Hardtops

[jcb156]

Hi all,

I'm considering a hardtop for the winter and noticed this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&...

How would I know if it's an origional Lotus part? Also, my S1 is Titanium ... will this colour look daft?

Thanks
J

[Chris49]

The linings exactly the same as my official jobby if thats any good?

[Lotus Lewis]

said:

my S1 is Titanium ... will this colour look daft?

well if you get it cheap you can always have it resprayed to your colour

[Jez49]

Yes thats the real deal, just re-paint it.

Jez

[DucatiGary]

looks real from here

[Mrs Trackside]

It does look real, but why is it so ridiculously cheap?

[S Works]

Don't bother.

[Phil. S.]

Mrs Trackside said:

It does look real, but why is it so ridiculously cheap?

It's got 8 days to go, so the price will rise to the usual £5-600

[Mrs Trackside]

Phil. S. said:

Mrs Trackside said:

It does look real, but why is it so ridiculously cheap?

It's got 8 days to go, so the price will rise to the usual £5-600

Ahh thanks

[jondude]

Mrs Trackside said:

Phil. S. said:

Mrs Trackside said:

It does look real, but why is it so ridiculously cheap?

It's got 8 days to go, so the price will rise to the usual £5-600

Ahh thanks

Yup....pretty much one of the most depreciation free buys out there. Expensive to buy, even used, but you will not lose money....especially if you have it sprayed black, will sell within seconds.

[jcb156]

Thanks chaps,

Any extimates on how much to get a respray?

Also, one reason for buying was so that I can get my soft top re-furb'ed over the winter. The car is a daily driver and kept on the road so I don't really have any "downtime" where I can just send the soft top away for a few weeks. Anybody else found a way around this?

BTW ... does anybody know anything about ebay? The bidding looks wierd to me - Bidder1 then Bidder2 etc. And if you look at the history of the bidders they all bought things from Seller1, Seller2 etc.

Ta
J

[jcb156]

Found the answer to one of my own questions:

eBay has changed how bid history information is displayed for higher-priced items. To help keep the eBay community safe, enhance bidder privacy, and protect our members from fraudulent emails, only you and the seller of the item can view your User ID in bid history. Other members will see anonymous names.

[Mrs Trackside]

jcb156 said:

Thanks chaps,

Any extimates on how much to get a respray?

Also, one reason for buying was so that I can get my soft top re-furb'ed over the winter. The car is a daily driver and kept on the road so I don't really have any "downtime" where I can just send the soft top away for a few weeks. Anybody else found a way around this?

Ta
J

where do you live? Someone might be happy to lend you a softtop for a couple of weeks if they're not using their car, or using their hard top. It would certainly be cheaper than buying a hard top!

[Gooby]

I love my hard top. It looks fantastic on the car and makes the long winters more comfortable. I really recomend owning one for the winter.

[jondude]

I think I often read of 200-250 for a respray.

If you do all the prep work yourself, maybe it can be lots, lots, cheaper.

[jcb156]

Mrs Trackside said:

where do you live? Someone might be happy to lend you a softtop for a couple of weeks if they're not using their car, or using their hard top. It would certainly be cheaper than buying a hard top!

I'm in St Albans, Herts. Would be a great option if anybody would be kind enough to lend me a lid!

[jcb156]

Gooby said:

I love my hard top. It looks fantastic on the car and makes the long winters more comfortable. I really recomend owning one for the winter.

Thanks Gooby. I think the £600 to buy plus £250 to paint is going to put me off a bit. I've been planning to change the S1 for an S2 (probably midway next year) so this would probably be the only winter I'd need it. I've done OK in previous winters as I've previously had the option of using the train in the *really* bad weather, but this year I have an M25 commute four days a week right up to xmas and the corners of the roof are pretty shabby.

[kambites]

I guess you'll get at least some of the money back when you come to sell the car? Dunno how much though.

[Gooby]

jcb156 said:

Gooby said:

I love my hard top. It looks fantastic on the car and makes the long winters more comfortable. I really recomend owning one for the winter.

Thanks Gooby. I think the £600 to buy plus £250 to paint is going to put me off a bit. I've been planning to change the S1 for an S2 (probably midway next year) so this would probably be the only winter I'd need it. I've done OK in previous winters as I've previously had the option of using the train in the *really* bad weather, but this year I have an M25 commute four days a week right up to xmas and the corners of the roof are pretty shabby.

As people have said they dont loose value.

[Mrs Trackside]

jcb156 said:

Mrs Trackside said:

where do you live? Someone might be happy to lend you a softtop for a couple of weeks if they're not using their car, or using their hard top. It would certainly be cheaper than buying a hard top!

I'm in St Albans, Herts. Would be a great option if anybody would be kind enough to lend me a lid!

We've got a spare soft top, but I'm not sure what type of condition it's in as it's been stuck on top of the units in the garage, and it's not in a bag! I know it had a tear in it which has been repaired, but Gary (Trackside) seems to think it's waterproof(ish)

I'll get Trackside to get it down tonight so we can have a look at it and let you know.