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For Sale: 2006 Lotus Elise in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Vehicle Description

  • Chassis # SCCPC11146HL30221
  • A One-Owner Example
  • 9,947 Miles From New
  • Offered With Service Records, Clean CarFax, and 2-Tops

“Less is more” Colin Chapman’s mantra from the beginning years of Lotus through to the present day. Lotus has stuck to their basic formula of using the power-to-weight ratio to their benefit, and with much success. The lineage of one and two-seat Lotus sports cars is long and historically significant with seemingly countless notable motorsport achievements and track records. Despite a history of financial woes and setbacks, Lotus remains as one of the few race-derived brands from the 1950s still toppling records, and developing stripped-down racecars for the street. The Lotus Elise is no different, abiding by Chapman’s formula as a 1,984 pound, 190 hp track machine meant to shock drivers with its blistering cornering performance.

Production of the Elise began in 1996 and extends through present day remaining as a flagship car for the Lotus brand. It was not until 2005 that the Elise Series II made its way to the United States (Also known as the “Federal Elise”) where it received largely positive reviews by the major sports car Magazines. Its low center of gravity, nimbleness, and responsive power coupled with sparse amenities and questionable ergonomics make it a true driver’s car. With a 1.8L 4-cylinder Toyota sourced engine, the Federal Elise is also reliable with a 0-60 time of approximately 4.9 seconds. Plenty fast for spirited back road stints and track days. It lays down useable power for a perfect balance of speed, cornering capabilities, and stiffness giving the driver confidence in any adverse driving situation. It is one of those driving platforms where everything is in the right place to maximize your abilities as a driver without having useless power to scare oneself. Being such a user-friendly car does come with its downfalls. Many of these cars have been modified, abused, and have had many careless owners. It is extremely difficult to find a low mileage example that was not subjected to the harsh treatment of past owners.

This brings us to the example on offer here today- A one-owner, 2006 Lotus Elise with 9,947 miles from new. Chassis # SCCPC11146HL30221 is finished in Arctic Silver Metallic with Black interior. The maintenance booklet has its first recorded entry on November 8th 2005 from Rothrock Chevrolet Lotus in Springfield, Pennsylvania when it was brand new. The booklet was stamped consistently after regular service until 6,551 miles in October of 2012. Further service records from 2013 until present show a consistent history of maintenance at specialty shops with a more significant service done in 2013, which included an aluminum radiator upgrade for better cooling. These records and a copy of the clean CarFax are viewable by clicking the “View Documents” tab. The original Husband and wife owners have used it sparingly and carefully, which is why it presents today as a highly original, virtually blemish-free example. Included in the sale are two complete sets of keys/fobs, two additional fobs still in the wrapper, service records, both hard and soft tops, along with manuals.

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Vehicle Details

  • 2006 Lotus Elise
  • Listing ID: CC-1229634
  • Price: $39,000
  • Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Year:2006
  • Make:Lotus
  • Model:Elise
  • Exterior Color:Silver
  • Interior Color:Black
  • Transmission:Manual
  • Odometer:9947
  • Title Status:Clear
  • Exterior Condition:Very Good
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