135r for sale

[Scotty C]

Andy, to be fair, the weathers been getting me down but you buying a dafter car in form of the Atom gave me some inspiration to keep the 7....which I was out in this morning...in the pissing rain...as always.

Just teasing you mate! Left the keys for my Merc in a club at the weekend and had to use the Atom to go to the gym at 6am on Monday morning - know where you are coming from, but then as Thinforth says there is something tremendous about using such a silly car in such silly weather! Liberating almost!

With you on the 135r comment totally - especially if you then make it Iddon spec

or stick a H in?

[ed]

Speaking of those, i know of a mint (190bhp) 7.5k miler thats about to hit the market.

It will be top money no doubt but perfect if you are after a minter.

pm me for more details if interested.

[mac]

the 135R is the BEST Elise to ever come out of the Lotus Factory....FACT

I don't think that's true myself

Are you calling the 340R an elise - if so I agree, if not I disagree.

of course you could split hairs and say the 190's were better but then they weren't so much a dealer product, more a batch of "one offs"


Mac

[woody]

There are a few S2 190's for sale at around £17k now as well.

[max1966]

I typed a load of p#sh about how great the 135R(S1 and S2) is/are and lost it in transmission

Needless to say I'm with G.

One of the purest interpretations of the Chapman ethos apart from a standard S1.

[Baggy]

S1 111s is best derivative

[GregR]

awesome cars IMO - walshy says they're the worst ones that ever left the factory...

Something to do with all of the HGFs apparently

[Andy G]

give the head to Ali, and have some magic breathed on it. Same head as was fitted to your car my Rolfe, with a bit of rough love given

[jj]

give the head to Ali, and have some magic breathed on it. Same head as was fitted to your car my Rolfe, with a bit of rough love given

The Rolfe would do anything to negotiate a discount !

[Andy G]

[GregR]

[mac]

Ah - don't confuse the 135 with the 135R.

The aftermarket 135 lotus "kit" was pretty good at munching gaskets the 135R package wasn't afflicted any worse than a normal elise.

[ryallm]

Ah - don't confuse the 135 with the 135R.

The aftermarket 135 lotus "kit" was pretty good at munching gaskets the 135R package wasn't afflicted any worse than a normal elise.

Not sure that is right - I have heard that quite a few of the 135Rs went pop at low miles too. It does seem to be pot luck though. I had no problems with my 135 (non R), and Steve Weegie on here has now racked up big miles in it with the head gasket intact.

I think the 135R is probably the best K series Elise to come out of the factory, and the car in the ad looks a superb buy, but for me a new Elise SC with sport suspension and sticky tyres (both available as a factory option) would be the ultimate factory Elise, albeit at a price.

Mark

[steve_weegie]

Yup, 65k on it now & nothing to change except a set of HT leads and service items. It's driven every day and, I wouldnt swap the car for any other elise!

[Andy G]

for me a new Elise SC with sport suspension and sticky tyres (both available as a factory option) would be the ultimate factory Elise, albeit at a price.
Mark

Couldn't face that bill for an Elise

Shame they don't offer an ecu upgrade to 270 - that would be worth having - and the Exige's PPS pack - shame also they don't want to make a stripped out version.