Elise prices. What's going on?

[wildbean]

Jon definitely appears very competitive, I quite like the Elise S he has but I'm sure it'll not be quite what I wanted in the long run so I'm holding out for an exige/elise sc.

There's a yellow exige on C & C at 34k which Mot run out in Aug at £34k, I can't see anyone paying 5k more for this than a car from a specialist, prepared and with some sort of guarantee.

[Rsx Boy]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025031602...

Too cheap ???

[Puzzles]

I nightfall blue, that’s right up my street. I think the tan interior and mileage probably explain the price

Edited by Puzzles on Sunday 23 March 19:16

[brisa4984]

what does everyone think of this price wise.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/18238248

[Nickp82]

I’ve seen that a few times when idly searching and to me it seems a sensibly priced car.
I sort of semi considered it but my current Elise is white so doesn’t actually make sense.

[highway]

Wouldn’t you much prefer a facelift for not much more?

[wevster]

brisa4984 said:

what does everyone think of this price wise.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/18238248

That looks good, it's also got the forged wheels and sports seats.

[brisa4984]

Ive been out of an elise for 4 years and was thinking the time was right for my third ownership.

I went to check this out and soon realised it was my old car that i had missed so much. Only 1 with only 1k more miles than when i sold it.

Roll on monday for pickup

[giveitfish]

Congrats! Have you just bought it for less than you previously sold it too?

After 5 years my CR is up for sale, although it’s less than ideal that 5(!) other Ardent Red 1.6’s of various sorts are up at same time. What are the chances?

After the all the hate for red on this thread I’m not expecting to have my door beaten down in the rush, but if anyone out there really really wants a red one, mine is the best

[Bobo W]

So with equity markets tanking and no sign of Trump changing tack do you think we’ll see Sportscar (Lotus) prices firming as investors come back into market looking for alternative assets classes?

[Shnozz]

Bobo W said:

So with equity markets tanking and no sign of Trump changing tack do you think we’ll see Sportscar (Lotus) prices firming as investors come back into market looking for alternative assets classes?

Anyone's guess. People were predicting Armageddon when Covid happened and instead prices inflated massively.

You could argue the financial markets tanking would lead to people holding off making any unnecessary plastic sports car purchases. Works both ways.

Best thing is to ignore it all and just enjoy the things. I'm typing this from a ferry with my Exige having just done a few thousand km in Spain over the last 4 months. That is, IMHO, priceless.

[Matty_]

With COVID, it was more that there wasn't really much else you could do with your money other than buy cars!

Personally I've halted my search for now....just too much uncertainty about anything. Plus, I'm hoping things do slide so I can get into something nicer in 6 months

[brisa4984]

giveitfish said:

Congrats! Have you just bought it for less than you previously sold it too?

After 5 years my CR is up for sale, although it’s less than ideal that 5(!) other Ardent Red 1.6’s of various sorts are up at same time. What are the chances?

After the all the hate for red on this thread I’m not expecting to have my door beaten down in the rush, but if anyone out there really really wants a red one, mine is the best

thanks. Bought for the same price as i did back in 2021. B&C did me a great deal to be fair.

Selling these privately i think is the issue. Try a sale or return method!

[giveitfish]

brisa4984 said:

Selling these privately i think is the issue. Try a sale or return method!

That's my own experience too, so mine actually is sale or return with Performance Autocare. He's looked after it the last few years so can vouch for the car too.

Very little interest so far so I've dropped the price a couple of £k. Will see what happens, but if it carries on being sunny I might just get it back and enjoy it some more. Perhaps readvertise it another time when the market is not so crowded and the news has a little less chaos in it.

[johnraiders]

giveitfish said:

Very little interest so far so I've dropped the price a couple of £k. Will see what happens, but if it carries on being sunny I might just get it back and enjoy it some more. Perhaps readvertise it another time when the market is not so crowded and the news has a little less chaos in it.

Cant see anything for sale on their website

[giveitfish]

He’s advertising it on PistonHeads

[fridaypassion]

Needs to be on Autotrader these days PH is getting about as much use as a note in a newsagent's window (sorry PH)

I advertise on AT now since November last year.

[John Henry]

They should widen the criteria for private advertisers here.