Elan s2 yellow uk sportscars (SOLD)

[Jay340]

Hi all was going to view car but have noticed service history mileage stamps dont add up speedo was changed 23,000 goes up to 79000 then starts going back down am I missing something ? Thanks

[lotustonybassplayer]

when i was initially looking at an elan 10 years ago i went to look at one there, he would not let me test drive it he just took me out so did not buy it it was overpriced anyway and poor paintwork i bought an elise instead from another dealer. I think he has a iffy reputation anyway

[B_land]

With the S2 I thought the VIN no. should end with the limited edition no. So should end in 037 but ends with 008

[Rambo]

Hi all was going to view car but have noticed service history mileage stamps dont add up speedo was changed 23,000 goes up to 79000 then starts going back down am I missing something ? Thanks

Nothing untoward in its MOT history.

MOT history of this vehicle
Test date 2 October 2015 Expiry date 1 October 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 59,054 miles
Test date 13 March 2015 Expiry date 14 March 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 58,966 miles
Test date 12 March 2014 Expiry date 14 March 2015 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 58,625 miles
Test date 15 March 2013 Expiry date 14 March 2014 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 58,236 miles
Test date 24 February 2012 Expiry date 12 March 2013 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 57,753 miles
Test date 24 February 2011 Expiry date 12 March 2012 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 57,295 miles
Test date 24 February 2010 Expiry date 12 March 2011 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 56,640 miles
Test date 26 February 2009 Expiry date 12 March 2010 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 56,120 miles
Test date 27 February 2008 Expiry date 12 March 2009 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 55,487 miles
Test date 5 March 2007 Expiry date 12 March 2008 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 54,725 miles
Test date 28 February 2006 Expiry date 12 March 2007 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 54,086 miles
Test date 28 February 2006 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 54,086 miles MOT test number8806 1915 6015 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Headlamp aim too low when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.C3)
Offside Headlamp aim too low when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.C3)

[Jay340]

Speedo changed 23712 April 96 next service stamp oct96 5897 may97 11996 Oct 97 17501 July 98 24165 nov98 28778 June94 35355 feb00 41041 jan01 48645 mar03 72888 feb04 76313 feb06 77797 mar07 78437 feb08 79199 feb03 74456 feb05 76949 feb11 57295 mar13 58236 mar14 58624 maybe I'm missing something was going to view but this has stopped meI'm sure they sold before same ad on site but extra owner added

[clemo]

With the S2 I thought the VIN no. should end with the limited edition no. So should end in 037 but ends with 008

no as far as i know ... they where all random .

[tb10]

With the S2 I thought the VIN no. should end with the limited edition no. So should end in 037 but ends with 008

no as far as i know ... they where all random .

I thought they matched as mine do??

[chipp]

Mine has the limited number as the last three digits on the vin.

chipp

[simonbuk]

Mine too.

[woody]

Mine too
Cheers,
Woody

[clemo]

Every days a school day ...

having had a load of them in the past i should have known that ...

oh well .

I DO LOVES TO LEARN THINGS ME ,

[Rambo]

As the LEC N/A specialist we'll forgive you that one Clemo

[Mike T]

Whilst most special edition numbers are the last 3 digits on the VIN, customers were able to request particular numbers as I understand it. Mine is number 493, requested by the original owner as it matched the number of Lotus F1 race entries, but my VIN ends in 417. I think number 417 has a VIN ending 493, so the numbers have been swapped.

[muley]

With the S2 I thought the VIN no. should end with the limited edition no. So should end in 037 but ends with 008

no as far as i know ... they where all random .

Some match, some don't. The S2 I had did not match..


Jim

[transcup]

hello
I have looked at the mileage on the service reports and it is very odd, it appears to have done around 100,000+ yet they are clearly advertising it as 59000 and pushing its low mileage and mint.
I was going to see the car but this has put me off , can they be trusted

[MPx]

Clearly not! ....though I have never had contact myself.

They have a very poor reputation amongst several of the Lotus Fora a with many threads alleging dodgy dealing and not taking responsibility - try doing a couple of searches. There was even an approach once to Alan Morgan to see why Club Lotus still allow such a prominent advert in the CL mag when so many members have had a poor experience - but he didn't want to act on "hearsay" so they still get the prime back cover slot which must do wonders for their apparent legitimacy. Caveat Emptor and all that.

[simonbuk]

No reason why it should be but is it KMS ? Would be very nearly right if so ?
What about the MOT search ? Should be more accurate than service records - do they match ?

[simonbuk]

Ok hang on, there's a post above talking about a Speedometer change at some point. Needs investigating obviously !!

[Rambo]

I was going down to see a car there a few years ago and some negative comments on LEC made me think twice. It doesn't sound like much has improved ?

[GeoffSmith]

Whilst most special edition numbers are the last 3 digits on the VIN, customers were able to request particular numbers as I understand it. Mine is number 493, requested by the original owner as it matched the number of Lotus F1 race entries, but my VIN ends in 417. I think number 417 has a VIN ending 493, so the numbers have been swapped.

Indeed it has!