2005 Lotus Elise Base Convertible 2-door 1.8l on 2040-cars
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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I encourage all seriously interested parties to come
and see/drive my car in person, there aren't many examples like it left. This car is in amazing condition and runs (and sounds) great. I am the 4th owner, only one of the previous owners ever raced it, although the one before me changed a few things because he'd planned to (see below). The one time it was raced it was one weekend of Autocross, and he used painters tape around the car to prevent any
damage. I've had it a little over a year and have only put a little over a thousand miles on it. I baby it and only take it out with the kids to get ice cream or to give it a good run on the highway. It's always been garaged and extremely well taken care of. I'm selling it because I'm considering leaving the corporate world to buy my own business so, unfortunately, I need the cash more than a sports car right now. 2005 Lotus EliseArctic Silver Black interior 23,529 miles Touring Pack Starshield(Now Removed) Leather Center Console Modifications(Have all stock parts save intake manifold): -Sector111 Katana Supercharger (245hp, as reliable as stock but way more fun!) -Sector111 Bootie -Sector111 Aluminum Carpet Buttons -Quicksilver Sport Exhaust -Moroso Oil Pan (6qt capacity) -LETSLA Shifter -BOE Catch Can -BOE Wheel Studs -CG Lock for driver seatbelt -RLS Small rearview mirror -Carbone Lorraine RC5+ Brake Pads -Full mesh kit installed -Oil Pressure and Oil Temperature Gauges -Heel-Toe brake pad extension -Shower Cap -BLP-1 Brake Light Pulser -Hella Horn -Indoor Fabric Cover -Optima Red-Top Battery -BWR front plate mount -Nukey -Stock exhaust midsection has been ceramic coated and wrapped with Mishimoto Titanium heat wrap to safely allow heatshield removal. -Difflow Diffuser, 5 Element Railer Jr. -Quantum Zero Coilovers Included extras: -Extra set of front steering arms milled for around total -1.5Deg camber -Braille Battery Mount -Battery Tender -Stock brake pads with 80% life -Factory center console -I printed the full workshop manual and its now in two large 3 ring binders. Maintenance, here's a list of everything performed in the last 2 years (1,225 miles): -Step colder iridium spark plugs installed -Throttle pedal adjusted(last owner never had quite 100% open throttle) -RLS Small rearview mirror installed -Brakes bled with Motul RBF600 -New brake pads installed(CL RC5+) -BOE forged wheel stud kit installed -New CDL installed(Center Door Locking controller) -CG lock installed(Holds seat belt in place) -LETSLA short shifter installed and adjusted(using higher quality fittings) -BOE catch can installed -New Wiper Blade installed(Bosch 24" Icon) -Cleaned the MAF several times -RC440 Injectors have been professionally cleaned and mapped(there was an 8% variance in flow before cleaning, nearly none after) -ITG air filter, along with a velocity stack added to airbox(Fantastic noise!) -Transmission fluid flushed with Redline synthetic -Changed the oil twice using Rotella T6, basically flushed it due to the next item -Car had a very slight oil leak that I first found to be the fitting for oil pressure, turned out to be the oil pan wasn't properly sealed. I removed the pan, cleaned it extremely well, and resealed it. I even cleaned all the bolts to remove old thread lock. Perfect now! -Removed exhaust system and heatshield. I ceramic coated the midsection after removing the small amount of surface corrosion, it was then wrapped with Morimoto heat-wrap. I also fully polished the Quicksilver exhaust which looks much better now that the rear panel is deleted. -Checked torque specs on all suspension components according to Sector111 Inspection chart, a few things were under and remedied. -Installed Difflow Railer Jr. 5 element diffuser with BWR rear panel delete -Oil lines and Radiator have been closely inspected when the clam was off, they are all in great shape with zero signs of leaking or fatigue. -Fitted Quantum Zero Coilovers and adjusted ride height to 124mm front/129mm rear. Jeff the Alignment Guy then worked his magic. Camber is -1front/-2.5rear Toe .5mm Out front/3mm In rear(these are total figures) Includes SJ Racing Leggero forged wheels 16x7 and 17x8($3100 new). These are powder-coated a dark metallic green($600), with 949 racing valve stems, and a brand new set of Dunlop Direzza ZII tires sized($600): 205/50r16 front 235/45r17 rear9 |
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Lotus suing former CEO Bahar over spending on homes, helicopters and watches
Mon, 03 Dec 2012More details have come out about the legal suit and countersuit being contested between Lotus cars owner DRB-Hicom and former CEO of Lotus Dany Bahar. Bahar was brought in by Malaysian car company Proton in 2009 to turn Lotus around, and events during his tenure have made just about everyone wonder "What's going on?" That's not unusual - it can take a minute to figure things out when a new leader takes everything in a new direction - but in this case the clouds didn't clear quickly enough.
