FFS, you DIDN'T talk me out of a Lotus Carlton

[0836whimper]

I doff my hat.

There are few genuinely legendary cars, and you now have one.
Great story in the purchase too.
Excellent stuff and many thanks for posting.

[wobert]

Nice.

The last time I was sat in one was on the main straight at Hethel. Speedo sat between the last two graduations on the far right!

[ajprice]

Nice job, have fun with it!

[Mastodon2]

Ace car, hope you have a long and happy ownership with it. People who think these are "just another Vauxhall" are so mistaken.

[mybrainhurts]

fesuvious said:

Sorry if this lengthy post has bored you,

It didn't, but please stop hitting the @ key and saying illicit when you mean something else.

Apart from that, I'm jealous and I hate you....

[leglessAlex]

Hub said:

Previous owner sounds a bit of a git for 'selling' the history though as his beef wasn't with you. Great to have it though regardless.

Glad I'm not the only one that thought that!

Still, that's an epic car OP and well done on having the balls to buy it. May it be as good as you always hoped it would be!

[Pommygranite]

Great read- cheers for taking the time!

One big question - how fast does it actually feel?!

[mybrainhurts]

Another big question...how much did you pay for the papers?

[dalzo]

Congrats hope it lives up to dream car status

[Jay2333]

I don't think this thread would bore any member of PH.

Lovely car. If you repaint/ spruce up the engine bay it'll be perfect

[Spazzy]

Wow, the risk paid off! Love the story and good to hear a rare and iconic car is in safe hands.

[likesachange]

You could buy a vx220 to go with it and keep it in the boot

[jon13s]

You are a hero in my eyes. An iconic car saved from a indecisive future.

Without people like you there wouldn't be any of these left on the road.

Ok there's pitfalls, but cross that bridge as and when.

Hope it satisfies.......and then some.

[TonyRPH]

mybrainhurts said:

Another big question...how much did you pay for the papers?

fesuvious said:

Right now, this 1 private owner + demo Lotus Carlton, with full history and genuine mileage of 84600 owes me £16400. That includes all fuel from today, and putting VED on her, and the cleaning materials I bought, and lunch.

fesuvious said:

The missus;
'You actually went and spent fifteen grand on a 20 year old vauxhall didn't you.'

My guess is somewhere in the region of £1000.

[AndyBrew]

Superb, congratulations looks very nice!

[irish boy]

A lot but possible adds as much as 10 times that to the value of the car.

[jonny_bravo]

So much road presence! Enjoy! , not jealous in the slightest....honest

[Austin.J]

Fantastic read, thanks for sharing. Enjoy the new toy!

[crossy67]

likesachange said:

You could buy a vx220 to go with it and keep it in the boot

Have you seen the size of the boots on these things? I had a Senator way back, you could almost lie down with straight legs in it, it was huge.

I think £700+ for history is a bargain. Good bargaining

[The sled]

Well done for chasing the car of your dreams. I really enjoyed reading this article. It displays ingenuity and imagination. It is a superb looking car. Give me a shout if you end up in Scotland