- VIN: SCCPC11186HL3****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2006
Ownership Cost for 2006 Lotus Elise Base
Estimated: $56930 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$6488 |
$3114 |
$2725 |
$2466 |
$2206 |
$16999 |
| Insurance |
$1859 |
$1924 |
$1991 |
$2061 |
$2133 |
$9968 |
| Fuel |
$1472 |
$1516 |
$1569 |
$1632 |
$1705 |
$7894 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2867 |
$1683 |
$2286 |
$2291 |
$11890 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$2512 |
$2512 |
$2512 |
$2512 |
$2512 |
$3722 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$16071 |
$10846 |
$9631 |
$10095 |
$10287 |
$56930 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Coupe Displacement CC: 1800.0 Displacement CI: 109.84273937051 Displacement L: 1.8 Doors: 2 Engine Model: 2ZZ Make: LOTUS Manufacturer: LOTUS CARS LTD. Manufacturer Id: 983 Model: Elise Model Year: 2006 Other Engine Info: VVTL-i Other Restraint System Info: Active Belts Plant City: Hethel Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK) Seat Belts All: Manual Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD) Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2007 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
WAS DRIVING MY 2007 LOTUS ELISE WHEN THE OIL HOSE PULLED OUT OF THE CRIMPED FITTING AT THE RIGHT REAR CONNECTION TO THE ENGINE JUST ABOVE THE OIL FILTER. THIS CAUSED ALL OF THE OIL TO QUICKLY LEAVE THE ENGINE AND COAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A CORNER, WITH TRACTION LOST ON THE REAR TIRE THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. |
| 2006 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
OIL COOLER SUPPLY LINE CONNECTED TO THE SANDWICH PLATE WHERE THE OIL FILTER SCREWS IN, ON MY 06 LOTUS ELISE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE COUPLING, SPRAYING OIL EVERYWHERE AND PERMANENTLY DAMAGING MY ENGINE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT, AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NEW MOTOR, AND LABOR COSTING OVER 6000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY LOTUS, AS NUMEROUS LOTUS OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS AND DISCUSSING THIS ON THE ONLINE FORUMS. BEING THE 2ND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, I AM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND ALL THE REPAIR COST ARE COMING OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY I CAN GET SOME COMPENSATION BACK FROM LOTUS, AS I ONLY PUT 5K MILES ON THE CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED... *TR |
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