When the Malaysian government sold Proton to Malaysian auto supplier DRB-Hicom earlier this year, a forensic accounting team from Ernst & Young and The Rothschild Group started going over the books. Not long after, Bahar was suspended in June from his position and then fired. In his countersuit against DRB-Hicom, claims of lavish spending began to surface. Then the stories and leaks and rumors really began, the UK's Financial Mail reporting on more than one million pounds spent on private flights and home renovations, the New Zealand Herald talking about other executives sacked so that DRB could rearrange a 270-million-pound bank loan to Lotus, and rumors on forums about Bahar flying from his home in Norfolk to Hethel HQ and spending 30,000 pounds on motorsports books for his office.
In the latest Bloomberg report it is said that DRB-Hicom seeks 2.5 million pounds ($4 million US) from Bahar "for unauthorized expenses and overpaid salary and bonuses," including the purported expense of 3,000 pounds on watches for company managers. DRB-Hicom also says Bahar made damaging statements to the media, on top of breaching his contractual duties. Bahar's countersuit seeks $10.6 million from DRB-Hicom.
The Caterham Seven Sprint is a perfect retro-style British roadster
Mon, Sep 12 2016A Caterham Seven oozes retro style. Modern engineering may mean the car no longer shares any parts with its original Lotus counterpart, but one look at the little roadster and it's easy to see the car's heritage. Caterham loves pumping out variants of the Seven, and the 2016 Goodwood Revival seemed like the perfect place to announce the latest version, the throwback Caterham Seven Sprint. Caterham calls the Seven Sprint a design "that was seemingly planned in the mid-1960s but never launched." It's apt then that the company is using it to kick off its "60 Years of the Seven" celebrations. The Seven Sprint is based off the European-only 160 model, meaning it's powered by an 80-hp turbocharged three-cylinder Suzuki engine. While the bonkers Seven 620 R may be the biggest and baddest Caterham available, the bare bones Seven 160 just feels more appropriate here. There are a number of retro styling touches throughout the car. The limited edition Seven Sprint comes wrapped in one of six colors originally offered by Lotus in 1966 and 1967. The Chassis is powder-coated grey, just like the Series 2 Lotus Seven. The cream-colored wheels feature polished hubcaps, while the interior features a wood-trimmed wheel and the interior is trimmed in a wonderful shade of red. The body has been slightly reworked to look more like the original Lotus designed car. Mechanically, not much has changed. Power from the Suzuki three is fed through a five-speed manual. Some of the suspension bits are similar to Colin Chapman's original design, but that's true of the standard 160. The car should be just as much of a riot as any other Caterham, just packed to the gills with style. The Seven Sprint is available only as a fully-complete factory car. It's unknown if any of the 60 produced will make it to the US. Prices in the UK start at GBP27,995, or about $37,000. Related Video: Featured Gallery Caterham Sprint Image Credit: Caterham Cars Design/Style Lotus Automakers Convertible caterham seven
Lotus says the electric Evija is a trailblazer that will influence future cars
Thu, Apr 2 2020Lotus, a company known for making nimble sports cars, is stepping outside of its comfort zone to develop a 2,000-horsepower electric hypercar named Evija. Battery technology is heavy, so the limited-edition coupe won't be a featherweight like the Elise, but the firm's chief engineer told Autoblog it will be imbued with Lotus-ness. Keeping weight in check is easier said than done when you're dealing with four individual electric motors and a 70-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. Matt Windle, the man in charge of the company's research and development department, explained the widespread use of composite materials like carbon fiber helps offset the mass. He cited clever packaging as another weight-saving measure. The part the steering column is mounted to is also used as a ducting for the HVAC system, for example. "We try to combine many requirements into one part to keep the weight down," Windle said. All told, the Evija (pictured) tips the scale at about 3,700 pounds. That's remarkably light for an electric hypercar, but it's heavier than any Lotus model in recent memory. And yet, Windle assured us it will still feel like a Lotus behind the wheel. That's partly because the battery pack is where the four- or six-cylinder would be in a mid-engined car rather than directly under the passenger compartment. This configuration gives the two passengers the impression of being wrapped in the cockpit while lowering the center of gravity. "We have the ability to deliver the driving dynamics and the performance that customers expect from a Lotus. It's the same dynamic setup, but with a different propulsion system," Windle pointed out. Lotus will initially cap Evija production at 130 examples, so there likely won't be enough units to fill demand, but that's par for the course when it comes to halo models. The numerous lessons learned from the project will trickle down into other models in the coming years, however, and the company has several products in the pipeline. "People do not understand that Lotus is still going. We want them to know we're still here, that we can still innovate," Windle said. "[The Evija] is not just a standalone product. The design language and the content that's in the car will give us direction as we shape future products that are coming. You'll see it as a trailblazer."

