The coolest car on PH Classifieds.

[Pwig]

Is this:

www.pistonheads.com/sales/detail.asp?i=39515&s=164

[NiceCupOfTea]

Very nice, for sure.

But 20k?

[Pwig]

Price doesn't matter in terms of coolness!

[FourWheelDrift]

Rather optimistic price considering these ones - www.lotus-carlton.co.uk/cars_for_sale/cars_for_sale.htm

[towman]

Pwig - you have good taste.

[nervous]

good taste, but clearly too much money.















i have some milk here that ive had for 6 years. do you want it? its very cool, and a snip and only eight million pounds

[Martin_s]

Rather pricey, and don't expect running costs to be anything like similar to grandad's Carlton 2.0 Diplomat!

There was an article in the Club Lotus magazine a while back detailing maintenance and parts costs. Brake and clutch components, in particular, were pretty scary even by Porsche/Ferrari standards!

[thetruemackie]

On of my faves too



I wonder what insurance would be like for a 26 year old with 2 years no claims :P

[lanciachris]

Great technology to be sure, but I think id be underwhelmed to drive one given how much theyve been hyped up. That said, if anyone with one would like to let me try

[NiceCupOfTea]

nervous said:

i have some milk here that ive had for 6 years. do you want it? its very cool, and a snip and only eight million pounds

[nervous]

[farmer]

My advice is to look/druel but check out the owner thoroughly before you part with cash on PH classified ads , I got stung over some non existant wheels , my fault! but I assumed all PH'rs were honest and traceable. Seems they are not!!!!!
beware

sorry to be a damp squib

[pwig]

That lotus carlton site is mint!

[M@H]

Personally.. if I was picking someting for "coolness" in todays parlence, I'd go for this:

www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/detail.asp?i=40249&s=291

[Harry Flashman]

That Dodge pickup is a horrible old barge!

Lotus Carlton - superb choice. I have been lucky enough to drive one, and an E34 Nurburgring suspension-equipped series M5 is a better car handling wise than the Lotus ever was - but the Loyus is a scary, oversteering, ludicrous speed orgy of drama and fun, complete with occasionally scary turbo lag.

I'd have one over any other sports saloon, except the current M5.

[maxf]

Don't buy a cheap one!

Clutches are no longer available, neither are wheels. Still very fast even by todays standards!

[JonRB]

FourWheelDrift said:

Rather optimistic price considering these ones - www.lotus-carlton.co.uk/cars_for_sale/cars_for_sale.htm

I've only skimmed though them, but have already seen a 3 owner 70k mile example at £16,000. Given that the PH ad is for a 2 owner 58k mile example for a premium of £4k then that doesn't sound too outrageous to me.
I base this purely on the price premiums for really low mileage Elan SE Turbos and Corrado VR6s, having obviously done research on them (for buying purposes for the former and selling purposes for the latter).

>> Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 26th April 15:34

[Plotloss]

They've stopped making a lot of the parts.

Look great, go great in a straight line but are bloody scary in the corners.

[tiga84]

Utterly Cool. remember one blasting past me when I was walking home from school once, and thinking I have got to have one of those!!!!!!

looks nice for 58k, but £20k? way too rich.

especially with this:-

Vauxhall Lotus Carlton 3.6 24V twin turbo, 1991, 0031G, 6-speed manual, Imperial Green, Black Leather interior, 63k miles, 5 owners, no current MOT, no current road tax, alarm, ABS, air conditioning, alloys, CD player, central locking, electric windows, immobiliser, PAS, sun roof. Been in storaga 10 month needs paint on front bumper but otherwise in good condition quick sale needed due to house purchase. £8,900 ono.

I'll have one to drive, and one for spares please.......

[pmanson]

A guy in my office has one. In fact its parked up outside right now.