wow exiges sell fast these days : )

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:53 pm

ok so MMC stockist PDF and used car section + PH had an Exige 240pp (2010 model new spolier, dash, £29,000 ish) displayed for around 1 hour before being removed from all three. Exiges selling fast then

GraemeLotus · Post by **GraemeLotus** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:00 pm

UK dealer's main problem at this of year is getting enough 1.8 Lotus stock to keep up with demand....most will have a Spring waiting list for certain used cars, I always did

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:16 pm

GraemeLotus wrote:UK dealer's main problem at this of year is getting enough 1.8 Lotus stock to keep up with demand....most will have a Spring waiting list for certain used cars, I always did

yip took me a while to understand how helpful chatting to Brandon and yourself can be in this market place.

Is the ethos at lotus to limit production runs by design in order to maintain used prices ? ... or is there no logic in that when an organisation simply wants to shift new vehicles ideally ? ... (completely understand if you cant reply to these points).

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:23 pm

My ole Exige.

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:24 pm

Gareth wrote:My ole Exige.

It was a beauty !

Altough saw your Aston post , cracking replacement sir.

GraemeLotus · Post by **GraemeLotus** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:32 pm

scott_e wrote:
GraemeLotus wrote:UK dealer's main problem at this of year is getting enough 1.8 Lotus stock to keep up with demand....most will have a Spring waiting list for certain used cars, I always did
yip took me a while to understand how helpful chatting to Brandon and yourself can be in this market place.

Is the ethos at lotus to limit production runs by design in order to maintain used prices ? ... or is there no logic in that when an organisation simply wants to shift new vehicles ideally ? ... (completely understand if you cant reply to these points).

You really can't dictate what the market will seize onto as a great used car, other than making the new one as good as you can - as we always strive for - look at 340Rs & Mk1 Exige, they were VERY hard work for me in 2000-2002, then they went nuts, and are now worth 30% more than 6 years ago. 1.8 NA Exige still selling for £20k now - for cars that were £34k at list price in 2005....that's a residual of 59% over 7 years, not many doing that

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:31 pm

Really, I seem to remember coming in to get a new set of tyres fitted to the Elise and leaving with an Exige

GraemeLotus wrote:
look at 340Rs & Mk1 Exige, they were VERY hard work for me in 2000-

GraemeLotus · Post by **GraemeLotus** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:41 pm

Dave wrote:Really, I seem to remember coming in to get a new set of tyres fitted to the Elise and leaving with an Exige

GraemeLotus wrote:
look at 340Rs & Mk1 Exige, they were VERY hard work for me in 2000-

For every two tricky retail deals, there is one that's slightly more straightforward due to high levels of customer demand

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:10 pm

I'm one of the few that never made it to Mr Robertson's desk so he could whip out the calculator

Not surprised Gareth's Exige shifted quickly, it was a minter .. notwitstanding getting the @rse ripped out of it at Zandvoort

martins · Post by **martins** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:46 pm

Burger...was hoping to get me 111R sold before Gareth's old Exige was sold. Liked that car. What happened in Zandvoort or should I not ask

M

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:54 pm

Nothing bad happened at Zandy...just that's where Greg first saw it.
Give Brandon a call, might not be gone.

Snooze you loose!

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:06 pm

GregR wrote:I'm one of the few that never made it to Mr Robertson's desk so he could whip out the calculator

Not surprised Gareth's Exige shifted quickly, it was a minter .. notwitstanding getting the @rse ripped out of it at Zandvoort

And by a VX

Stu

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:37 pm

I took the Exige owner out in my 211 as he was thinking about buying one. Some how I put him off, but maybe that was me throwing up after we came in

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:54 pm

scott_e wrote:ok so MMC stockist PDF and used car section + PH had an Exige 240pp (2010 model new spolier, dash, £29,000 ish) displayed for around 1 hour before being removed from all three. Exiges selling fast then

We still have it. Advert should be up again before the weekend.

GraemeLotus · Post by **GraemeLotus** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:59 am

martins wrote:Burger...was hoping to get me 111R sold before Gareth's old Exige was sold. Liked that car. What happened in Zandvoort or should I not ask

M

You should trade yours in, simples

Scottish Elises