Is a Lotus Elise expensive to maintain?
The Elise is not expensive to own and maintain. Set aside $1000 per year and that should easily cover oil changes and other minor maint items.
Can you daily a Lotus Elise?
If you want to look cool driving up, until you practically need the jaws of life to extract you from the car once you get to the office, the Lotus Elise might be a great daily driver to you.
How many miles does a Lotus Elise last?
It’s Lotus, or Lotus car(s). The Lotus Elise/Exige have a Toyota engine, if maintained properly, even if driven relatively hard will probably last over 100,000 miles.
Are Lotus Elise easy to maintain?
it shouldn’t cost more to “maintain” than any other modern car. If fact, I would say it costs LESS to maintain since this car is so minimal. It’s a Toyota car, with a Lotus designed frame and fiberglass shell..
How long does a Lotus Elise last?
The Lotus Elise/Exige have a Toyota engine, if maintained properly, even if driven relatively hard will probably last over 100,000 miles.
What’s the average rating of a Lotus Elise?
It’ll come as no surprise that the Elise has never appeared in the Driver Power survey, but 25 owners have left reviews with our sister title Carbuyer – and 22 of them award the full five stars. The others award either three or four stars to give an average of 4.8.
Is the Lotus Elise a good driving car?
It’s difficult to get in and out, the cockpit is noisy and confined, and there’s little luggage space, but it’s one of the best-driving cars on the planet.
When did the Lotus Elise first come out?
What is it? It’s now been a quarter of a century since Lotus first introduced the Elise, and it’s fair to say that it’s the car that’s defined Lotus since it arrived in 1996. Case in point: the Exige, Hethel’s most extreme (and possibly best) car, grew from Elise origins, adding V6 power, aero and general insanity along the way.
How often should you change the coolant on a Lotus Elise?
Similarly, replacing the coolant every four years or 36,000 miles costs £150 as a standalone job, but is included in the service charges. It’ll come as no surprise that the Elise has never appeared in the Driver Power survey, but 25 owners have left reviews with our sister title Carbuyer – and 22 of them award the full five stars.