Introduction
Jacob Boodrie
Lightweight, great handling and cracking value - the Elise S2 is in a league of its own.
Released in September of 1996, as with most Lotus models, the car features a fiberglass body shell that is bonded to an aluminium chassis, providing a very rigid platform for the suspension. Over its 25 years of production, Lotus hasn't changed this design principle, as it works so well. Named Elise after "Elisa Artioli", the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, chairman of Bugatti and Lotus at the time of launch. In the spirit of Lotus principles, this car has been designed to minimise weight and maximise performance - this is a true and pure Elise.
This particular example comes to market from 11 year ownership, from an enthusiast collector of sports cars. It has had a head gasket and timing belt replaced ~5,000 miles ago, and has been used regularly in the current ownership.
This auction listing was written from information supplied by Jacob after meeting Tony the owner, and having visited and photographed the vehicle.
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Update – The seller Tony has removed the reserve on the auction, this car is now selling at no reserve and will be sold to the highest bidder this evening. Good luck if you’re involved in the bidding. Best, Kulraj – Trade Classics
I added a manual override switch for the radiator fan switch – Lotus set the threshold where the rad fan comes on rather high and as a precaution it is nice to have the facility to put it on early if say stuck in traffic. There isn’t much under there to tie the wiring to so it looks a bit untidy admittedly. I didn’t want to start drilling holes to thread tie wraps through. Some self adhesive clips could be used to tidy things up. In the normal course of events you wouldn’t see that wiring anyway unless you were looking under the dash.
ok thanks.
What’s with all the dodgy wiring under the dash ?
The front brake calipers were rebuilt with new pistons and seals, new brake pads fitted and a brake fluid change performed about 2 months ago. For the recent MOT a new pre-CAT Lambda Sensor was fitted and the car then passed the emissions test with ease and feels quicker. Last year a new Alternator was fitted.
Tony.
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Stroud
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