Elise advice needed
Discussion
Morning all,
I'm a prospective Elise owner, but I have a few questions that I'm hoping you can help me with before I go and look "in anger". If they've been answered before feel free to point me in the right direction!
I'm looking at an '01/'02 S2 Elise, just the boggo standard model, perhaps with a filter and 'zorst. Looks like I should expect to pay £12-15k in that bracket.
I have an Alfa GTV at the moment, so I'm no stranger to running costs - without using a crystal ball, what do you reckon I should expect to spend on servicing on 6-7k miles a year - ballpark is fine, you can leave off the pence ;-) ?
Are there any decent aftermarket warranties out there, or am I better off with a "sink fund" to cover the odd breakdown?
And lastly (please don't flame me) can you squeeze in a set of golf clubs/cricket bag behind the rear seats, or is it a passenger seat only job? (I play a lot of cricket and golf in the new forest, hence the Elise would be a perfect form of transport for me!!)
Thanks for your time - I know how anoying noobie questions can be from the GTVV6.com board, so please be gentle!!
I'm a prospective Elise owner, but I have a few questions that I'm hoping you can help me with before I go and look "in anger". If they've been answered before feel free to point me in the right direction!
I'm looking at an '01/'02 S2 Elise, just the boggo standard model, perhaps with a filter and 'zorst. Looks like I should expect to pay £12-15k in that bracket.
I have an Alfa GTV at the moment, so I'm no stranger to running costs - without using a crystal ball, what do you reckon I should expect to spend on servicing on 6-7k miles a year - ballpark is fine, you can leave off the pence ;-) ?
Are there any decent aftermarket warranties out there, or am I better off with a "sink fund" to cover the odd breakdown?
And lastly (please don't flame me) can you squeeze in a set of golf clubs/cricket bag behind the rear seats, or is it a passenger seat only job? (I play a lot of cricket and golf in the new forest, hence the Elise would be a perfect form of transport for me!!)
Thanks for your time - I know how anoying noobie questions can be from the GTVV6.com board, so please be gentle!!
Bingoid said:
Morning all,
I'm a prospective Elise owner, but I have a few questions that I'm hoping you can help me with before I go and look "in anger". If they've been answered before feel free to point me in the right direction!
I'm looking at an '01/'02 S2 Elise, just the boggo standard model, perhaps with a filter and 'zorst. Looks like I should expect to pay £12-15k in that bracket.
I have an Alfa GTV at the moment, so I'm no stranger to running costs - without using a crystal ball, what do you reckon I should expect to spend on servicing on 6-7k miles a year - ballpark is fine, you can leave off the pence ;-) ?
Are there any decent aftermarket warranties out there, or am I better off with a "sink fund" to cover the odd breakdown?
And lastly (please don't flame me) can you squeeze in a set of golf clubs/cricket bag behind the rear seats, or is it a passenger seat only job? (I play a lot of cricket and golf in the new forest, hence the Elise would be a perfect form of transport for me!!)
Thanks for your time - I know how anoying noobie questions can be from the GTVV6.com board, so please be gentle!!
Lotus do a golf trailer that is a optional extra ask at most dealers.
Very snazzy, streamlined with a good security lock and a snip fully fited for £350.
G
Hi
Welcome to the BB. Golf/cricket stuff won't go behind the seats or in the boot (apart from maybe the balls). Front seat job I'm afraid.
They're actually a pretty reliable car (well mine is anyway), so I budgeted for the odd problems plus servicing. If you use a quality indy specialist like Miles at Fibreglass Services rather than main stealers, it pretty sensible to run (A service is 90 quid plus VAT).
I've had mine since August and so far have spent 250 on a service plus new brakes. I've spent another 500 quid on mods (exhaust and intake).
Great car, more reliable and more practical than you think...go for it.
Welcome to the BB. Golf/cricket stuff won't go behind the seats or in the boot (apart from maybe the balls). Front seat job I'm afraid.
