Year: 2004
Make: Lotus
Model: Exige
Price: $59000
Mileage: 18600
Color: Grey
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): VA
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

So its come time for me to part with my 2004 Noble M12 GTO 3R. There is no "Noble" option in the drop down when making this ad, which is why you see it listed as a Lotus Exige. The car is titled and registered in Northern Virginia, and will pass an emissions/inspection test. For those of you that may not know, here is some history of the car:

There was about 220 Nobles that were brought over to the United States, I believe around 75-80 M12 GTO 3R’s, the rest were M400’s. It’s a British car designed and engineered by Lee Noble, with the chassis/body built in South Africa at a factory called Hi-Tech. These cars were then shipped to the USA to 1G racing Ohio, where there was the option to purchase the car and install the drivetrain yourself, or just purchase the car turn-key. They have a garret twin turbo’d Ford Duratec 3.0L, weigh approximately 2380 pounds, and have a 0-60mph of 3.3s. These cars are truly a drivers car, no ABS, no traction control, no airbags, its as close to a street legal race car you get.

I can confidently say this is one of the most reliable Nobles out there, it’s has gone through a tremendous amount of fine tuning, modifying, and trial/error to get to where its at now. All that you need to do from here on out is continue basic maintenance as you would on any other car, and if you’re even a bit mechanically inclined, this thing is easy to work on. The car has been tuned and upgraded by Troy, one of the most renowned Noble tuners/specialist in the country.

On to the details and work that has been done to the car, I have a nice stack of receipts/paperwork that will come with the car as well.

Below is a non-detailed list of some of the items installed mods and maintenance done:

Upgraded ECU/Tune (for reliability/power)
Intercooler Upgrade
Brand New Wiring Harness
Baffled Track Oil Pan
Front Mounted Oil Cooler Installed (Setrab)
Rear Mounted Tial BOV
All Belts Changed
All Oil Lines Changed
Heater valve upgraded
All Coolant Lines Changed and upgraded to Silicone High Temp Lines
Porsche Hub Nuts Installed
Track Axles Installed
HVAC Control Cable Fixed
Heater Valve Replaced
Heater Core Connections Fixed
Accelerator Cable Replaced
Fuel Pump Upgrade, Including:
New Wiring
Pressure Regulator Gauge
New Fuel Filter
New Vacuum Hoses
Upgraded Heat Shielding throughout
Fuel Pump Relay Installed
New Alternator & Custom Alternator Heat Shield
Fixed all electrical bugs that were present as well
Replaced Upper Radiator Hose
Replaced Power Steering Hose
Tunnel Mod (prevents heat soak into the cabin)
Back-Up Camera
Upgraded speakers
Bell RX75 Radar/ Laser Jammer (front/rear)


Above are the things I can think off the top of my head, there is quite a bit that has gone into the car to make it as rock solid as possible, I didn’t list the basics such as Oil changes, coolant flush, brake flush, spark plugs, etc, as these are all done relatively often. I’ve owned the car since about 13k miles and have never had any issues with it, and don’t foresee any issues arising anytime soon.

There is easily $32,000 of work that has gone into the car, proven with receipts, plus the tremendous amount of time put in by the previous owner to get everything fine tuned, he’s known to be the unofficial Noble guru in the states.

This is your chance to own one of the most reliable Noble’s out there, with all the issues taken care of, ready to daily drive, or go to a track event, no trailer needed!

2004 Noble M12 GTO 3R
18,xxx Miles (still driving, miles may go up)
6 Speed Manual
Chassis NUS 006
Priced at $59,000

More pics are coming, here are a few for now:

 

Love the car! I think I saw this posted on the Richmond C&C facebook page if I'm not mistaken. GLWS!

 

Thanks man! I havent been to the richmond C&C, I wonder if someone owns one of these down there, or possibly a Rossion, which looks very similar.

 

There is a dentist that has a lighter silver one here in Richmond.

 

That is the same exact color as the one I used to have.
These are great cars guys - someone should pick it up.

I bought mine from a 6speed member too.

 

Seen this car at a couple of Kate's cars and coffee. Free bump and GLWS!

 

thanks for the kind words all! Got some serious interest but the car is still for sale!

 

Been out of state for a while, price drop $56,500

Live on ebay

 

Because of past abuses members have asked that links to ads on sites like eBay not be permitted

 

Do you have pictures of the interior? Are you located in Richmond? I'm interested and might passing through late next week

 

Apologies on that, will keep that in mind for future posts.


Here's some pics of the interior on my CL ad. I'll be making a hi-res album soon

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/5266560606.html

 

Hi. You still have the Noble ? Please call 727-252-4547

 

Is this still for sale?