Guinness
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 05:51 PM |
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What do we think of Lotus Excel's??
I've just been looking through Autotrader / Pistonheads Classifieds and Ebay.
Lotus Excel's look indecently cheap. Front engine (2.2 litre 16 valve 912 engine 180 horses), rear drive, 2+2 seating, plastic body.
What could possibly be / go wrong with them?? 
Cheers
Mike
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mr henderson
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 05:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
What could possibly be / go wrong with them??
The engine
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StevieB
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 05:57 PM |
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From experience the only thing that WON'T go wrong with most lotus's is the bodywork rusting. Everything else is fair game for a
reliability problem.
However, they're still brilliant!
I'm selling my elise if that's of more interest....
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zzr1100rick2
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 06:17 PM |
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well you know what lotus stands for
Lots Of Trouble Usually Seriouse
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mookaloid
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 06:35 PM |
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I'd click all the options above - and I'd still have one 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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big_wasa
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 06:42 PM |
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I would like one. First things to do would be change the engine and re-wire it
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 06:45 PM |
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They were only called Lotus because the couldn't spell Shite.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/5/09 at 10:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CRAIGR
They were only called Lotus because the couldn't spell Shite.
If you think they are that crap, why are you driving a Lotus clone? 
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A1
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 02:32 AM |
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anyone who buys a car like that and expects reliability is deluded. same goes for tvrs. theyre fantastic cars, fair enough they might give you a bit
of gyp on cold mornings, but who cares?! theyre gorgeous and drive fantastically. they most certainly are not shite, want reliable? go buy a honda.
just not the (old) f1 car
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gottabedone
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 08:06 AM |
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It's definately a tick in every box but they have been reasonably priced for some time now so a lot of the gremlins have been sorted (Rover or
Renault engine, electrics rebuilt etc)
They have a huge following so you wouldn't be struggling on your own.
80's tastic all the way but not trouble free motoring (that's what Audi's are for)
regards
Steve
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eddie99
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 08:58 AM |
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As said above, might cause lots of issues but it will be worth it...
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iank
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 09:11 AM |
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Let me guess http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1016261.htm
Looks good to me for the money.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Guinness
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 06:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Let me guess http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1016261.htm
Looks good to me for the money.
Ian, you read me like a book!
Mike
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iank
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| posted on 10/5/09 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Let me guess http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1016261.htm
Looks good to me for the money.
Ian, you read me like a book!
Mike
Actually I just went to pistonheads to see what you get for your money, and the location kind of jumped out on that one
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