Evo- no more?

**mlomker** · 03-02-2011

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Originally Posted by Spikesoftail

I've already decided on an elise, for my next car. Just fucking sexy. Some obnoxious color like orange or yellow

Damn, sounds like we should start a Lotus thread. I signed up for the Lotus forum today. I think a 2007 Exige S would be ideal. They are going for around 40k. Obviously not cheap but quite a bit less than I have in the X at this point. Quite a few interesting aftermarket options as well.

**Halon** · 03-03-2011

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Originally Posted by mlomker

They are going for around 40k.

Doesn't a brand new Evo X cost about the same?

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

**mlomker** · 03-03-2011

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Originally Posted by Halon

Doesn't a brand new Evo X cost about the same?

Mitsu dealers don't get sticker price for them. A GSR w/SSS (probably the most common setup) is 32-34k. Back when they were closing out the 2008 models (which they produced too many of) I heard of a few guys getting them for 28k. Mitsu usually offers 0% financing so a new Evo really isn't all that expensive in the big scheme of things.

The Lotus sell for nearly half of their sticker price with just a few thousand miles on them. If you're looking for a road course vehicle then it's compelling because they are track-ready out of the box. Throw a set of pads on the Exige and your 'modding' is done. You end up spending $15k in mods to get the Evo anywhere near that level and we all know that mods are worth $0 when it comes time to sell the car.