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[The Batman]

Meh I wish mine was finished and I would chuck a fair few quid for this car Would love an s1 exige

[leevx2.2]

To be honest being a cat c wouldn't bother me the car is spot on :-)

[fiveoclock]

To be honest being a cat c wouldn't bother me the car is spot on :-)

This, its plain to see its been rebuilt better than Lotus ever built it!!!

[mark_vx]

Don't get me wrong - I love my VX, but it would have to be a very special VX indeed to want to swap this for!

[Bumblebee]

I would of been interested if it wasn't cat c. Nice car though

[fiveoclock]

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

[haggi961]

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

Really? Just trying to see why. At the end of the day it's a s1 elise with a kit fitted on plus it's a cat c. If I fitted the same kit to my vx would it not be worth a lot more being Hpi? Don't get me wrong the car is stunning and a lot of work has gone into but it's really a elise with bits bolted on as are vxs get shot down if we try and sell with modifications.

[fiveoclock]

 

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

Really? Just trying to see why. At the end of the day it's a s1 elise with a kit fitted on plus it's a cat c. If I fitted the same kit to my vx would it not be worth a lot more being Hpi? Don't get me wrong the car is stunning and a lot of work has gone into but it's really a elise with bits bolted on as are vxs get shot down if we try and sell with modifications.

 

Yes really. Its a fantastically engineered conversion and rebuild not a car with bits bolted on (read the blog and look at the pictures), so much so that the cat c almost becomes irrelevant. The price of £18k has been mentioned, its a bargain at £18k, there isnt a VX anywhere that would sell for £18k

[Tony H]

Who looks at a rebodied, engine swapped, almost totally re-engineered car then says "oh no cat-c for me thank you. I like my cars with provenance!"

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

What did mike get for the time attack car ? Personally I thought that was a bit of a joke at 22k

[haggi961]

 

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

Really? Just trying to see why. At the end of the day it's a s1 elise with a kit fitted on plus it's a cat c. If I fitted the same kit to my vx would it not be worth a lot more being Hpi? Don't get me wrong the car is stunning and a lot of work has gone into but it's really a elise with bits bolted on as are vxs get shot down if we try and sell with modifications.  

Yes really. Its a fantastically engineered conversion and rebuild not a car with bits bolted on (read the blog and look at the pictures), so much so that the cat c almost becomes irrelevant. The price of £18k has been mentioned, its a bargain at £18k, there isnt a VX anywhere that would sell for £18k

That's fair enough that a lot of work has gone into it and it is something special but mine has had a lot of work also with engine, suspension etc so if I fitted the kit on mine sprayed it up would it not also be worth 24k that a few have said? Not be awkward but it annoys me how much more the lotus is then the vx when really it's only the bodywork stopping them being the same just about. I seen a s1 exige for sale the other day for 35k. Why isn't the vxr worth that money.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Things are worth what someone will pay for it This doesn't mean they can sell it for the same amount or more because you would need someone else who is willing to dig deep in there pockets

[fiveoclock]

 

 

 

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

Really? Just trying to see why. At the end of the day it's a s1 elise with a kit fitted on plus it's a cat c. If I fitted the same kit to my vx would it not be worth a lot more being Hpi? Don't get me wrong the car is stunning and a lot of work has gone into but it's really a elise with bits bolted on as are vxs get shot down if we try and sell with modifications.  

Yes really. Its a fantastically engineered conversion and rebuild not a car with bits bolted on (read the blog and look at the pictures), so much so that the cat c almost becomes irrelevant. The price of £18k has been mentioned, its a bargain at £18k, there isnt a VX anywhere that would sell for £18k

That's fair enough that a lot of work has gone into it and it is something special but mine has had a lot of work also with engine, suspension etc so if I fitted the kit on mine sprayed it up would it not also be worth 24k that a few have said? Not be awkward but it annoys me how much more the lotus is then the vx when really it's only the bodywork stopping them being the same just about. I seen a s1 exige for sale the other day for 35k. Why isn't the vxr worth that money.

 

Its an S1, its not the same as your VX underneath. I'm also not being awkward but if you cant see the difference between a VX with stuff bolted on (no matter how well its bolted on) and a completely re-engineered car (by someone who obviously knows what they're doing and does it to an extremely high standard) with a desired engine conversion then thats why you cant see the difference in value

[haggi961]

 

 

 

Even as a cat c its worth far in excess of any VX

Really? Just trying to see why. At the end of the day it's a s1 elise with a kit fitted on plus it's a cat c. If I fitted the same kit to my vx would it not be worth a lot more being Hpi? Don't get me wrong the car is stunning and a lot of work has gone into but it's really a elise with bits bolted on as are vxs get shot down if we try and sell with modifications.  

Yes really. Its a fantastically engineered conversion and rebuild not a car with bits bolted on (read the blog and look at the pictures), so much so that the cat c almost becomes irrelevant. The price of £18k has been mentioned, its a bargain at £18k, there isnt a VX anywhere that would sell for £18k

That's fair enough that a lot of work has gone into it and it is something special but mine has had a lot of work also with engine, suspension etc so if I fitted the kit on mine sprayed it up would it not also be worth 24k that a few have said? Not be awkward but it annoys me how much more the lotus is then the vx when really it's only the bodywork stopping them being the same just about. I seen a s1 exige for sale the other day for 35k. Why isn't the vxr worth that money.  

Its an S1, its not the same as your VX underneath. I'm also not being awkward but if you cant see the difference between a VX with stuff bolted on (no matter how well its bolted on) and a completely re-engineered car (by someone who obviously knows what they're doing and does it to an extremely high standard) with a desired engine conversion then thats why you cant see the difference in value

I totally agree with you in many ways but I still think we undervalue are vxs. Il hopefully change people minds soon on the vx value lol

[Gedi]

Gotta agree. This isn't just an elise with go-faster bits bolted on like all our VX's are, this is a one off piece of engineering of which you rarely see outside of real racing teams. Even his garage (which I believe was built for this project) has more work in it than our cars do.

 

Also to be fair to Nelson, he originally valued it many thousands under what he's probably going to get for it, so he's being rather modest.

 

 

We _definitely_ undervalue our VX's though, to our own detriment...

[mxorvx]

Don't get me wrong - I love my VX, but it would have to be a very special VX indeed to want to swap this for!

 

He isn't looking for a straight swap

[mxorvx]

I would of been interested if it wasn't cat c. Nice car though

 

You are in the minority, cat C on these can be got so easy, makes little odds to many.

[bladerunner1000]

I think the car looks lovely and is priced well in relationship to the current market.  Before buying my Exige S i seriously looked into doing a Audi S1 conversion as i believe they are absolutely superb!  I am also lucky enough to know and live within 5 miles of two leading Audi Exige experts, but even with their help the build would have cost well in excess of £23K and countless man hours.  We all know that in most circumstances spending money on cars is a black hole although i believe modified VX's offer quite a good return (within reason).  I hope some one on the forum snaps this Exige up as it has truly monsterous potential!    

[myles]

I would of been interested if it wasn't cat c. Nice car though

  You are in the minority, cat C on these can be got so easy, makes little odds to many.

Most people can see what this is, a fantastic piece of usable engineering. Some are concerned about the fact it might have had a knock in the past and are not presented like a garage queen.

[siztenboots]

why not get a VIC test done and remove the cat c status  (cost £41)