Lotus RARE KIA ELAN 1.8 CONVERTIBLE VIGATO ROADSTER LEFT HAND DRIVE LOW MILES

Item Features Lotus RARE KIA:

	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:	1999
Mileage:	42,051	Fuel:	Petrol
Manufacturer:	Lotus	Engine Size:	1,800
Model:	Elan	Power:	151
Type:	Sports/Convertible	Seats:	2
Doors:	2	Seller"s Warranty Expiry Date:	Months
Colour:	Black	Drive Side:	Right-hand drive
Reg. Date:	01/01/1999	Interior/Comfort Options:	Air Conditioning
Imported Vehicle:	Yes	Transmission:	Manual
V5 Document:	Yes

vehicle description:

RARE KIA Lotus ELAN 1.8 CONVERTIBLE VIGATO ROADSTER * LEFT HAND DRIVE *LOW MILES FRESH IMPORT IN UK STOCK * LQQK AT THIS OMG WOW £12,000.00 Make Lotus Model Elan Year 1999 Transmission Manual Fuel Petrol Engine Size 1,800 ccm Mileage 42,051 Miles Emission class -- ( Stock number 200040 ) In UK Stock awaiting Preperation
A very Low mileage of 42051 kilometers ,When the Elan was getting ready to end production, Lotus was apparently approached by Kia, then a fledgling South Korean automaker with a shallow product lineup, to see if Kia could buy up the rights to the Elan and sell it as a Kia. Presumably because sales weren"t especially brisk, Lotus agreed to this, and a new car was born: the Kia Elan, also called the Kia Vigato in Japan and (apparently) the Kia Roadster in Germany.
The Lotus Elan, known as the M100 amongst Lotus enthusiast to differentiate it from the early Elans, was built to "Allow 100 per cent of its owners to use 90 per cent of its performance 90 per cent of the time." Introduced in 1989, the Elan was the first all-new Lotus since 1975.
The Elan was intended to please drivers moving up from a "hot hatch".
Extract from classicandperformancecar.com/Lotus/elan
"The front-wheel-drive Elan was so over-engineered that Lotus never really stood a chance of making any money on it. Indeed, just to break even the firm would have needed to sell twice as many cars each year as it actually did. The whole episode was partly responsible for General Motors getting rid of Lotus in 1993 and the restart of production under Bugatti. Such over-engineering is great news if you fancy dipping your toe in the Lotus waters, but don’t want something older and potentially more fragile.
You can now pick up a high-mileage Elan (with around 100,000 miles on the clock) for £5000-6000. It’s surprising how many of these cars are around; the front-wheel-drive model is so usable that many owners rack up high annual distances. There aren’t many normally-aspirated examples about, but if you do find one you can expect to pay a little less than for an equivalent turbocharged (SE) edition. Most cars for sale will be priced at £8000-£11,000; the latter figure will net a 50,000-mile example from a specialist. Really exceptional Elans can fetch more though. "
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