WE BOUGHT A WRECKED LOTUS EXIGE IS IT A GOOD BUY?

WE BOUGHT A WRECKED LOTUS EXIGE IS IT A GOOD BUY?

Alright Guys, We start a NEW Rebuild a Wrecked 2006 Lotus Exige won for $25k from Copart. Mike and Ivan forklift it inside the shop and get a in-depth look of all the damage. Thanks for Watching!

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Rodger Myers says:

Dang Ivan!! You’re freaking me out

drew says:

It’s a great car! Whole rear clam will come off if needed. Mirrors are from a BL mini metro. Rear wheel arch reflectors have no power. You can buy a supercharger kit from Lotus. The MOST important issue is to check the suspension hanging points on the aluminium chassis to see if they are bent. If they are damaged, bonding in new extrusions is a very specialist job. Don’t change the wheel sizes – Lotus is a precision tool and any changes will compromise the handling that Lotus are so renown for. Don’t jack the car up anywhere except where the stickers are on the bottom of the chassis rails. Good luck gents! Enjoy!

1chish says:

There is an inertia fuel cut off on the LH side of the engine bay. Mounted with 2 screws it has a square body with a round top that is pushed in to reset. Guarantee this has tripped if the car has had any sort of bump.
When built you will just LOVE the performance. The later Exige had a V6 so the chassis is more than capable.
ENJOY!

trainmanbob says:

No doubt it is a lovely looking car but BEWARE!! Here in the UK I have seen many of these burned out on motorways. A friend of mine had one and in the middle of the night it suddenly burst into flames parked up next to his house. Total burned the car and a good part of his house. Cheers, Bob (in the UK)

Michael B says:

K24 turbo swap it into a hypercar killer

Exige came hard top from the factory
You can buy in the USA lightweight replacement front and rear clamshells cheaper than repairing

These are track weapons in the right hands

GaMatt72 says:

Lotus are fun little cars.

Atoool K says:

Does it have an inertia switch?

shifty fifty says:

please use the wheels that were intended for that car go stock if need be

Josh James says:

I just really hope that the chassis is straight because if it is bent, apparently there absolutely is nothing you can do to fix it. But really glad to see an Exige hopefully making it back on the roads ! They stopped making the Elise and Exige end of last year so there won't be another car like this again 🙁

Tom In Denver says:

The button on the right of the steering column dims the gauge cluster lights if you hold it down. If you just bump it, it resets the trip odometer. I have 70,000+ miles on on my '05 Elise with lots of aftermarket equipment from BOE (REV400 supercharger, high-flow radiators and fuel pump, two-piece slotted rotors, lightweight exhaust, clam hinge and the list goes on :)) Hit the fuel cut-off button-the big black rubber button in the engine bay on the left side near the firewall and that Yamaha-designed 2ZZ-GE engine will fire right up. All the panels are removable and repairable. As long as the suspension pick up points aren't ripped from the aluminum tub (which is the chassis), you should be OK. Have fun!

j g says:

It has a button on the left side of the engine compartment. Close to the bulkhead. It cuts the fuel when the car has been impacted. Push it down to reset

Bob Eyes says:

I've dailyed a 111R for 15 years in the UK and crashed it loads. Your Exige looks in decent shape. You'll have her running in no time.

InoKinetic, Gregs Race Parts are both great Lotus suppliers in the US. I've used them both and have never been let down.

cheese stick says:

Make it look like the Hennessey venom GT.

David Edwards says:

Not a great idea to unload a car with an aluminium chassis with a forklift. They are very fussy where to Jack them and quite easy to push about.

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