Exige S 240

[bananamana]

Hi,
Ever since finding this place, and finding my Elise S2 I am now ready to move to the next stage. Exige S2 240 Supercharged.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/781459.htm

The exhaust looks very low to the ground here? Does anyonek now anything about this car? It looks nice and fast

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 10:09

[Boggy]

bananamana said:

Hi,
Ever since finding this place, and finding my Elise S2 I am now ready to move to the next stage. Exige S2 240 Supercharged.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/781459.htm

The exhaust looks very low to the ground here? Does anyonek now anything about this car? It looks nice and fast

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 10:09

That is far to cheap, it's a 25k - 26k Car

Boggy

[MrP80]

bananamana said:

Hi,
Ever since finding this place, and finding my Elise S2 I am now ready to move to the next stage. Exige S2 240 Supercharged.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/781459.htm

The exhaust looks very low to the ground here? Does anyonek now anything about this car? It looks nice and fast

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 10:09

Thats a Larini exhaust on there, though it does look too low, might be worth trying to find other pictures of the Larini and see how it fits - I thought it was higher up the diffuser and not as low to the ground.

And the car is a 220, to get to 240 you would need an ECU change and injectors at least - speak to Lotus Sport or Sinclairs about adding the extra power

[bananamana]

Boggy said:

bananamana said:

Hi,
Ever since finding this place, and finding my Elise S2 I am now ready to move to the next stage. Exige S2 240 Supercharged.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/781459.htm

The exhaust looks very low to the ground here? Does anyonek now anything about this car? It looks nice and fast

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 10:09

That is far to cheap, it's a 25k - 26k Car

Boggy

Hmm... Dodgy you think or is it the WW recession?

[bananamana]

MrP80 said:

bananamana said:

Hi,
Ever since finding this place, and finding my Elise S2 I am now ready to move to the next stage. Exige S2 240 Supercharged.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/781459.htm

The exhaust looks very low to the ground here? Does anyonek now anything about this car? It looks nice and fast

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 10:09

Thats a Larini exhaust on there, though it does look too low, might be worth trying to find other pictures of the Larini and see how it fits - I thought it was higher up the diffuser and not as low to the ground.

And the car is a 220, to get to 240 you would need an ECU change and injectors at least - speak to Lotus Sport or Sinclairs about adding the extra power

Yes - I noticed this but mis type on the heading 220 will be fine initially and that you for letting me know how to get the extra hp The exhaust would be too low for the Irish roads :S

Edited by bananamana on Tuesday 20th January 12:52

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

Boggy said:

hat is far to cheap, it's a 25k - 26k Car

Boggy

Sorry mate, but not at the moment, you have always tended to value them high from what I've seen in the past. When you can pick up an 08 Exige S with 7k on the clock from a main dealer, with forged alloys for £29k (and I'm sure you could get some off of that) then an 06 with 20k on the clock isn't worth 25-26k. Especially when you can also get from the same main dealer an 08 Elise SC with 8k on the clock for £26k.

Edited by LivinLaVidaLotus on Tuesday 20th January 16:18

[Boggy]

LivinLaVidaLotus said:

Boggy said:

hat is far to cheap, it's a 25k - 26k Car

Boggy

Sorry mate, but not at the moment, you have always tended to value them high from what I've seen in the past. When you can pick up an 08 Exige S with 7k on the clock from a main dealer, with forged alloys for £29k (and I'm sure you could get some off of that) then an 06 with 20k on the clock isn't worth 25-26k. Especially when you can also get from the same main dealer an 08 Elise SC with 8k on the clock for £26k.

Edited by LivinLaVidaLotus on Tuesday 20th January 16:18

I'm in the market for a Elise S/C and you can't get a nice one for under 28k, I'm looking at one at Castle's and one up at the factory both 08 car's. I've seen the one's around 26k and they either haven't got A/C or there's some sort of history issue as the old saying goes you pay for what you get.

I'd rather pay a little bit extra and get a proper car with no drama's but then again you pay's your money you take your chance, if something's cheap it's cheap for a reason

Boggy

[nsm3]

That exhaust is fine - mine is the same exhaust, but has the twin slash cut ends. They have made it to be seen, hence it sticks out the back more than the OE one and that puts it a little bit lower to the ground, but not much.

