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Is basically what i have just been told by a dealer cos it has the K Series engine in it. "Buy a new Exige off me cos yours will be worth nothing in two years" is also what he said, along with "you paid well over the odds for your Elise".
Needless to say i wont be buying a car off the arrogant little prick.
Needless to say i wont be buying a car off the arrogant little prick.
andy_s said:
What a most peculier thing to say.
Have no truck with the man, I suggest you doff your hat in his general direction, bid him good-day and never darken his doorstep again.
tw*t.
Fortunately for him it was telephone conversation we had. Have no truck with the man, I suggest you doff your hat in his general direction, bid him good-day and never darken his doorstep again.
tw*t.
Edited by andy_s on Tuesday 21st August 17:53
Going back to some other posts about now poorly cars are selling, he was desperate to sell me his brand new Exige but offered a pittance for mine in part exchange. Been offered a better deal elswhere that i am considering.
Saied said:
There is no excuse for such rude 'service' and you should head elsewhere.
I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Alright mate, my missus is getting suspicious about the amount of time we spennd gassing on here.......I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Cant be bothered adding things or messing about with my car, i like it the way it is but the Exige is one big fat itch that wont go away. Been offered a decent deal on one today (Exige S)but it isnt the colour that i want. I want either a black or a white one and the one in question is a blue demo model with 500 miles on it.
I have to be 100% sure with the next purchase as i will be keeping it for a couple of years.
hueandcry71 said:
Saied said:
There is no excuse for such rude 'service' and you should head elsewhere.
I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Alright mate, my missus is getting suspicious about the amount of time we spennd gassing on here.......I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Cant be bothered adding things or messing about with my car, i like it the way it is but the Exige is one big fat itch that wont go away. Been offered a decent deal on one today (Exige S)but it isnt the colour that i want. I want either a black or a white one and the one in question is a blue demo model with 500 miles on it.
I have to be 100% sure with the next purchase as i will be keeping it for a couple of years.
tanman said:
hueandcry71 said:
Saied said:
There is no excuse for such rude 'service' and you should head elsewhere.
I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Alright mate, my missus is getting suspicious about the amount of time we spennd gassing on here.......I don't know how much you have in mind as a cost to change figure, but if I was in your position I would seriously consider a Honda conversion for your existing car
Cant be bothered adding things or messing about with my car, i like it the way it is but the Exige is one big fat itch that wont go away. Been offered a decent deal on one today (Exige S)but it isnt the colour that i want. I want either a black or a white one and the one in question is a blue demo model with 500 miles on it.
I have to be 100% sure with the next purchase as i will be keeping it for a couple of years.
I like CN and may just wait until they get a used one in thst i llke.
Yep get what you want, nothing worse than going to it each day and its not quite what you want, especially with it being a lot of money. I'd also like to get the 'S' especially after driving _tc's- it was lovely (and its white). Funny i really like black as well but we went to a meet and there was a chilli red one there that looked amazing, i normally hate red cars but god it looked good. All said and done come the time i think i'll play it safe and get a black one as well.
Good luck with the search as said above it is a buyers market at the moment - haggle hard.
Tanman
Good luck with the search as said above it is a buyers market at the moment - haggle hard.
Tanman
tanman said:
Yep get what you want, nothing worse than going to it each day and its not quite what you want, especially with it being a lot of money. I'd also like to get the 'S' especially after driving _tc's- it was lovely (and its white). Funny i really like black as well but we went to a meet and there was a chilli red one there that looked amazing, i normally hate red cars but god it looked good. All said and done come the time i think i'll play it safe and get a black one as well.
Good luck with the search as said above it is a buyers market at the moment - haggle hard.
Tanman
Its funny but i have always said i would never have a black or a white car again after having them in the past but they look amazing on the Exige. I think the white just shades it for me.Good luck with the search as said above it is a buyers market at the moment - haggle hard.
Tanman
Dont get me wrong, i like my Elise and think that it looks superb in Ardent Red, specially with the hard top on. If i still have it in 12 months i wont mind too much but if a decent Exige comes along in the meantime then i will try and buy it.
They normally say things like this after a production run has ended, i remember the comments of one of the engineers after V8 esprit production had ended, "the chassis wasn't quite stiff enough for the power of the V8 an had a bit of flex that can make u uncertain for a moment at very high speed" or something along those lines, it was an interview with topgear or car or somesuch mag quite a while ago now, but it stuck in the mind.
Me i'm still getting that V8 when i can afford it, why? because every car lotus has made has been flawed in some manner or other, but who cares there still great, an that goes for pretty much every lotus going
Me i'm still getting that V8 when i can afford it, why? because every car lotus has made has been flawed in some manner or other, but who cares there still great, an that goes for pretty much every lotus going
peter450 said:
They normally say things like this after a production run has ended, i remember the comments of one of the engineers after V8 esprit production had ended, "the chassis wasn't quite stiff enough for the power of the V8 an had a bit of flex that can make u uncertain for a moment at very high speed" or something along those lines, it was an interview with topgear or car or somesuch mag quite a while ago now, but it stuck in the mind.
Me i'm still getting that V8 when i can afford it, why? because every car lotus has made has been flawed in some manner or other, but who cares there still great, an that goes for pretty much every lotus going
Its funny you should say that as i never mentioned the scare tactics he used when describing the brakes in models the same as mine. He even used phrases such as "sorry to give you bad news but"......... He hasnt actually looked at my car.Me i'm still getting that V8 when i can afford it, why? because every car lotus has made has been flawed in some manner or other, but who cares there still great, an that goes for pretty much every lotus going
Surely a 111S Elise cant be as bad as he made out???
I ws very pissed off after speaking to him, wondering if i had made a mistake buying a Lotus.
Idiocy of the first order, like anyone's going to buy anything from him after that. If you really want to swap, then why bother going to a stealer? Deals on used private cars are there for the taking, many still with warranty to transfer which any good specialist will do a buyers check and report on for ~£150.
I really can't see any benefit these days in buying from a dealership unless you're buying new.
I really can't see any benefit these days in buying from a dealership unless you're buying new.
When the 111s an 111r were being sold side by side, give or take a 10th of a second here or there, they were pretty similar in regards to overall brakeing, performance & handling.
So unless they inserted flux capacitors & plutonioum power somewere between the 05 & 07 model year updates, i'd say your car's still looking good
So unless they inserted flux capacitors & plutonioum power somewere between the 05 & 07 model year updates, i'd say your car's still looking good
Edited by peter450 on Tuesday 21st August 22:34
S Works said:
Idiocy of the first order, like anyone's going to buy anything from him after that. If you really want to swap, then why bother going to a stealer? Deals on used private cars are there for the taking, many still with warranty to transfer which any good specialist will do a buyers check and report on for ~£150.
I really can't see any benefit these days in buying from a dealership unless you're buying new.
Totally agree, the only benefit is trading mine in. If i can sell it private then great. If i dont sell it and cant agree a deal with a dealer then i will sit tight.I really can't see any benefit these days in buying from a dealership unless you're buying new.
I like my Elise so not desperate to change yet anyway.
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