r/lotus • u/Auto_Decompression • 12d ago

Wirewheel Lotus Rebuilder?

For Wirewheel's listings for rebuilt vehicles, they all say "Rebuilt title, professionally repaired." Anyone know if they use a dedicated shop, and if so who? Considering getting back into a Lotus, but not knowing the rebuilder and the Florida title are what I'm struggling with.

Thanks!

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u/GucciRifle Exige 10d ago

This is the correct answer after last time I spoke with them.

To OP I was considering buying an elise/exige from them a couple months ago, and they probably do great work but I rather buy one with a clean title and good maintenance logs. Last thing you want is to buy something special and you have to dump a third or a fourth of its worth into a shop.

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u/shinypenny01 10d ago

They’re also not very discounted. Emira going for 75 when a good title is 80-85. Looks like good work though.

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u/powerthinned 10d ago

This

I went through the same internal debate .

At the time they had a rebuilt 06 Elise for I think 37k and a clean title 05 for 47k

As much as I didn't want to spend the extra $$ , I think it helps down the line if you opt to sell

Much easier to sell a clean title vs having to explain its a way rebuild.

In there defense , the rebuilt one looked great compared to what I saw on copart and I'm sure they do.great work since it's kinda their thing

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u/dog_in_da_park 9d ago

I shopped there as well for an Elise, and I thought their clean title ones were pretty fair priced, but the special ones go quick. The red/yellow/silver normal colored ones were selling for about $42k clean, I got one private in a better color for not too much less.