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Title: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: BDA on Friday,July 01, 2022, 05:21:21 PM
There’s a really pretty S2 with a Gordini head and some other nice upgrades for sale on BaT! It’s almost up to $9000 with six and a half days still to go. I think this car should fetch a good price.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-lotus-europa-12/
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: Richard48Y on Friday,July 01, 2022, 10:11:14 PM
How can anyone buy a car like this, only put two hundred miles on it, and then flip it two years later?
Seems too many only see "Investment" and are not really enthusiast, sad.
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: BDA on Saturday,July 02, 2022, 08:02:47 AM
I didn’t notice the mileage. I agree. That never made any sense to me!
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: Chuck Nukem on Saturday,July 02, 2022, 08:19:43 AM
How can anyone buy a car like this, only put two hundred miles on it, and then flip it two years later?
Seems too many only see "Investment" and are not really enthusiast, sad.

Agreed 100%. Judging by the way entered the car on the video he never even quite learned how to sit in the thing. Maybe that's why it only had 200 miles?
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: Richard48Y on Saturday,July 02, 2022, 09:31:00 AM
Personally I hope it does not break $15K.  >:D
Similar spec to mine and I want to be able to DRIVE enthusiastically without having to feel I am a fool to risk too much value.
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: BDA on Friday,July 08, 2022, 08:10:20 PM
It was bid to $24,000 but the reserve was not met!
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: Richard48Y on Friday,July 08, 2022, 10:06:14 PM
I thought BAT required a realistic reserve?
This went well into TC price range but still not enough for the seller.
Considering the "BAT Effect" I doubt he will find more elsewhere.
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: SilverBeast on Friday,July 08, 2022, 11:54:49 PM
He paid $27,850 on BAT in May 2019, so reserve may have been determined partly based on that.
Title: Re: ‘71 S2 for sale on BaT
Post by: Richard48Y on Saturday,July 09, 2022, 01:20:38 PM
Ah, "Buy, hold, flip" does not always work. ;)