USAndretti42 328 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 So, Iain Ogilvie's Elise is almost up to 175,000 miles which is a lot for a car so many reviewers write off as impractical. Can anyone on here beat that figure? Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 48 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sorry - just saw post! Soo out of date - 190,000 now and still going strong... (Did have her first ever head gasket replaced at 186,000 miles though...) Iain 1 Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 48 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 197,778 as of earlier today - almost 200,000! Any others? Iain Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,884 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Cracking effort! 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
Iain 48 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Ta da! Who says Lotus cars are fragile? 200,000 miles (320,000km) and still going strong! Here's to the next 200,000 miles (perhaps with a more comfortable seat though ) Taken on the way home this evening: Have fun - and stay safe! Iain Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,884 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 That's a lot of miles, good effort Iain! 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
Iain 48 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Cheers Bibs - wish I could do more miles in the Esprit though iain Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
USAndretti42 328 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Wow! That is good going. That's an average of 14,000 miles a year. No wonder you want a more comfortable seat! Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to post Share on other sites
Steve1 62 Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 And I was worried cause mine had just turned 90000.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryanmcneill 1 Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 This is very reassuring ! I was getting depressed because mine has turned 85k. It's only run in! Let the good times roll !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ramjet 1,131 Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 Welcome to TLF Ryan. You should duck over to the Introductions thread and say hi in there as well. Any questions or issues with using the forums, feel free to ask one of us mods. We're here to help. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. Link to post Share on other sites
Ryanmcneill 1 Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 Many thanks , will do . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM johnpwalsh 1,407 Posted November 4, 2013 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Well done that man and car, I thought I was doing well with my Red Excel having 169,000 on the clock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 48 Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 213,000 on the Elise now - and still smiling! <bit of a numb bum tho> Iain Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,884 Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 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
Popular Post Iain 48 Posted October 2, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 As posted in the Lotus 70th thread - passed 260,000 miles/420,000 km last week - not looking too shabby for those miles! There must be some other high-milers out there? Iain 3 Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Barrykearley 7,313 Posted October 2, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273490545619 2 Quote Only here once Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 48 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Thanks for link - hadn't seen that... What does anyone think to the asking price on that, given the mileage? 213,000 - £8,490 You've just - randomly - sent me off looking at '60s Europas on Ebay Barry - you're a bad influence! Must get Esprit recommissioned and *not* get sidetracked. Iain Edited October 2, 2018 by Iain 1 Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Barrykearley 7,313 Posted October 2, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Most adverts on eBay currently are fake. Just be aware of that - the last couple of days it’s gone mad with fake adverts. Quote Only here once Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 48 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Indeed - I'm not seriously looking at anything - just easily sidetracked... 😜 Iain Quote "... the Lotus Turbo (Esprit) owner will not only be comfortable in fast company, but will find, more often than not, that he has no company at all!" Road and Track magazine 1983 Turbo Esprit - Silver - 'Lottie' Featured in Classic and Sportscar Aug 2008 and Wheeler Dealers. 1999 Elise - Norfolk Mustard - 'Liz' Daily driver - 221,000 miles and counting! Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM jep 1,050 Posted January 13, 2019 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 02/10/2018 at 20:45, Iain said: As posted in the Lotus 70th thread - passed 260,000 miles/420,000 km last week - not looking too shabby for those miles! Iain, so uplifting to see a car, especially a sports car, being used and enjoyed. Driving them is the principle pleasure of the automobile. Good on ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JG220 286 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 190 on mine. 190 miles. Would love to get it to 190k though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulCP 745 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, JG220 said: 190 on mine. 190 miles. Would love to get it to 190k though The World doesn’t have sufficient years left in existence for such a milestone 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chip2257 24 Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 I came to proudly boast about my 101k elise 111s.... Must try harder! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Braddock 12 Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Very impressive. Car looks amazing. Lotus need to pick up on this story. Not sure what they could do but it deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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