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lifes2short said:
historics auctions have had a few nice examples in the past couple of years, this is one

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Ref 3 1994 Lotus Esprit Turbo S4

Built between 1976 and 2004, the Lotus Esprit was unveiled in 1972 as a concept car and was a development of a stretched Lotus Europa chassis. It was among the first of designer Giorgetto Giugiaro's polygonal 'folded paper' designs. Originally, the name Kiwi was proposed but, in keeping with the...
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Yep that's the S4, not the S4s. I've seena few S4..... But the S4s just that bit more rare.
 
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foibles said:
And in australia... Dealers are still asking circa 110k....53k odd GBP....
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i'm not that clued up on the lotus esprits, historics have had a few models over the last few years out of interest what's so special about the s4s
 
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lifes2short said:
i'm not that clued up on the lotus esprits, historics have had a few models over the last few years out of interest what's so special about the s4s
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15% jump in bhp, upgraded turbos and brakes, significantly better performance, lower production volumes, better trim. From what i know about 5 to 6k more expensive than a like for like s4.
 
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lifes2short said:
on reflection, 6% buyers fee seems fairly high for not really doing much at all for it, traditional auction houses have huge overheads in comparison
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or you could have listed with a blue chip auction house and lost your money (Coys?). Their sell rate is high, the photos are high quality and it seems to be working well. I wonder if it is a good alternative to the AT or PH for private selling? Given the potential for massive costs, I am not sure I would go for a Ferrari or Maserati to save a few k vs buying from an expert like Dicky. Could quickly prove penny wise pound foolish. Over engineered Mercs from the 90s may make more sense....
 
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another Scuderia also LHD running at 85k. Might have seen some hard use, but 20k gearbox rebuild + new clutch + 4 new pilot sport 4s show some care has been taken.
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2008 FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA - LHD

A superb example of the focused and exceptionally rare road car, offering a fantastically analogue driving experience compared to many modern supercars.
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I know a man with serious car hobby sitting on mclaren Long tail who insists it is the best driving car he's had.
 
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rs48635 said:
another Scuderia also LHD running at 85k. Might have seen some hard use, but 20k gearbox rebuild + new clutch + 4 new pilot sport 4s show some care has been taken.
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2008 FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA - LHD

A superb example of the focused and exceptionally rare road car, offering a fantastically analogue driving experience compared to many modern supercars.
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I know a man with serious car hobby sitting on mclaren Long tail who insists it is the best driving car he's had.
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Would still have a Stradale. Always found the noise of scud is too focussed on bass notes. (from the outside, as they drive away. Never heard on at max chat)
 
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Lovely Sebring but I'd need to see that colour in the flesh before I bought it. Could be gorgeous. Could be ghastly. (I'm not in position to buy this mid you so it's all just dreaming....Sigh....)
 
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Guy said:
or you could have listed with a blue chip auction house and lost your money (Coys?).
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Coys "blue chip"? There is a phrase containing barge pole that springs immediately to mind!

I have dealt with most of the physical auction houses so if anyone is thinking of using one feel free to ask.
 
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hashluck said:
Looked lovely. Proper car. Coombs Guildford were a famous Jaguar delaer when they sold this car new. I bet this was substantially more expensive then than an E-Type or Mark 2 (even a Coombs modified one).
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My dad knew John Coombs and worked some of the week in hospitals in Surrey, if his list was a bit short he used to go and play cars with John Coombs and had a couple of close shaves as a passenger with him!
 
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