Wasn't someone looking for cheaper Lotus?

"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits) 12/16/2013 at 22:02 • Filed to: None

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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/424671…

19k, but a salvage title.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 12/16/2013 at 22:08

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Sounds fishy. CP

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 12/16/2013 at 22:10

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The ad says the door was cracked and body had to be redone. That makes it a salvage? Crazy Lotus.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 12/16/2013 at 22:14

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It sounds like it's been mashed, but looks fine. NP

Stef Schrader > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/16/2013 at 22:24

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These get salvage titled REALLY easily because of the expense of the clams and construction of the tub. Fount a decent description of that tub here, if you want to read up on it: http://www.howstuffworks.com/lotus-elise3.h…

My friend had to leave a couple things un-fixed to sneak it under the "total" amount for a small rear-ender, for Pete's sake. Another guy I know posted that his front clam was going to be $20K just for snagging on the rear of someone else's car. :o(

On an Elise that'd be worth $25-$35K, that ain't good.

Oh, and let's not forget that parts have to come over from the UK for all of this. Bust a clam? You're going to wait a couple months.

That's a gorgeous car, though. It's perfect in green—either this one or the Isotope/Krypton bonkers green. Still want one. Don't care.

Side impact on a single-piece "tub" car, though? That doesn't seem like it could be repaired and drive straight unless they were REALLY careful or re-tubbed it entirely. More crack than Rob Ford's office. You can get non-salvage Elises for as little as $25K nowadays.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Stef Schrader 12/16/2013 at 22:50

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Yeah, that was what I figured. It's not so much the amount of damage done, but the cost of getting it fixed that can send it into "salvage" territory. Who know, it could have been a t bone, or just a long trip up close to the guardrail. Nothing (frame-wise) bent, but a lot of surface damage to drive the repair price up.