Elise S1s selling v fast. WTF is going on??

[M030ef00]

Last year there were over hundreds Lotus Elise S1s In the for sale section, now they seem to spend barely a few days before they get sold. I thought we were meant to be in the middle of the credit crisis How come everybody is buying cars so quickly??

[missdiane]

Maybe a cheaper option than an S2? Budgeting and all that

Good for values

[purpleperil]

Don't know if it's related, but I was in a dealers the other week and the sales guy advised they were actively looking for S1s over the S2 as they were bang on the money in the current climate!

[jondude]

Don't wish to overdo the pocket pyschology, but the present financial crisis and not least the exaggerated emphasis on 'the end is nigh' by the media, can lead to people (at last, most would say) realising life is short, so why not get that dream car today, instead of always waiting until tomorrow......

[Mclovin]

its the european buyers snapping them up because gordon is helping them by devaluing the pound...

[Thumbs]

I was at Paul Mattys at the weekend, he said they can't ship them to Europe fast enought

[bogie]

Mclovin said:

its the european buyers snapping them up because gordon is helping them by devaluing the pound...

yup - i know of 3 people now that have sold recently to EU buyers and got quite a few grand more than they would to UK buyers ....

[Grinnders]

I sold my 1 owner, 9 year old, low miler almost overnight (15 hours) to a UK buyer last Sunday but had 3 European offers... It all happened so quickly I had not emotionally adjusted to its loss. I've now found a new mistress though to help with the bereavment process.

[cyberface]

Be thankful that the S1 is not legal in the USA... given both the collapse of sterling and the recent decline of the Euro vs. the dollar, all the Elises would end up Stateside...

Going back to a previous thread about how Lotus would survive in a credit crunch - well the Americans may be hurting as well but any Federalised Lotuses are going to look *very* cheap compared to normal right now... Got to be good for Lotus if they can build enough...

[TIPPER]

European buyers and the fact that S1s really are cracking value.

[Chris49]

Grinnders said:

I sold my 1 owner, 9 year old, low miler almost overnight (15 hours) to a UK buyer last Sunday but had 3 European offers... It all happened so quickly I had not emotionally adjusted to its loss. I've now found a new mistress though to help with the bereavment process.

You what!!!!

[jondude]

Chris49 said:

Grinnders said:

It all happened so quickly I had not emotionally adjusted to its loss. I've now found a new mistress though to help with the bereavment process.

You what!!!!

Now that sounds like a true Lotus (ex) owner

[Hollywood Wheels]

Guys, am I missing something? I don't understand this European thing. Why are S1's so popular in Europe??

[NWTony]

Euro to pound exchange rate?

[TIPPER]

Hollywood Wheels said:

Guys, am I missing something? I don't understand this European thing. Why are S1's so popular in Europe??

Good taste!

[Hollywood Wheels]

[Grinnders]

Chris49 said:

Grinnders said:

I sold my 1 owner, 9 year old, low miler almost overnight (15 hours) to a UK buyer last Sunday but had 3 European offers... It all happened so quickly I had not emotionally adjusted to its loss. I've now found a new mistress though to help with the bereavment process.

You what!!!!

Err yes... you know you said you'd contemplated a boxster... well... I'm not trying to outdo you..but with no hair I'm not sure convertibles are so cool for me.

Edited by Grinnders on Sunday 29th March 19:26

[Chris49]

Very nice! When do you pick her up?

[Grinnders]

next Saturday... got to go all the way to Harrogate though and the car was originally sold from Porsche Bournemouth! Will be driving it home Saturday afternoon...

[Mclovin]

cat d's.. c's.. b's even maybe a's...skys the limit...time to get those au prefix, management press cars, driving school potential moneypits out i reckon....the euros wont know any different...

it is strange because a few years ago when the pound was strong i think i tried to import a euro car but the bureaucracy and naysayers were too strong...