Righty then, nothing too controversial so far 
Firstly, if you do decide to buy one buy it within the next few weeks. As soon as we get a few warm days prices go up by £1k. Also If you can up your budget to £11k, it’ll be the difference between getting a very good car and an excellent car.
I spent a lot of time in the passenger seat of an Elise before I bought mine and to be honest I wasn’t that impressed. Sure it was a quick car but I just didn’t quite get it, that was until I drove one. The feedback that you get through the steering is simply remarkable, the only way I can describe it is that steering in normal cars is like a quiet Yorkshire man, in the Elise it’s like a talkative child but the child is your daughter and you love her to bits.
Practically at best descried as “reasonable”. I’m a single 20 something and have no trouble using it as my daily drive, I can fit 2 weeks shopping in the boot and last year I fitted in a 4 man tent, full camping gear and clothes for 2 when I went down to Le Mans.
You need to budget around £1500 for maintenance a year (10 000 miles) though that should hopefully include a set of tyres at around £400. If you are planning on tracking the car then expect bigger brake and tyre bills. You do need to be ready for bigger costs though this can be offset by finding a car that has a recent suspension change (S2 suspension is a good upgrade for the S1 at around £700-800) and is fitted with new tyres. The AA Parts and labour warrantee is also a good idea as it cover the well documented though surprisingly rare HGF.
Reliability is generally good though is reliant on you finding a good one. I highly recommend that you look on SELOC, there are a number of fantastic cars on there and remember, the bigger the pile of history the better. Receipts =
Firstly, if you do decide to buy one buy it within the next few weeks. As soon as we get a few warm days prices go up by £1k. Also If you can up your budget to £11k, it’ll be the difference between getting a very good car and an excellent car.
I spent a lot of time in the passenger seat of an Elise before I bought mine and to be honest I wasn’t that impressed. Sure it was a quick car but I just didn’t quite get it, that was until I drove one. The feedback that you get through the steering is simply remarkable, the only way I can describe it is that steering in normal cars is like a quiet Yorkshire man, in the Elise it’s like a talkative child but the child is your daughter and you love her to bits.
Practically at best descried as “reasonable”. I’m a single 20 something and have no trouble using it as my daily drive, I can fit 2 weeks shopping in the boot and last year I fitted in a 4 man tent, full camping gear and clothes for 2 when I went down to Le Mans.
You need to budget around £1500 for maintenance a year (10 000 miles) though that should hopefully include a set of tyres at around £400. If you are planning on tracking the car then expect bigger brake and tyre bills. You do need to be ready for bigger costs though this can be offset by finding a car that has a recent suspension change (S2 suspension is a good upgrade for the S1 at around £700-800) and is fitted with new tyres. The AA Parts and labour warrantee is also a good idea as it cover the well documented though surprisingly rare HGF.
Reliability is generally good though is reliant on you finding a good one. I highly recommend that you look on SELOC, there are a number of fantastic cars on there and remember, the bigger the pile of history the better. Receipts =
