Seriouslylotus 441 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 15 hours ago, Exx said: Is the ECU shared with other cars or specific to Exige S3 ? The actual ECU is used by Lotus on lots of models inc the V6 Exige , 2ZR Elise, 3Eleven etc etc, But the programme/software will be specific to the model its fitted too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Escape 747 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 Do you really care about the mileage? If the car looks good, what does it matter if it has 50k or 80k miles? I agree about the standing starts being a bit disturbing, but that's something you wont even know on most cars. I don't know anyone who has gone to the trouble of getting the ECU read before buying, certainly not in this much detail. If you want to be in control of every aspect from new, you need to buy new. If you find a used car you like, at a price you think is fair, don't worry too much and just go and enjoy it. You can never know everything, digging too deep will only make you worry. Filip 1 Quote I have made many mistakes in my life. Buying a multiple Lotus is not one of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Barrykearley 6,454 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 Same applies to women @Escape 1 Quote Only here once Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Escape 747 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 You mean like this: (yes I know it's fake, but again, do we really care if some things are fake?) 1 Quote I have made many mistakes in my life. Buying a multiple Lotus is not one of them. Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,097 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 “Pre Owed”: is that some new Finance option to boost cash flow at Aston Martin? Pay in full at time of order and you can choose from an exclusive list of “Premium options”. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,811 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 No, it means you better buy the +2 upgrade as the pre-owned option is coming with another mans kids.... 1 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 I'm in a hurry stop trolling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul lodey 13 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 I would not risk it personally. Another one will come along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 not at this price Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hangar 111 296 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 16 minutes ago, Exx said: not at this price Buy it then! An example sample of one car here - ECU data matches IP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 Car is ok for the price but i don t want to buy a 70K miles car .. 50K is already high And imagine i sell the car then the new buyer do an ECU check and put me on a trial ?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 10,722 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 That's the risk your taking and it's clearly reflected in the price of this car. Good things aren't cheap and cheap things aren't good. You can't have a good, honest car at a bargain price, it's one or the other I'm afraid. 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 Bibs no news from Lotus ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hangar 111 296 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 10 minutes ago, Exx said: Car is ok for the price but i don t want to buy a 70K miles car .. 50K is already high And imagine i sell the car then the new buyer do an ECU check and put me on a trial ?! Then don't buy it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 10,722 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 No more than they've already told you mate. Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,811 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 Time to buy or walk away and live to fight another day I'm afraid. It's decision time. Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 I gave up No answer or help from Lotus excepted an useless one They don't care at all about their official dealers in France, that's a shame in my opinion, they have never tried to get in touch with him to clarify the situation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,238 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 12 minutes ago, Exx said: No answer or help from Lotus excepted an useless one I think that it’s a bit unfair for you to say that Lotus‘s help was ‘useless’. In the message that you posted, they seemed to be asking for clarification about certain points. Did you provide them with those answers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hangar 111 296 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 16 minutes ago, Exx said: No answer or help from Lotus excepted an useless one Did you respond to the questions they asked? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kristof Thys 171 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 There's only one who can decide and that's you. You asked for advice and we've given it. Not that fair to put Lotus down as they had some subsequent questions. I guess you already made up your mind? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 (edited) Of course i did, as i said i replied 5mn after on monday morning and no news so far, i wrote another email this morning to explain it was the last day for me to clarify Edited June 24 by Exx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kristof Thys 171 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 There you have it. Keep us informed about the next one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,811 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 57 minutes ago, Exx said: I gave up No answer or help from Lotus excepted an useless one They don't care at all about their official dealers in France, that's a shame in my opinion, they have never tried to get in touch with him to clarify the situation I don't believe they do not care but I can understand that they do not want to interfere in the business of their dealers. Remember, new or used you do not "buy" your car from Lotus, you buy it from the Dealer and your contract and any comeback or relief is with the Dealer and not with Lotus. 1 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Exx 3 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 Well, when the dealer told you that Lotus had financial issues and put used ECU in their new car .. it should matter for them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Barrykearley 6,454 Posted June 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 24 So.... I can summarise this. slight issue with ECU data. Could be a multitude of issues that make this up. Fraud being one of them with mileage tampering. end result - Lotus getting bashed for not answering on a used very second hand car that frankly has nowt to do with them now. fair???? I’d say not. 5 hours ago, Exx said: Car is ok for the price but i don t want to buy a 70K miles car .. 50K is already high And imagine i sell the car then the new buyer do an ECU check and put me on a trial ?! 50k on a modern car is frankly chuff all. The engine is a Toyota plant - normally good for 200k and up. seriously - I do worry about some of the absolute bollocks spouted on here at times - we ain’t talking about an old triumph herald engine here. Oh well - off for more beer. Quote Only here once Link to post Share on other sites
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