Can't wait for weekend

[nelly111s]

Complete noob, just bought my first Elise - a 2003 S2 111S with 14K miles and factory hardtop from a Lotus dealer. £17,750 incl 1 year warranty & breakdown cover (hope I'll never need that). I don't reckon the price is too bad - any views?

Just hope the weather's good at the weekend (but it would have to snow for me not to take it out !

[S Works]

Good price - enjoy.

Take it easy if you're not used to mid-engined rear wheel drive and book yourself in for some airfield training with carlimits.com to get used to the car's handling in a safe environment.

[dogchillibilly]

Congrats.

Was that an MY04 (leccy windows etc)?

... can i ask what the sticker price was?

The chap i was buying off just pulled the sale and i was wondering just how much dealers are prepared to drop

[nelly111s]

It's not an 04MY, but 03, without leccy windows. I bought the car before it went on the forecourt or advertised, so agreed a price rather than dropped. From what I can gather it would have gone up for £18995 though, but obviously I stopped them having to spend money advertising etc. Maybe there's a grand in a deal if you haggle hard - it depends on how much they had to give for it in the first place.

[nelly111s]

S Works said:

Good price - enjoy. Take it easy if you're not used to mid-engined rear wheel drive and book yourself in for some airfield training with carlimits.com to get used to the car's handling in a safe environment.

Thanks for the advice - I've no mid-engined experience, only RWD. I'm in Lancashire though, so I'm not too sure when I'll be able to get "down South" for a course.