Lotus ELISE S2 1.8 2002 Race Tech

Item Features Lotus ELISE S2:

	Used: An item that has been previously used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... Read moreabout the condition	Year:	2002
MOT Expiry:	07/2016	Manufacturer:	Lotus
Transmission:	Manual	Model:	Elise
Fuel:	Petrol	Type:	Sports/Convertible
Power:	120	Doors:	2
Seats:	2	Colour:	Burgundy, Maroon
Drive Side:	Right-hand drive	Metallic Paint:	Yes
Safety Features:	Alarm, Immobiliser	Reg. Date:	13/03/2002
Exterior:	Alloy Wheels	Mileage:	59,000
In-Car Audio:	CD Player	Engine Size:	1,796

vehicle description:

Hello,
this is an auction for my trusty 2002 Lotus ELISE S2 Race Tech.
I bought it in 2008 on Ebay from a lady owner. She claimed that she had never used it on the racetrack, but who knows, she had to sell it because she had a baby on the way and very much believe that, we still have her pink plastic diamond on the keychain as a good luck charm. In her time the car must have been a dayly driver. Milage when I purchased it was around 48.000 miles, but the dashboard unit packed up soon afte we bought it.
Well, I did use it on the track, that was why I bought it, I mean whats the point of owning a Lotus ELISE if You dont use it as intended by Lotus ?
I live in Germany and used the ELISE as a practice car to learn circuits as preparation for historic racing, on average 2 or 3 times a year for the last 7 years.It was either used for trackdays or simply to shuttle me from the airport to historic racing event, So apart from the trackdays, this car has only seen motorway use from Slough to Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington Park and the like, no city traffic use and no winter use for the last 7 years. This is why i did only about 9.000 miles in 7 years, only about 1.300 miles per year on average. 
The car has been maintained to racing standards and regardless of cost, by reknown Lotus specialists Micheal Hibberd Motor Engineers, several times winners at the Goodwood Revival. That means that it had a pre event check before any outing, and a check before it was back into (covered) storage.
The car has NEVER EVER let me down during my ownership.
I wanted a perfectly reliable car and we did quite a lot to it:
 - reconditioned zero mile Rover engine in 2009
 - new water radiator, cooling system rebuild, car stays cool under any conditions in 2009
 - one damper replaced
 - brake system serviced regularly, for safety reason, discs are straight and true
 - dashboard unit replaced, because the rev counter packed up, this is why milage shows 6.840 at the moment, we have the original to go with car
- new exhaust and new airfilter, both stock standard Lotus items, to replace the silly loud stuff that was in it, so the car is quiet on the motorway and can be used for longer trips
 - new Battery in 2015
So yes, the car has been track dayed (which ELISE has not at that age), but it has had the maintance that should go with it and is technically in better shape than most cars, the car was checked over by our mechanics between 4 and 8 times per year !!!
Cosmetics: the car looks nice and gets admiring comments, but cosmetitcs were never high on my list, so it does have scratches both inside and out, it is certainly not a show car, if you you want a shiny immaculate car to decorate the drive way, this is not the right one.
reason for sale is genuine and has nothing to do with the car, i just dont need to do any track day practice anymore after all this years, nowadays we use video coaching, so i stopped using it.
Inspections are possible and encouraged, pls make appointment beforehand via ebay message service, car is located in Slough
this is a private auction from a private seller, no guarrentee offered or implied, pictures are part of the item description, no returns accepted
On 17-Jul-15 at 17:04:48 BST, seller added the following information:
the car has been equipped whith the Kelvedon quick shift upgrade kit, now that is a BIG IMPROVEMENT over the mushy long original lever, more precise but it requires a bit more effort because of the tighter bearings in it

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