Lotus

I'm looking to get another formula car so I need to sell my Elise. I am the second owner. I have mainly used the car for autocross and driving around town and a few track days. I stopped tracking the car a few years ago when I bought my formula car. The Good: 1. LSS car with the hard to find UK Exige wheels 2. Factory Blackout Package 3. 35,XXX miles 4. Moroso Oil Pan 5. Stainless brake lines 6. Sector 111 SYS pack 7. Sector 111 Shifter Reinforcer 8. Sector 111 Bootie 9. Custom aluminum battery tie down strap 10. Optima Redtop battery 11. Brand new Toyo R1R 205/45R16 and 245/40R17 tires 12. BWR Black badging on wheels, front clam, and rear clam 13. Full frontal paint protection film (3M film) 14. Car was just at Lotus Greenville for the recall and AC repair. I had them perform a pre-purchase inspection on the car and ECU dump. The only issue they found was the serpentine belt needs to be replaced with I will take care of. 15. Freshly painted center console, black to match the seats. 16. Multivex mirrors 17. V1 radar detector (included) hard wired under roll bar cover with remote display custom installed in dash below left hand vent. 18. BWR Hardcore adjustable sway bar (stock bar included) 19. Except for the recall and AC repair, all maintenance has been performed by me with oil changes every 3000 miles and the transmission oil was done around 25,000 miles. 20. Hawk HP+ pads with stock rotors. 21. Saffron Yellow filled in numbers (1-6) on shift knob with red "R". 22. Filled in front seam. 23. Title is free and clear. 24. Delivery can be discussed depending on schedule and where you live (I have a 36' enclosed trailer). The bad: 1. Car has had three incidents. 1st one was hitting fiberglass insulation board on the freeway. No fiberglass damage, but it scratched up the paint and glass. 2nd incident was forgetting to set the parking brake and the car rolled backwards into another car damaging the rear clam down low right behind the left rear tire. Last incident was the battery breaking free during an autocross and putting a couple of star cracks in the left rear clam. All damage was professionally repaired by Import Paint and Body of Charlotte, NC. They come highly recommended and it is not uncommon to see several $100K+ cars in their shop for repairs. 2. Seats are showing some signs of wear on the leather. I will try to get some pictures posted later this week, but I'm scrambling trying to get ready for the long haul out to Heartland Park for the first F600 race of season, an autocross this weekend (not in the Elise), as well as a business trip. Chris Ross Send me a PM if you want to discuss over the phone or via email.

Regrettably I must sell the Lotus due to a medical emergency with the wife and the unfortunate financial circumstances that come with it. It is a 2008 Lotus Elise SC with factory supercharger, both hard and soft tops, star shield, traction control and touring pack. I bought it from Bentley St. Louis when it had 2018 miles on it. It was one of the owners cars and had just been serviced before I bought it. They installed a battery trickle charger on it as well. The car is in excellent shape as a low mileage car like this one would be. It has been kept from the elements that surround the crazy weather of Oklahoma. It has never been wrecked or tracked. I am pricing it at a fair value of $37,000. Please be sensitive to our situation in that I want to sell it, but I can't just get rid of it. I know my wife feels horrible about it, but promised that when this is over we WILL get another Lotus. It is absolutely the best sports car I've ever owned. Attached Images

Hey guys I've seen all the info in this topic here, but it has not helped much. The window rattles constantly when lowered at any height. I know all the problem areas and how to adjust them. I think my issue is the rollers (nylon I believe) that attach to the bottom of the window itself have become worn out over time. They are about the size of a nickel and appear white. There are two of them that are captive inside the horizontal slider rail I've adjusted the rails and the tension screw located through the window seals. Everything is tight. The window rolls up fine to the proper height, etc. Are worn rollers common? How are they replaced? Where to find...they are not listed on Lotusgarge.com -RObert

Hello all, Like the title says... I am a two wheel guy, have always been and that will probably never change. Early on I couldnt afford fast cars, got involved in motorcycle road racing (Two stroke 125 and 250 GP bikes) by accident and got hooked. Back to the reason I am here, my wife has always wanted a Lotus elise. Ever since she saw the very first road test of a Lotus Elise on Top Gear/Fifth gear (can't remember which one, it was 7-8 years ago) she went bonkers for the car. Later the Exige hit the market and she mentioned on several occasions that she would like an Exige. Like most, I try to research and learn about things before I buy. My wife has no idea that I plan to buy her a car for her birthday, which is still several months away. Just saying hi. I hope to search the archives, learn about the car and the several models available and hopefully familiar myself with usual issues.

After bearing the brunt of another aggressive (green with envy?) driver on the freeways of LA, I am really considering a dashcam purchase. I'd really like to have some proof of this asshattery should one of these mouth-breathers damage my car or anyone else on the road. Does anyone use a dashcam on a daily basis? If yes, what do you use? I'm thinking that I would like something that is battery operated, turns on via a motion sensor, and loop records onto some sort of removable media...ie, not a GoPro. Thanks, SC

I want to have my lines changed locally since the nearest dealer is 5hrs one way. Where is a good aftermarket supplier and part numbers. I assume I need two lines replaced.

Hello, I have a 2011 Evora. On the right-hand side of the gauge pod where tire pressures are displayed, the right rear pressure is flashing and showing incorrect tire pressure. Also, when I immediately start the car, tire pressures are displayed instead of the dashed lines that would be replaced with tire pressure amounts after driving for a few minutes. Has anyone had a similar issue?

VIN SCCVC11147HL82120 This car has had 3 owners, so I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about its history. Thanks.

I was looking at my vacuum pump the other day. I only see one suction line coming off of it. Does the vacuum only exist for use with the Exhaust backpressure device and for the throttle jack? I have removed both of those items from my Esprit. I was assuming that their must be a vaccum line going to the A/C controls and also to the braking system, but maybe those use engine vacuum. If the vacuum pump is only for the EBC and throttle jack, maybe I should remove it. The only other use is as the tensioner for the water pump belt and that can be done several different ways with some mild fabrication.

I have this on my other cars, it's pretty awesome. Keyless Ignition RFID Push Button Start systems Keyless Access, Keyless Security and Keyless Ignition all in one system True keyless. Is this possible to install on an Elise? They make a module so it can be installed on my 2003 Yukon which has a chip in the key, it signals the computer and bypasses it. Thanks Jeff