mayevora
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Having loved the Esprit for so long without owning one. I made the big mistake of buying the first one I looked at! As soon as I had reasonable funds, heart rulled head a parted with some hard earned. Diddn't know any other owners or where to find good advise and unaware of LEW.
Brought it home and booked it in for C service straight away. Soon realised it needed Pads/Discs all round and not to mention tyres (which were the wrong size anyway) Pop ups were bouncing all over the place when driven at night. Two headlights cracked, Tail release badly bodged, broken ariel, broken air-con, no jacking points, no engine heatshield, badly scuffed alloys, rubber door surounds ripped, Haddn't looked under mats and carpet down to bodyshell. Exhaust not attached well and ratteling on bodywork at right exit.
However bodywork, gearbox and engine all looking and working well - more luck than judgement. Ok all above is cosmetic and has now been brought back to former glory, but it all costs! Had I not been blind/daft, I should have had a good look around. The moral is if you don't own an Esprit and are looking, take someone with you who knows what to look for and where to look! 5 years on and I have a great car but at a much inflatted cost to myself.
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After 17 years in Financial Services ("Excuse me, can I interest you in some retirement planning?") Good payer, but very dull job.
After training and qualifying, I now run my own driving school. Just taken on a second instructor last month as not enough hours in day. I bought a new mini, and have clocked up 92000 since. (04 plate). Bearing in mind all the abuse it gets, no probs with car, original cluth and gearbox still going strong. Resale won't be too good though!
Great job but not enough Esprit time!
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Not that impressed with my Snooper. With the static cameras it will warn you, but too close for my liking. I Know rader bounces and reflects but sometimes I have been less than 50 metres from camera before being notified.
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Alot of good comments raised and made. Fact - There are too many tossers on this planet driving on our roads uninsured. Other than lock them up, I can't think of a single deterrant. (ban them from driving, a heafty fine, lots of community service, a driving/accident awareness course, a holiday where they can be re-educated) I can see your average uninsured tosser laughing out loud at any of those! Hit where it hurts!!!
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The only other yellow giugiaro esprit I have seen and taken pics of is one that has had its roof "chopped". Taken at Castle Coombe about 10 years ago.
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TITS UP LOSER
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Thanks for comments chaps. Tried Unleaded today and noticed no change at all.
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Well after 5 years, I will give the old girl her first outing of the year on sunday and try some unleaded for a change (fingers crossed) Thanks
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Having owned my Esprit for just over 5 years, I still am unsure if I should be filling up with Unleaded or LRP. I know this sounds daft but I hear so many conflicting stories. Up until now I have always put LRP or if unable to find a garage still selling it - unleaded with a bottle of lead replacement. S J Sportcars have told me don't use unleaded as will cause damage but other owners say no problem. My car is an 89 N/A. Any comments to a daft
question I should have asked along time ago, gratefully recieved. -
36% for me! That handlebar moustach is coming right off!!
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In north Somerset just west of Bristol...
Few Esprits 'round here so perhaps we should arrange a south west social!
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Im only 10 miles from Exeter. I game for any esprit meet. Doesn't seem to be many of us in the west country
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Video'ed it. Wasn't going to watch it tonight - too late (11.45pm) until I read above comments. Itching to watch it now..... Got to be up at 6am. Oh well, If I'm late for work!!!!!!
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I'm never really going to knock anything Lotus. There are models I prefer over others but a Lotus is a Lotus. Its great they are introducing a new car to keep the marque alive and kicking. However, I am also not sure of its place in the market, and who will buy it. Is it me or is there a big chunk of Proton in there somewhere?
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From the pic it looks same color as my Esprit - Midnight Blue
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A 20 mile stretch of the M5 (preferably with nobody else on it)
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As an Instructor the daftest tests I see are done by Indian pupils who have passed their test in India (you know, the "I'd like you to drive 10 yards forward and then I'd like to to reverse 10 yards - congratulations you've passed) They are then allowed to drive for up to 12 months in the UK before having to complete the Brittish Driving test. I have seen pupils drive themselves to the test centre, then fail the test and then get in thier own car and drive themselves home! Mad or what?
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Guess where I won't be going for any of my cars valeting. Not the best P.R.
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Both DVD's are extremely good value and entertainment (even when your on the eighth or nineth viewing) Even my kids are giving it the "not again Dad" comments, when I stick either on.
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After being held up, I actually drove past this mess. The pic is actually not too bad - it looked worse at the time going past. Don't like seeing any wrekage let alone a Lotus!
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Owned my Stevens N/A for five years and have had vertually trouble free motoring - very little to go wrong, and looks awsome. The only times I wish for Turbo or SE is when, young 17 year old Johny in his Nova with bodykit fancies playing, try to keep up with you, which he obviously can't, but doesn't give up trying. With a Turbo or SE, these idiots would give up trying and go pester some XR2i driver instead.
Even owning as N/A, I would say go for more poke.
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looks like next saturday afternoons entertainment is sorted. Thanks
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Yes, I have to admit, i'm another visitor to the local garden centre today and whilst eyeing up a bargain in the hampster cage dept. my wife nudged me to point out an elderly gentleman in a "Starsky" wraparound cardigan, and asked if I was putting one on my Xmas list.
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Only a minor problem (I hope!) Took Esprit out for a bit of fun earlier. Just before dark and temperature was dropping. Drivers window slightly open went to put up and .... nothing. No upwards movement. flicked switch other way, and yes goes down no proplem but dead when trying to wind up. I've had sticking windows before where you can pull them up at same time as opperating switch but this is locked solid and will not go up even a millimetre but will still go down. I now have a window vertually fully open for about the next 10 miles at about -3. Dont fancy taking door panel off to investigate tonight as too late ,too dark and F F Freezing. Anybody had similar? and was it easy to sort?
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Spotted aproaching Penn Inn roundabout, Newton Abbot on Fri 18th at aprox 3.30pm and looked a beauty!
question I should have asked along time ago, gratefully recieved.
Parents from Hell!!!
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