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2005 Lotus Elise - Talk me into it or out of it...
I'm looking at a 2005 Lotus Elise as a 40th birthday present to myself. Color is chrome orange, my favorite color in this car. I've been casually looking for one for awhile, but finding a nice one in the color I want has put my purchase into high gear. One owner car, no accidents, 14,500mi on the odometer. Only on the track one day in 2011.
I know all the typical Elise stuff, hard to get in and out of, stiff, etc. This will be an extra/fun car for me. For some reason I have some reservations, but not sure why.
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P Cars: 2022 Macan GTS / One empty garage space ---- Other cars: 2019 Golf R 6MT / 2021 F-250 Diesel / 2024 Toyota GR86 6MT ---- Gone: 1997 Spec Boxster Race Car, 2020 GT4, 2004 GT3, 2003 Carrera, 1982 911SC, 2005 Lotus Elise and lots of other non-Porsches PCA National DE Instructor #202106053 / PCA Club Racing / WRL Endurance Racing |
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I don't think anyone here will talk you out of that....
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You must have mistaken this place for a suburban mom website, if you're looking for anyone to talk you out of this.
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I wish I could get an else or a Chatham 7.
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Yeah, we definitely approve of those cars here. How much does one have to pay these days for an Elise?
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In particular, that orange one.
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Guy wants $31,500 for it. I've been shopping for awhile, they seem to be hovering around the $33-35,000 mark. This one does not have the Touring package, so it has no A/C and no power windows, my guess is why the price is a bit less. For me the A/C and power window delete is a desirable option, Seller says most people pass when they hear no A/C. Seller is a private owner, original owner, selling for he says financial reasons.
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Did you get the memo?
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That pretty well sums it up. Do it!
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Anyone smart on how I can get a temp registration to fly out and drive the car back from NY? I have looked on the CO and NY websites and am just confused....
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Did you get the memo?
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In most states you can visit the local DMV with your proof of insurance and title and purchase a temporary tag for the drive home. In KS it is a whopping $3. Call the local DMV and ask, I think that's a pretty universal thing.
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Some states also offer "in transit" temporary tags, which technically are only for you to drive the car to your home location.
Edit: looks like NY does in transit for $12.50. http://dmv.ny.gov/registration/transit-vehicle-permit-temporary-registration
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Most states do the temp tags online. Better option then sitting in a dmv for hours...
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Or he signs the title over to me and we go to the DMV together and I get the in-transit permit?
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P Cars: 2022 Macan GTS / One empty garage space ---- Other cars: 2019 Golf R 6MT / 2021 F-250 Diesel / 2024 Toyota GR86 6MT ---- Gone: 1997 Spec Boxster Race Car, 2020 GT4, 2004 GT3, 2003 Carrera, 1982 911SC, 2005 Lotus Elise and lots of other non-Porsches PCA National DE Instructor #202106053 / PCA Club Racing / WRL Endurance Racing Last edited by Nickshu; 09-06-2015 at 07:28 PM.. |
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I would but that would make me a hippocrit
I had an Elise before the exige as well. The elige is a car Porsche should have built. It is suited to trying to clip the apex by the mm not the ft
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Ac delete is damn near unsellable in my experience, just make sure its one you will keep for a while
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Caterham CSR's are the bomb!! Also, Leno had a killer Lotus 26R built that would be worth looking at--if Lotus is a fella's thing!
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F me. That looks awesome!
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