Lotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums

?400 for a second hand Armstrong front shock for a +2

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-ELAN-SHOCKS ... 19ba354f2d

I spotted his "bargains" earlier - I was particularly taken with the steering wheel, which is not only not even a genuine +2 wheel but the condition is best described as "relic" as far as I can see !

Ye Gods !!
I thought that was what one had actually sold for and I was thinking of my 2 old Elan ones hanging from the workshop roof, and thinking $$$$$$ !

Then looked at the auction and realised it was just another dreamer.....

Ralph.

I have just phoned him, because i thought that the ad was Ebay speak for "I have loads of parts for a Lotus but dont want to list because of the costs involved, and i can sell the parts easily if i just let people know i have them". Er, sadly not! The boy on the end of the phone just lists parts for his guvnor, and genuinely thinks they will get a good offer. Ask me what i thought they were worth.............end of conversation!

Now i remember that a forum member went to have a look at this car a while back, and reported that there was nothing worth saving, and that the guy thought everything was worth a fortune.

Leslie

I had better increase the house insurance to cover my box of old soft shocks and sagged springs - must be worth a few thousand pounds - and i was thinking of sending them for scrap

cheers
Rohan

I thought I would go for the windscreen wiper motor at ?150

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-ELAN-S130-W ... 1c106b9771

But then remembered I had bought a new one for my rebuild for ?35.

Dont think I'll bother finishing the S4, its obviously worth more in bits at this rate.

I am sure you have all noticed that the wiper motor shown is actually on an early +2, not a 130! Looks in a sorry state as well. Would anyone actually pay these prices?

D.

Seems to BE in bits. Please don't part it out. There are not enough of them now.

Don

DaveAlmey wrote:Dont think I'll bother finishing the S4, its obviously worth more in bits at this rate.

I had spotted the rusty front discs for ?120 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-ELAN-S130-D ... 19ba353d27 and even my wife raised an eyebrow when I choked on my coffee while browsing the Ebay Lotus bits!!

Richard