They're actually a pretty reliable car (well mine is anyway), so I budgeted for the odd problems plus servicing. If you use a quality indy specialist like Miles at Fibreglass Services rather than main stealers, it pretty sensible to run (A service is 90 quid plus VAT).
I've had mine since August and so far have spent 250 on a service plus new brakes. I've spent another 500 quid on mods (exhaust and intake).
Great car, more reliable and more practical than you think...go for it.
If you don't fancy gfun's trailer 
....... I find that a bag of clubs fits OK (so long as the bag isn't too huge) and it helps to figure some clever seatbelt arrangement to keep them from sliding and rattling all over the place.
I jam a seven and PW down the side of the passenger seat if I fancy a bash on the driving range on the way home - easy.
Not sure about costs - only had mine for about five months.
J
....... I find that a bag of clubs fits OK (so long as the bag isn't too huge) and it helps to figure some clever seatbelt arrangement to keep them from sliding and rattling all over the place. I jam a seven and PW down the side of the passenger seat if I fancy a bash on the driving range on the way home - easy.
Not sure about costs - only had mine for about five months.
J
Thanks EnjyBenjy - less of a problem for golf, as I tend to drive myself anyway.
Looks like the cricket stuf can go in the Captain's Primera, and I'll take the long way round.
The GTV's cost well over a grand a year on servicing/fixing stuff (its a mighty 2 litre) - sounds like the Elise will be cheaper to run?
Looks like the cricket stuf can go in the Captain's Primera, and I'll take the long way round.
The GTV's cost well over a grand a year on servicing/fixing stuff (its a mighty 2 litre) - sounds like the Elise will be cheaper to run?
But then you started it with the golf clubs.
I go with the sink fund as they are not that expensive for parts.
Servicing is a more difficult answer as at your milage you will be getting about one service a year which will be A B or C services A being a dust and oil change C being a new cam belt. and prices vary dependent on who you go to Main dealers tend to know how to charge and dont do a very good job (just my experince) Independents are a much better bet my advice would be to contact one of each in your area and ask how much for a A B OrC service they should be able to tell you immediatley.
If your in buying mode remember if its a C service next ask for a big discount!
G :-)
I go with the sink fund as they are not that expensive for parts.
Servicing is a more difficult answer as at your milage you will be getting about one service a year which will be A B or C services A being a dust and oil change C being a new cam belt. and prices vary dependent on who you go to Main dealers tend to know how to charge and dont do a very good job (just my experince) Independents are a much better bet my advice would be to contact one of each in your area and ask how much for a A B OrC service they should be able to tell you immediatley.
If your in buying mode remember if its a C service next ask for a big discount!
G :-)
I play cricket and golf not far from the forest myself.
No way I could fit the cricket stuff in the Elise (albeit an S1) and I like mountain biking too so I run a daily hack which also covers those trips. It cost me peanuts to buy and run and it probably actually breaks even in cost when considering the running costs on my Lotus have been around £3k this year and thats with 28k on the clock and only 4k of them over that period....
No way I could fit the cricket stuff in the Elise (albeit an S1) and I like mountain biking too so I run a daily hack which also covers those trips. It cost me peanuts to buy and run and it probably actually breaks even in cost when considering the running costs on my Lotus have been around £3k this year and thats with 28k on the clock and only 4k of them over that period....
I'm a Bournemouthian - Westover are my local stealers, but I found a good Alfa specialist and would be keen on doing the same for the Lotus to be honest.
I'll try and have a look at the weekend to properly assess luggage "capacity" if that isn't an oxymoron!!
The three GTV services I've had on a 5 year old car have averaged out at 1k a pop, so servicing sounds cheap!
I'll try and have a look at the weekend to properly assess luggage "capacity" if that isn't an oxymoron!!
The three GTV services I've had on a 5 year old car have averaged out at 1k a pop, so servicing sounds cheap!
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