Elise SC/220 Secondhand Prices

[Quags]

What are peoples thoughts on these at the moment? I'm possibly in the market for one yet seeing 2015 cars in the £34-35k region with anything up to 10k miles, this seems very high to me? I would of thought they should be in the £28-30k region.

I'd be concerned paying that much then it being worth £5-10k less a year later. Seems like some dealers are holding onto stock for ages to try and get these prices, but they are not selling and it seems like a false market.

[Quags]

That's the thing, it's not my first. I had an s2 some years ago and just don't understand the current values. I wish I didn't love them so much as I fear ill be losing money soon!

[Quags]

highway said:

I’ve been following prices for a while. As the OP suggests it’s a bizarre market with almost no private cars available. Bell and Colville had a nice ex press car. 2017 with loads of additional carbon. Leather peeling from the dash vents, 2k miles. Asking was a shade under £40. Brand new pre reg cars are available at the same money- maybe lower spec but new.

Yet all these cars are clustered around the £35k mark. If I buy I’d prefer the open gearshift which comes with cars registered after April 17. Nice red car was advertised here recently, tan leather buy no AC for £35300. Sold to a trader.

The B and C car was for sale well over 6 months before selling and as the OP says, the cars don’t sell fast.

I can’t see the logic in paying mid late £30s for a used car circa 2017 when cars been be bought effectively new for very little more- probably the same given haggle.

The market doesn’t make sense.

If brand new (maybe dealer pre reg but del

Couldn't agree more with all of that. I'm seeing 2015 cars for early to mid 30's, low miles, but I honestly believe paying over 30k now would result in a car worth 27k next year. Which I'm not that fussed about as I want a keeper. But like anyone, I don't want to pay over the odds.

[Quags]

Interesting thats how much some are trying to make.

I personally will refuse to pay more than £30k for the ones I'm looking at, which is £3-4k off asking. Once I can move ahead I'll start making some bids although I'm not hopeful....

[Quags]

Exactly, some examples here:

Nice, but prefer the more modern nose now and want the better seats:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

2015, good miles:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

And my favourite, but it's just not worth that IMO:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[Quags]

I agree, but I can't stretch to that unfortunately.

[Quags]

Weird, sorry about that, no idea why.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[Quags]

Yes that's exactly where I feel the prices should be.

I had an email conversation with a dealer last week about pricing, they said "there's nothing online for under £32500"

I pointed out the 3 that had recently sold under £30k. But they wouldn't budge. That car does look very nice, just wrong colour spec for me.

There was a Gulf SC that just sold for £28k, low mileage, hi spec.

[Quags]

The pricing is very interesting. One Elise i've been following has come down £2k since I first enquired and I was told they could only take £500 off at the time.

The variation is really quite obvious between some dealers and stock is sitting there for a long time for cars which look brilliant, just too much.

[Quags]

Hkp, are you the same from Seloc who had the delivery issue? That is a very pretty car...

[Quags]

And the weird pricing continues!

One i've lusted after for months, is still up for sale since September and reduced nearly £1,500.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Then an older model, more miles, £2k more

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

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breakfan said:

Things......

Yes that is a fairly good price although I don't like the darker colours on these cars.

Just wish I could find £25k, i'd crawl over broken glass to get back into a Lotus.

[Quags]

Thank you for those, interesting reading. The one at Leven I wanted has finally gone (that was the £31,950 20th Aniv)

Still some crazy priced stuff, 2014 car, for £34k?? I mean it's a lovely colour, but still.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[Quags]

Whereas this seems fairly good (although I suspect knowing the seller he sold it already)

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

This at £28k would be a good buy I think:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

I also don't think there's a shortage of supply, there's a lot of nearly new S3's around sitting there not selling.

With the current crop of other sports cars and Exige V6's getting older, I can't see a £57k Elise is a tempting proposition for anyone.