Year: 2004
Make: Lotus
Model: Elise
Price: $47000
Mileage: 14000
Color: red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): TX
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

FOR SALE: 2004 Noble M12 GTO-3R
$47,000

0-60mph in under 4 seconds ∙ Ford3.0L Twin Turbo, 6-speed manual ∙ Mileage:~ 14,000

Exterior color: 2003 Lexus “Absolutely Red”
Interior color: Tan
Chassis # NUS0057
One of only 220 Noble M12’s and M400’s sold in the USA

This car is powered by a 3.0L Ford Duratec V6 with twin Garret T25turbos, mated to a Getrag 6-speed manual transmission with Quaife LSD.

I am the second owner of this car, and I have owned it for overfour years.

The Basics:
If you’re not familiar with the Noble M12, this is a low-volume-productionBritish sports car, sold as a kit car in the USA, with a tubular steel space-framechassis including a built-in roll cage, with a fiberglass body. Weighing in at 2,380 lbs, this car is aboutas light as a Miata, with handling that has been praised by members of theautomotive press (hint: search for Top Gear videos).

Reviews of the Noble M12:
M12 http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=137&i=2764
M12 GTO-3R http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=137&i=7854
Here is a nice review of the car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcz_MuAPynQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcz_MuAPynQ

This car has had some upgrades done in order to make it moretrack-prepared and to fix some issues that are generally common on Nobles.

Performance/Upgrades:

· Aluminum turbo piping inred
· Tial blow-off valve
· Large 1G intercooler
· Power: 460 hp @ 6,200RPM
· Torque: 390 lb-ft @3,500 RPM
· Fuel pump and wiringupgrade
· Intercooler fan
· Hoover MagnaFlow Exhaustand remap
· Camera Mount in-betweenthe seats
· Engine Start button
· Battery tender
· 3M Armorfend Protection
· Track Oil Pan
· Quaife LSD
· “Big Man” seats
· Oil pressure and oiltemperature gauge
· Willans four-pointharnesses on both seats, in addition to standard seatbelts
· Alternator wiresre-routed and heat-shielded
· Metal braided brake lines
· Tunnel cooling modification
· Slotted Noble/AP frontrotors, standard Noble/AP cross-drilled rear rotors
· Porsche hub nuts (on therear wheel hubs)
· Air Conditioning
· Sony radio/CD playerwith remote
· Factory alarm withengine immobilizer and power door locks


The car comes with:
Two sets of keys
Owner’s Manual
Engine tuning software from Noble
Spare can of touch-up paint
Installation Manual on CD


More Info:
I regularly attend the "Coffee and Cars" car show inHouston. Also, I am a member onNobleForums.com, which is a great website for learning a wealth of informationabout Nobles.

The car is located in the Houston area. I have the clear title. No trades accepted.

[Contact info removed. Car has been sold.]

 

FYI, this is a Noble M12. I chose "Lotus Elise" on this website because the dropdown box did not have the choice of "Noble" or "Other Makes". Sorry for any confusion.

 

goo goo - no worries. A lot of guys here are very familiar with that. A lot of M12/M400's have been sold and bought through this website. I bought mine from a member here. Best of luck with the sale...

 

nice car OP so this could be serviced by a Ford delearship?

 

I suppose it could, but I've never tried taking it to a Ford dealer for servicing. Personally, I would recommend taking it to a good independent shop, preferably one that is used to higher end cars, because an independent shop would be more willing to spend some time on it and take care of it, while the big dealerships are more accustomed to doing 500 oil changes on the same models day after day.
Having said that, most of the major components like the engine, alternator, etc. and the interior switchgear are from Ford, so you can easily get parts and the parts are less expensive than other exotic cars.

 

Here is a link with additional photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/114243787@N03/sets/72157639711139264/

 

Update: This car has been sold.