SCAR
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 06:17 PM |
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40k locust
lotus 7 locust stunning
Thought this was quite funny really. A locust worth 40k except for being falsely registered as an elan so only valued at 15k.
A bargain then
Probably out by a factor of 10
[Edited on 3/2/15 by SCAR]
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CosKev3
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 06:26 PM |
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Oh dear, E-Bay never ceases to amaze!!!!
I was expecting to see somthing that looked like a grasshopper though........
[Edited on 3/2/15 by CosKev3]
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steve m
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 06:28 PM |
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40k, for a bit of plastic, and a wooden chassis ?
mm, don't think so
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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snapper
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 06:35 PM |
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Is that Triumph or Cortina front suspension?
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I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:06 PM |
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That's down my way. I feel I should go have a chat!
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:11 PM |
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Who valued that ? Arthur Daley ?
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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Slimy38
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:11 PM |
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Erm.... what?!!!
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:12 PM |
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Looks like Cortina to me, but the comparisons I have with that rotting in the garden aren't easy.
Very different body and chassis on that Elan, I guess that's why its such a (cue Ebay speak 'Bargin''
Surprised he hasn't indicated that it's only at the offered price until the Spring, then it'll be at a higher price for the
summer.
No usual mention of 'awsum breaks', standard Elan I guess.
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SCAR
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:20 PM |
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So what do we think its real value is?
I'll start
up to 2.5k if registered properly
1.5k with wrong ID
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scootz
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:38 PM |
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I'd knock £500 off both your figures!
It must surely be a wind-up!? In 2007 the car was fully rebuilt using NON genuine parts.
It's Evolution Baby!
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lsdweb
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 07:40 PM |
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Interesting to see what Elan it's registered as! Series 1 Elan V5s go for about 8k. So you could have a bonfire with the wood and be left with a
crossflow and some bits!
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 08:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
Interesting to see what Elan it's registered as! Series 1 Elan V5s go for about 8k. So you could have a bonfire with the wood and be left with a
crossflow and some bits!
Vehicle details found: NVV7
RED, 1968 LOTUS ELAN +2 COUPE
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myke pocock
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 10:26 PM |
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If thats "stunning" I wonder what I could put in an ebay add for mine then?????
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lsdweb
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| posted on 3/2/15 at 10:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
Interesting to see what Elan it's registered as! Series 1 Elan V5s go for about 8k. So you could have a bonfire with the wood and be left with a
crossflow and some bits!
Vehicle details found: NVV7
RED, 1968 LOTUS ELAN +2 COUPE
So it's even registered as a four seater!
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 10:44 AM |
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A 'Historic' too, saves on tax.
There should be a 'Hysterical' tax too, covering such vehicles as the one near to me here - it's a 1959 Series One Landrover (so no
MoT either), that has somehow gained a Defender chassis with coils, power steering, etc., Defender bodywork, powered by TD5 engine. Again, he's
de-'valued' the car by doing all this work.... :-)
Again - get hit, killed, injured by one of these things and I'm sure you'll test the elasticity of the insurance 'covering'
it.
To realise the subject's full 'value' as an Elan, I guess the restoration costs would be prohibitive. I'm sure that the parts
wouldn't be easy to find ether.
'Bargin!' Bye now price goes up for sumer.
Stunnin Spek
Awsum breaks
easy fix
scratch on door
600 hp easy
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 11:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
To realise the subject's full 'value' as an Elan, I guess the restoration costs would be prohibitive. I'm sure that the parts
wouldn't be easy to find ether.
/quote]
A quick visit to a lotus owners club event could turn up a driveaway package that you just need to swap a few bits and bobs over....
That seems to be the way some of this stuff is going.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 11:32 AM |
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There appears to be a lot of log book swapping around - there are loads of Elan chassis, shells and piles of bits lying around just waiting for the
right V5.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 05:14 PM |
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There's approximately 0% Elan in that.....
I would love to know what offers he's had
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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russbost
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 07:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Is that Triumph or Cortina front suspension?
Could be Viva? Whatever it is there is nothing about it quite as stunning as the price, or the idiocy to even think it could possibly be worth more
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alfas
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| posted on 4/2/15 at 10:59 PM |
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its cortina...typical locust....only a few ones had tubular wishbones...the rest usually came with cortina crossmember
its overpriced, its a ringer, with wrong ID...value: 1500-2500pound
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Dopdog
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| posted on 5/2/15 at 10:41 AM |
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You could buy it,insure it,then it could have a fire one day. Insurance pays out for a lotus élan
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steve m
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| posted on 5/2/15 at 10:49 AM |
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Is there a way of finding what the original elans no plate was, as I do hope it was not mu old one FTG xxxx
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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scootz
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| posted on 5/2/15 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dopdog
You could buy it,insure it,then it could have a fire one day. Insurance pays out for a lotus élan
LOL... no car burns to the degree where the ashes of that could in any way be mistaken for a Lotus Elan!
It's Evolution Baby!
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theduck
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| posted on 5/2/15 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
Again - get hit, killed, injured by one of these things and I'm sure you'll test the elasticity of the insurance 'covering'
it.
Thankfully if that were to happen the insurers are obliged to pay out third party costs, but will then seek reimbursement from the driver who was
incorrectly insured.
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kingster996
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| posted on 5/2/15 at 02:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alfas
its overpriced, its a ringer, with wrong ID...value: 1500-2500pound
I can't see how a wooden ringer is worth even that much? Only value is the engine, running gear etc. Or a I missing something?
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure
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