Used Car Of The Day: 2005 Lotus Elise

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we bring you a 2005 Lotus Elise that is very, very orange.


This one has 48,000 miles on it and has had a bunch of recent maintenance done. It also has plenty of mods, but the seller will include what it needs to be brought back to stock. The car hasn't been tracked, has been garage kept, and the current owner hasn't put a ton of miles on it.

You can find this one for $45,000 in Jacksonville, Florida. Click here for more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Add Lightness Add Lightness on Dec 24, 2025

    North America wil never get a more pure performance sub 2000# car like this again. High point for Lotus.

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    • 1995 SC 1995 SC on Dec 27, 2025

      Must...Not...Buy ..4C


  • ToolGuy™ ToolGuy™ on Jan 05, 2026

    Ask TTAC: What size floor jack would be appropriate for a little tiny vehicle like this?

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