`71 Lotus Elan Sprint for sale
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:17 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWG-HW1Y04 tells you (not) all about it. I missed a few things: The battery is mounted in the spare wheel well and there`s no spare wheel, damn. On the other hand it does have a tonneau, good, but with a small tear in it, I see. There`s a workshop manual and a mint Sprint handbook.
I did the video, to save typing like Elanintheforest ! yesterday, and today I`ve been having a right good fettle. Though I`m doing all this as a favour, the lady did send me a case of wine and a box of chocolates, and, anyway, I love it. If I can get for her a good but fair price and the buyer does likewise then that`s all good.
I`ve given the engine a dose of Gunk degreaser and I can`t see any damage to the electrics at all. There`s still fuel in the glass topped pump and I`m told the car has been started regularly during its slumber and has no known mechanical issues. Bills in the file suggest that the car has been kept tip-top. I`ve given the car a clean and a quick polish, that`s the best way to spot any blemishes, and apart from the chips in the video it looks pretty good. There`s the odd tiny thing but nothing to bother with, it`s better than most, I`d say. The interior is first class, well, virtually. The whole car seems better than it first appeared.
The wheels look tatty and as I`ve got 2 spraycans of Holts satin black, I`m rather looking forward to sorting that tomorrow. Wheels off, I can check out the brakes and suspension which seem OK. The wishbones look a bit tatty though.
That`s pretty much it, email me at jimelan4attiscalidotcodotuk if you like writing too (!) or come and have a look. We live in the Peak District; Foolow, about 35 mins. from junction 29 on the M1.
I`ve taken advice on the price. Up and running with an MOT and the paintwork mentioned in the video sorted it`s got to be worth ?30k+, more in a dealer. It is a proper Sprint in the most popular colour. My advice to the vendor is to do just that but, in the circumstances, she just wants the car sold, hopefully to someone who`ll love it. They`ve had the car since 2005.
As it is, come and get it: ?25k. No less.
Jim
P.S. The mileage now reads 23069, in the 2005 ad. the vendor implied that the then mileage of 16000 odd might be genuine. It doesn`t seem likely to me, though.
I did the video, to save typing like Elanintheforest ! yesterday, and today I`ve been having a right good fettle. Though I`m doing all this as a favour, the lady did send me a case of wine and a box of chocolates, and, anyway, I love it. If I can get for her a good but fair price and the buyer does likewise then that`s all good.
I`ve given the engine a dose of Gunk degreaser and I can`t see any damage to the electrics at all. There`s still fuel in the glass topped pump and I`m told the car has been started regularly during its slumber and has no known mechanical issues. Bills in the file suggest that the car has been kept tip-top. I`ve given the car a clean and a quick polish, that`s the best way to spot any blemishes, and apart from the chips in the video it looks pretty good. There`s the odd tiny thing but nothing to bother with, it`s better than most, I`d say. The interior is first class, well, virtually. The whole car seems better than it first appeared.
The wheels look tatty and as I`ve got 2 spraycans of Holts satin black, I`m rather looking forward to sorting that tomorrow. Wheels off, I can check out the brakes and suspension which seem OK. The wishbones look a bit tatty though.
That`s pretty much it, email me at jimelan4attiscalidotcodotuk if you like writing too (!) or come and have a look. We live in the Peak District; Foolow, about 35 mins. from junction 29 on the M1.
I`ve taken advice on the price. Up and running with an MOT and the paintwork mentioned in the video sorted it`s got to be worth ?30k+, more in a dealer. It is a proper Sprint in the most popular colour. My advice to the vendor is to do just that but, in the circumstances, she just wants the car sold, hopefully to someone who`ll love it. They`ve had the car since 2005.
As it is, come and get it: ?25k. No less.
Jim
P.S. The mileage now reads 23069, in the 2005 ad. the vendor implied that the then mileage of 16000 odd might be genuine. It doesn`t seem likely to me, though.