Daughter looking to buy an

[Tony 1234]

Elise 1.8 for £9K will this car be a money pit? don't know the year yet.

She has a year old Type R at the moment.

[Davey S2]

Not necessarily. Looking at a standardish early S1 for that.

Make sure you get it checked over by a specialist for any work that could need doing to suspension etc

[nwtony]

Yes thats about as cheap as Elise' get, so you're looking for an early S1.

Full service history would be a must and try and get one with a recent C service, which is the cam belt one and is more expensive.

[S Works]

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[TIPPER]

Hi Tony. I'd second all that nwtony and S works have said.
I bought an S1 back in December and have been lucky enough to enjoy 7k totally reliable miles since.
I paid a bit more for my car but it came from a dealer and I have been able to return her twice in order to get teething problems sorted. As it was my first Elise I wanted the security of a dealer to fall back on if things went pear shaped.
Best advice I can offer is to buy on condition and to thoroughly check the cars' provenance. Don't worry to much about miles - as long as the car has been properly cared for it can take them.
I'd also advise your daughter to take care if she isn't used to mid-engined rear wheel drive. The S1 Elise in particular can bite. Sorry if that sounds patronising - its not meant to be , just more of a reality check.
Goold luck in your search and hope your daughter enjoys the car.

[Tony 1234]

Many thanks for all the info, just the job.

Regards