hopo

Unfortunately im not available on that date - wedding preparations on that Sunday im afraid - not sure I can swing it!

would be interested in these mate - also still not had the chance to look for that spanner....

this could be my favourite esprit. love it

Yes... this exactly. I want to get into one but I would also need to get out of one as stated 'as painlessly as possible' I know I should have pulled my finger out but had to do other grown up stuff like buy a house. 1 year into that now. next thing is to extend - hang on when am I gonna have some money for a bloody toy!

That the black one with weird wheels?

I've been looking at Evora's recently, always had an eye on them. I originally wanted a later esprit but I'm scared of the v8s and having driven a few S4 variants there wasn't a huge leap over my Turbo. I've done the Elise thing and whilst I loved it long drives became tiresome and it riled me that it was so small inside. Que the Evora, which should tick all the boxes. Unfortunately for me they haven't depreciated enough! which is both a good and a bad thing dependent on weather you have one or not! but as above they appear to be a hard sell, lots hang around on the market for a while. Im currently saving for a wedding in May next year and keep thinking sod it, bang my savings (and some from the money tree) into an Evora, enjoy it then sell it when wedding time comes along but it concerns me that a) this is a big outlay b) selling seems a long drawn out process. But I still keep looking at the market BTW esprit is certainly going nowhere

Whatever it is/was it’s f**ked!

Mark, very sobering to read this. Very sorry for your loss. Certainly adds a dose of perspective to life for many I’m sure.

Don’t you mean ‘was’ a nice car sparkster?!?!

Don’t like black unfortunately, does not suit the car, hides the lines. Makes it look almost anonymous. Plus it’s a bitch to look after

Thanks for the comments guys. Stephen anymore info?

Na it was fine... just have to push the old girl. 80's esprit brakes are not quite up to the level of the exiges and elises that were everywhere. biggest issue I had was ground clearance in a lot of places. Booked on the Baslow medium/moderate I think

I keep mine outdoors. Just put up my Clarke Garage (as above) and this does a good job of keeping it dry and keeping away the weather. easy to build too. I rate em

i'm just going to go for a look ...... this is the same car that didn't make it off the circuit at the Lotus 70th

booked on - lets hope the old girl can hack it this year. had to retire early due to a huge coolant leak, thankfully turned out to be a split hose. some of the roads are stunning but the camber and some of the surfaces can be pretty punishing on an old esprit Great event though and very much looking forward to it

cheers fella, will look into this...

'They are rapidly rising in price, mine is worth 50,000 now.... and i'm thinking about selling' This car has been on the market for some time - hovering around the 30k mark - not yet shifted so I would say the above statement is tosh

I'm well aware there is 'another thread' containing information on suspension but to reiterate one of the comments from that same thread it has become convoluted with a garble of bush, spring, damper and all manner of associated chat. My esprit sits pretty low, annoyingly low, and I'm constantly clouting the front. in fact some of last years 'hard' driving was hampered by the nose scrubbing the deck under hard breaking and where there is a strong camber. It has also been remarked that my springs/dampers could really do with being replaced when the car visited Max500. So what do I go for? the car is 81 Dry sump, as discussed currently sits low, I would like to raise ever so slightly (but not much) it would also be nice to have that firm but subtle Lotus ride back. If you could please let me know your thoughts on the options currently available to me I would be most grateful. Regards, Jon

Yea but at least its sunny outside trev!

how have I just seen this now!!!!

one hell of a find that. looks lovely. LOVE that interior

Think the clutch and slave are working fine, system bled etc. I think this issue is down to crossgate cable adjustment. When the old slave comes off the set up gets disrupted and the new slave where it connects looks to be slightly thinner. Could be all it takes. I can get all gears except 5th and reverse Is spookily easy

So I've replaced the clutch Slave on the car after it ceased working entirely. This was with the Sj's shiny replacement part - not the original. The slave cylinder is a different size so ive had to adjust the fork screw(s) to allow for smooth(ish) operation. The gear change is now pretty notchy and obtrusive and I cant get o/d or 5th as modern people call it. reverse however is easy to get. is this crossgate adjustment? should the crossgate connector that attaches to the top op the slave cylinder be shimmed? the new slave cylinder looks to be slightly thinner where the bolts attach to the bellhousing. Is this causing my issue? Good news is that the car now moves, both backwards and forwards now - just not into 5th! and the gearchange is pretty knarly. 81 Dry Sump turbo BTW

Looks like a good bet - will give them a holler. Cheers Bibs!

Fibreglass repair recommendations wanted.... The hinge has broken off the front hatch on my Esprit. Its old and flimsy and has simply given way on the side where the bonnet stay is. the hinge has split the fibreglass and is now totally detached. obviously less than ideal. Anyone know somewhere in the West London area that will be able to fix this? im loath to have a go myself as I want something that is likely to last and I don't really know what im doing with Fibreglass. I'm located in and around Ealing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.