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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1693.0. "New Lotus Elan [SE] Invoice Price" by XFORMR::FEINSTEIN (Eric A. Feinstein) Wed Feb 12 1992 14:59

    I was considering purchasing a 92 Lotus Elan [SE], but can't locate
    dealer invoice information. There seems to be a hugh varience in dealer
    pricing strategies around this car. I've looked in all the US references:
    PACE, NADA, banks, CUs. etc., to get an idea of costs, to no avail. 
    Are there equivalent references in the UK which have this car's prices 
    listed. Or does anyone know the prices?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Eric

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1693.1		MAJORS::QUICK	Fubb	`Wed Feb 12 1992 16:12`	6
	The prices I have in this month's Parker's price guide are: Lotus Elan convertible - �20,370. Lotus Elan Turbo SE convertible - �22,940. JJ.
1693.2		IOSG::DAVEYJ		`Wed Feb 12 1992 17:48`	6
	US car prices usually bear no relation to UK car prices. What the manufacturers can get away with asking for here, would get laughed off the road in the USA. Brand-new British-made cars (Jags, for example) are sold in the US retail for less than wholesale price here. Johnf
1693.3	Autoweek prices	DENVER::MALKOSKI		`Tue Feb 18 1992 22:56`	19
	Don't know what the invoice is, but the car hasn't been seling up to expectations and many dealers are offering very aggressive discounts. The prices listed in some of the ads in Autoweek support that, plus there are some ads that only state that they will beat any price. I love the looks of the car, but early tests indicate that there is still a lot of kit car from Lotus. Plus, when one compares the Elan to the other $40k cars, it seems to fall short in nearly all performance (and build) categories. What a shame since it has such a pleasing shape. See the February issue of Road & Track for a comparison of "The Best Handling Sports Cars". It's an eye opener in a number of ways. The competitors range from the Nissan 2000NX and Mazda RX-5 at the low end, to the Nissan 300ZX and new Mazda RX-7 in the middle, to the Acura NSX and Porshe 911 Turbo at the high. The test includes the Elan. Paul
1693.4	I got an Elan!!!	TASTY::JEFFERY	I do not think you wanted to do that!	`Fri Sep 11 1992 10:38`	11
	Hi, I finally did it! I decided to go for a Lotus Elan. I know! Its far too small, its impractical, but I couldn't resist it. The price was good too, �70, and they threw in 3 tanks of petrol! Mark.
1693.5	I suspect not the real thing	FORTY2::HOWARD	It'll always be Pompey Poly !!	`Fri Sep 11 1992 10:53`	4
	I'll have 3 at 70 quid each !! Barry
1693.6	I'm going for the XJ220!	NEWOA::SAXBY	Frontal Lobotomies-R-Us	`Fri Sep 11 1992 11:21`	4
	Simply fill up at your local Shell garage, Barry! :^) Mark
1693.7		FORTY2::HOWARD	It'll always be Pompey Poly !!	`Fri Sep 11 1992 12:23`	5
	Sounds good......although I cant afford half a tank of petrol let alone a whole one (and thats with my tiny fuel tank) Barry