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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => eBay - Craigslist Ads - Other Listings => Topic started by: BDA on Wednesday,October 13, 2021, 05:53:30 PM
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A pretty nice pretty original ‘69 S2 is up on BaT (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-lotus-europa-7/). It needs a new dash at least but in general it seems pretty nice.
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That car has been advertised locally for a while now. The asking was something like $25k CAD, so I would assume the reserve will be set at something close to that.
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This car was sold for $17,250. I expected (maybe hoped) that it would bring closer to $20,000 or even a little more but then I claim no ability to price a car so it might have actually been a good price.
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The car was repainted but poorly prepped. Lots of star and spider cracks. Would need a strip and paint to it bring up and we know how much that costs. Kudos to the seller for showing all that.
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I missed the cracks but I should have remembered that the dash was at the end of its life. $17,250 looks a lot better…
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The cracks are not too bad -- mine's way worse -- but it makes it a very good driver, not a minter. And, not cheap to make a minter. You can change the dash and refinish the chassis and suspension for not too much money, if you do the labour yourself. But, completely strip and paint? That's a HUGE job and very expensive if done commercially. $17KUS/$21KCAN seems about right. Maybe a bit on the well-bought side if you like original-looking, drivers.