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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Tezray on 21 July 2006, 10:58:23

Title: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: Tezray on 21 July 2006, 10:58:23

If only i had the money......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lotus-Carlton-Omega-Complete-Engine-Excellent-Rare_W0QQitemZ200009303754QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72205QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: Big Rod on 21 July 2006, 11:11:59

TBH, that's a bit of an unknown quantity.

There's no mention of mileage or any maintenance on it.

If you bought it, you'd need to allow for at least a grands worth of remedial work just to make sure the chains and tensioners were up to scratch, then there's the cylinder head condition. They have a tendency to crack and replacements are like hens teeth!!

Granted if it's in good nick and low(ish) mileage, it's worth it. I remember a brand new one selling on eBay a while ago for £4500 though!!

Realistically, if you fancied doing a conversion, you'd be better off buying a LHD Lotus Omega that's on it's last legs for around £6k, then you'd get all the ancilliaries along with it like the suspension, 6 speed box, ECU's and most importantly brakes!!!

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: Tezray on 21 July 2006, 11:30:29

I hadn't thought about it in such great depth  :-[ Mainly because a serious thought never crossed my mind when reading the advert, merely dreamland thoughts!  ;D

Anywho, all good points.....It'd just be nice having an extra 600cc and 2 hairdryers stuck on the manifolds  :)

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: bob.dent on 21 July 2006, 11:46:42

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Anywho, all good points.....It'd just be nice having an extra 600cc and 2 hairdryers stuck on the manifolds  :)

to say nothing of the huge number of extra gee gee's!! ;)

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 21 July 2006, 11:48:18

You could do that cheaper if you weld a small hond motorbike engine on the plenum and , er, two hairdryers (£6.99 each Argos).

Just a thought, but you started it! ;D

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: Big Rod on 21 July 2006, 12:02:11

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huge number of extra gee gee's!! ;)

Vx quoted 377BHP, but at a rolling road day last year with the Autobahnstormers, standard cars were putting out anything up to 450!!  8-)

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: Big Rod on 21 July 2006, 12:02:59

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You could do that cheaper if you weld a small hond motorbike engine on the plenum and , er, two hairdryers (£6.99 each Argos).

Just a thought, but you started it! ;D

 ;D I have a feeling that a decent sized engine might actually inhale that lot!!!  ;D

Title: Re: Anyone want to lend me £3000?
Post by: bob.dent on 21 July 2006, 12:05:44

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huge number of extra gee gee's!! ;)

Vx quoted 377BHP, but at a rolling road day last year with the Autobahnstormers, standard cars were putting out anything up to 450!!  8-)

That is a SERIOUS amount of grunt!! :o