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Guinness

posted on 9/5/09 at 05:51 PM Reply With Quote
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??

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Mike






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mr henderson

posted on 9/5/09 at 05:52 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness


What could possibly be / go wrong with them??




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StevieB

posted on 9/5/09 at 05:57 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 9/5/09 at 06:17 PM Reply With Quote
well you know what lotus stands for
Lots Of Trouble Usually Seriouse
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mookaloid

posted on 9/5/09 at 06:35 PM Reply With Quote
I'd click all the options above - and I'd still have one





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big_wasa

posted on 9/5/09 at 06:42 PM Reply With Quote
I would like one. First things to do would be change the engine and re-wire it
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posted on 9/5/09 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
They were only called Lotus because the couldn't spell Shite.
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MikeRJ

posted on 9/5/09 at 10:28 PM Reply With Quote
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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

posted on 10/5/09 at 02:32 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 10/5/09 at 08:06 AM Reply With Quote
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)

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Steve

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eddie99

posted on 10/5/09 at 08:58 AM Reply With Quote
As said above, might cause lots of issues but it will be worth it...
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iank

posted on 10/5/09 at 09:11 AM Reply With Quote
Let me guess http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1016261.htm


Looks good to me for the money.





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Guinness

posted on 10/5/09 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 10/5/09 at 07:23 PM Reply With Quote
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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