North East noobie (looking to buy)...

[J600net]

First Post only found out about the forum (via Facebook group)

Currently on the lookout for a nearly new Emira - hoping to have one in the coming weeks / months (just waiting for the right spec to come along)

Got a budget of around £70k (cash buyer) and hoping for:

- alcantara
- black pack (nice to have, not essential)
- touring setup (I want this as my daily, and heard the sport might be bit stiff)
- colour: blue, grey or silver

If you're selling one / spot a good one let me know!

 

[TomE]

Welcome to the forum!

Have you asked your local Lotus dealer or one of the larger ones like Silverstone or Bell & Colvill? As well as the cars they've got advertised, they also have some unadvertised cars. They are a mix of unregistered cancellations (mainly around list price so may be out of your budget) and some ex demo and traded in cars with 1000-3000 miles.

The lowest Autotrader adverts are just started to nudge below £70,000, so you'll probably find one in the next month that meets your spec.

 

[supersix]

Welcome to the forum @J600net - Good luck on your search!

 

[J600net]

Welcome to the forum!

Have you asked your local Lotus dealer or one of the larger ones like Silverstone or Bell & Colvill? As well as the cars they've got advertised, they also have some unadvertised cars. They are a mix of unregistered cancellations (mainly around list price so may be out of your budget) and some ex demo and traded in cars with 1000-3000 miles.

The lowest Autotrader adverts are just started to nudge below £70,000, so you'll probably find one in the next month that meets your spec.

My nearest dealer is Bradford (3 hr round trip) so I'm hoping to get there this week for a test drive of the sport vs touring setup.

Not sure if Bradford is a big dealer mind, they don't seem to have a lot of stock online compared to others like Glasgow

There seems to be 25+ nearly new Emira's on Autotrader at the moment £66k-£75k (with barely any mileage - many <500 miles) so that's what I'd like to pay ideally rather than the ~£85k new price.

Spec wise, all of the FE seem fairly similar tbf - not many extra options to select I guess?!

 

[VL3X]

Spec wise, all of the FE seem fairly similar tbf - not many extra options to select I guess?!

Correct. The First Editions are basically fully loaded out the gate. Check out the configurator website to see what options there are.