Lotus dealers, west yorkshire area?

[planman350i]

Hello, I am looking to buy an elise, probably a S1 111s or 135 sport and wondering if there are dealers in the west yorkshire area that might sell cars of this age..?

[Stitch]

Planman

West Yorks seems to be pretty poorly endowed when it comes to all things Lotus.

JCT 600 are unlikley to stock an S1 car - might be worth asking them if they are taking anything in as a part ex that they would normally trade on that you could have a look at.

When I was looking for my car Lotus Ribble Valley did have an S1 in.

Chris Foulds in Honley does repairs and service and may know of a customer who may be looking to sell on.

Other than that it will be the usual Autotrader trawl

[mr fix it]

There is one for sale in Boroughbridge, but I think that is only a standard S1, its at the indi that sells the TVRs etc.

[planman350i]

Thanks for the replies, I think the one in Boroughbridge has gone as its no longer on the website. It was a 135 sport. Damn.

[wacattack]

Also bare in mind that a dealer will add £'000's to the value of the car, expecially a main dealer such as JCT.

Have you thought about going private? As long as you know the tell tale signs of a well looked after car, and has full service history then you should be ok. You could also get it checked over by an independent specialist before biting the bullet.

Be prepared to look at as many as possible to get a good understanding of a good un vs a bad un. I live in leeds and ended up buying mine privately from a guy in london