7Nut Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 On behalf of a friend- Lotus Elite Registration 9th March 1978 Blue - paintwork flat Tax- April 2010 MOT- 1 year Club Lotus member Extensive mechanical work carried out Extensive service history All original handbooks £2700 Contact Barry 07970 515665 Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Shame it's RHD, if it was LHD i'll take it direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Morris Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Any photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Nut Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi Rob, Best contact Barry direct. Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I saw a black one with tan leather in The City the other day - boy did it look cool. I think these are sleepers....I am tempted...Stew, is he near me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny. Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I sometimes think that too Mark but the Europa has only just started to command sensible money so I think there may be a while to wait. I've had an Elite, and an Eclat and they were always overshadowed by the Esprit series 1 and looked a bit dated. However when you now see an Elite (or for me personally) they look fabulously retro and are usable too. Let's face it, at well sub 3k you just can't lose........better than having the money in premium bonds or some other crap investment Kenny HPC 218 Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The only problem with Elites and early Eclats is that thay are v. fragile. Non-galvanised chassis. Fiddly inboard rear brakes. Gearbox not up to the job. As well as all the usual Lotus problems like electics and under developed 907 engine. When I had my Excel SE and did a few Lotus events I got to see a fair few Elites always thought they where great cars. It is not too fiddly a job to lift the body off the chassis and drop it on a later Excel chassis which is galvanised and has the Toyota running gear and brakes. You also get a 180bhp 912HC engine then too! Have a look at Lotus Bits for info on what to look for when buying. Mike Taylor is a god for all things Elite/Eclat/Excel and a top bloke! For £2700 I would expect this to be a good un (no doubt that it isn't) but for sub a grand you can get something that will cost no more than a good one to make perfect. W.Nut . Rosso Superlight no.087 (no longer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Nut Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi Mark, The Elite is in Maldon. Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Nut Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Price has now come down to £1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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