seloc sassenach seeks specialist scottish spanner monkey

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:18 am

Do you have a description of the car your looking at? THere can't be many in Dundee!

Rich

paulc · Post by **paulc** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:06 pm

he's only had it a couple of weeks, probably not been "spotted" yet by the regulars

r055 · Post by **r055** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:19 pm

paulc wrote:he's only had it a couple of weeks, probably not been "spotted" yet by the regulars

what a waste!

Paul, is this your first elise or have you owned one previously?

I'd recommend getting Rich to go with you - only problem is that he is not local anymore!

He done a sterling job in looking at an S1 for me in Manchester!

paulc · Post by **paulc** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:50 pm

Had one for the last 6 years, so I can give it a cursory look over and know how it ought to feel on a test drive etc. The spanner check is for fuller peace of mind and to check bits that arent visible without taking stuff apart etc.

Ta for looking out for me, its reassuring, the lotus community are a top bunch

Post by **simon** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:16 pm

Only Dundee one I can see on Pistonheads is this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/166983.htm
Is that it? If it is, you're right I've never seen it about

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:27 pm

that looks a touch on the pricey side given JJ sold his Exige for 19995

Blaque · Post by **Blaque** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:15 am

"Price is absolutely non negotiable!" Too

/Awaiting insurance cheque faction

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:53 am

Seemed fecking pricey to me too

Ad says "By Dundee" and the pics look semi-rural, so I'm guessing it's just north of the city

PaulC - Tuesdays & Thursdays I could cast an eye over it (I'm in Dundee) but more from a "seems tidy enough" POV - plus I'm not bad at sussing out whether the seller seems gen or not

Just let me know (& see if you can find out what area it's located)

paulc · Post by **paulc** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:09 pm

Its Muirhead.

I know the dealer he bought it off 2 weeks ago and all the details from the dealer and the seller tallies so it all seems gen so far. It is a bit odd to be selling it so soon - he couldnt have smacked it and got it repaired that quickly, but if I dont spot it when I look at it I'm sure Falkland will if I get serious about buying it and get them to pick it over. The seller offered to pay my travel if me or the inspection spot anything at all wrong, so he doesnt seem to have anything to hide. Its not a rock bottom bargain price, but my hire car is dead money at the mo, and I'm up in Leeds and York looking at other cars later this week, so what the hell, might as well keep going north and have a look at that one too while I'm half way there.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:53 pm

Good luck Paul

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:12 am

Any news on this?

paulc · Post by **paulc** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:09 pm

yeh, went up last saturday, car is spotless, not even a polish swirl in sight

its in at Falkland tomorrow for a mechanical check (top recommendation, thanks for that guys, fell off my chair when they told me the price

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rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:10 pm

Cool