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

Yes, well Castles (a dealer) and the factory are going to be more than a private sale - that's always the way, usually about 6-10% more than a private sale. 10% on £29k is £2900, so £26k. Having just quickly looked, there's plenty of S with 7-8k on the clock (and not Silverstone cars either) at about £26-29k from main dealers. So anyone wanting that kind of money for a standard car with a private sale is not going to get it.

[The Bandit]

There have been a few Exige S's up for £23k(albeit early 06 cars with 20k plus)so nothing seemingly dodgy there.

Re the exhaust,i have a Larini Sport twin exit and it does look lower than the OEM but in reality there is'nt much difference.
Its no lower than the front clam/splitter.No issues with ground clearance here.

[RB5_180]

I am considering the red one too, but there have already been 3-4 through the market around the £21k mark before this CC hit (yes it does take me a long time to buy a car!)

Dont know much about dealers, but dicklovett have this one for sale at £22950. Anyone know the history as its also on my hitlist...

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/detail?template=/lovet...

[MrP80]

RB5_180 said:

I am considering the red one too, but there have already been 3-4 through the market around the £21k mark before this CC hit (yes it does take me a long time to buy a car!)

Dont know much about dealers, but dicklovett have this one for sale at £22950. Anyone know the history as its also on my hitlist...

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/detail?template=/lovet...

Don't know the history but I've had a quick look around it, when I was waiting for some warrenty work to be finished on mine. It seems a sound car, no major problems. It appears it was used as a motorway commuting car, and has a fair number of stone chips on the front and side sills. Interior was tidy. I think DL were the supplying dealer from new IIRC

The car has been there since October 08, so they may be open for a deal. Thats when I saw it last they may have spruced it up since.

Worth a look, but it's not mint - but then it's fairly low price from a dealer reflecting that

[DamienCBR]

RB5_180 said:

I am considering the red one too, but there have already been 3-4 through the market around the £21k mark before this CC hit (yes it does take me a long time to buy a car!)

Dont know much about dealers, but dicklovett have this one for sale at £22950. Anyone know the history as its also on my hitlist...

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/detail?template=/lovet...

States electric windows but then in the pics it has handles.....juts an observation.

D

[MrP80]

DamienCBR said:

RB5_180 said:

I am considering the red one too, but there have already been 3-4 through the market around the £21k mark before this CC hit (yes it does take me a long time to buy a car!)

Dont know much about dealers, but dicklovett have this one for sale at £22950. Anyone know the history as its also on my hitlist...

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/detail?template=/lovet...

States electric windows but then in the pics it has handles.....juts an observation.

D

They're struggling for anyone with Lotus knowledge since Matt left I think. They often list cars with things they don't have, like Sports seats in a non sports pack car - I asked about a car they had in a few months ago and the sales guy I spoke to didn't know there was a difference. I don' think they are trying to rip you off, they just c+p the last advert they had and hope no one notices

[Davey S2]

Boggy said:

I'm in the market for a Elise S/C and you can't get a nice one for under 28k, I'm looking at one at Castle's and one up at the factory both 08 car's. I've seen the one's around 26k and they either haven't got A/C or there's some sort of history issue as the old saying goes you pay for what you get.

I'd rather pay a little bit extra and get a proper car with no drama's but then again you pay's your money you take your chance, if something's cheap it's cheap for a reason

Boggy

But your looking for one with the rare optional lamp post attachment

[mylesmcd]

ouch!! bit harsh!!






snigger....

[Mr Fix It]

Hi there,
I ran a 240 for a while, drop me an email if you want to know anything about them. I drove most of the exige varients before buying it and found it to feel much quicker than the 220 bhp S. It also has loads of standard upgrades to clutch, suspension etc over the S so much better spec-ed for driving.

Cheers
Dave

[Boggy]

Davey S2 said:

Boggy said:

I'm in the market for a Elise S/C and you can't get a nice one for under 28k, I'm looking at one at Castle's and one up at the factory both 08 car's. I've seen the one's around 26k and they either haven't got A/C or there's some sort of history issue as the old saying goes you pay for what you get.

I'd rather pay a little bit extra and get a proper car with no drama's but then again you pay's your money you take your chance, if something's cheap it's cheap for a reason

Boggy

But your looking for one with the rare optional lamp post attachment

Thanks Dave,

Knew I could rely on you to bring that up

Boggy

[TonyHetherington]

The exhaust does come out slightly lower than a standard one, however it's not a problem at all. Speed humps and things the car's really quite ok with!

My white Exige S with Larini exhaust is for sale at the moment (advert here: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/797534.htm )