pistonheads. It’s been on 2 hours. Looks nice and a fair price!
Deano, you may like to check Pistonheads. It’s been on 2 hours. Looks nice and a fair price!
Thats MR_Bs car, I wonder why he’s selling it so soon after buying it?
Do we know how much he paid for it???
is that the Krypton Green one you are talking about ?