World record price for an Esprit ?

[Hornsey Boy]

Wow.....just sold on Bring a trailer in the USA,surely a new record for an Esprit 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-lotus-esprit-8/

[ramjet]

Missing the undertray?

Serious $ figure though.

[Escape]

It's nice to see an Esprit get the appreciation it deserves. But at those prices, I fear there's not much chance of the car actually begin driven and enjoyed, more likely to sit tucked away in some garage until it again needs a lot of new parts just to get it running. Unless it was bought by someone like Harry of course. 🙂  

[stephenwhyte]

Wow! Impressive stuff!!👏👏

[mike_sekinger]

4 hours ago, ramjet said:

Missing the undertray?

No rear undertray on the V8

[ramjet]

Aha, I stand corrected. Thanks Mark

[LOTUSMAN33]

Gorgeous car and lovely to see the best of the marque hitting prestigious figures normally seen in more exclusive brands.

[Tocus]

finnaly.... why did it took so long, those cars will be NEVER made again! Its a shame those esprits are still so cheap!

[yeller77]

Beautiful car and great price. But some of the prices on BAT defy description and don't necessarily get repeated. 

[LotuStuart]

$144,000 with 15,000 miles. 
 

[Bibs]

20 hours ago, ramjet said:

Aha, I stand corrected. Thanks Mark

Mike.

[ramjet]

Phone (autocorrect and swipe keyboard) and didn’t recheck before I hit post.

 Sorry about that @mike_sekinger 

[jonwat]

Now in Carscoops 😃

[APB]

Well, that's encouraging. I just paid $78K for a '97 V8 in mint condition, except that it has been stored for a long time and needs some work. I'll probably be into it for $90K when all is said and done (probably $100K including taxes and registration and the shipping costs to get it here, etc.) I expect to drive it daily. Sad that so many of these never see the light of day.  Once I feel comfortable with driving it and its reliability I will probably get rid of my daily driver car.

Edited November 1, 2022 by APB

[Lotus5509]

Well you still have 7 hours left to bid if you want to be an even higher buyer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/314316322360?hash=item492eb67638:g:yQMAAOSwzA1jvdBU&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoCO9TeqERPqwbTAadr%2Bd4zHxJ%2FvsM%2FKl%2B0a2Xt0Ztbl51%2FKYUc%2Bgp%2F5Y%2BP5UyC4mFLpzTrvcasMsB1Uv29EK6hx8fhO3U0NEsXXm9Yvqk85Nslrsa47GhKtmxq28cvnJlxJtYgLsR0%2B%2FxrVAuNGXd3sIVkLUSyhVLshQBK6wng1odC6lZHpy7Bd%2Fd3plmRFJWiGtnD8dJSd93bQlrJ9drNE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6Kotdi2YQ

[Escape]

Yes, but that one has got a 5.2l V8

[yeller77]

https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am23_019/2002-lotus-esprit-v8-25th-anniversary-edition

This one did well.. 😵

[Lotus5509]

Wow. Soo nice though. And 1685 miles. wow. Just look at the lack of driver seat wear -non existent.

Edited March 7, 2023 by Lotus5509
wrong quote

[ramjet]

On 14/10/2022 at 23:16, ramjet said:

Aha, I stand corrected. Thanks Mark

Mike.  

[Escape]

A beautiful example for sure! Such a shame she's never been driven and enjoyed. And unless she's just had a major service and belts etc, unfit to be driven now so the new owner will probably just trailer her to her next garage...

[KaeptnNemo]

Having an eye on the recession tendency I am wondering, if prices will still ge "to da moon" or will normalize again.

My wife is collecting pinball machines and we were expecting prices to drop after Corona again, but they are not. They have been rising for the last 10 years and no end in sight.

Everyone is moaning about inflation but it seems there is enough money for luxury goods 😉

 

I am sitting and waiting 😉

 

 

Patrick

 

[C8RKH]

@KaeptnNemo it seems it is the same in Germany as here in the UK. All we hear on the news is that supermarket shelves are empty, cost of living is killing everyone, yadda nanna yadda.

Yet, when i go out with my wife for a meal, or meet my daughter for lunch, the places we are frequenting are always busy. I fly every week for work and the planes are always full. We've just booked a last minute holiday for next week, and the flight is rammed, we got the last two seats on the plane. 

It does seem that despite the doom and the gloom on the news, a lot of people are still living their best lives. I know a lot of people are struggling, there are always a lot of people struggling, but it seems a lot are still doing very well thank you very much and the real high rollers are spending as much as ever on expensive hifi's, cars, holidays, etc...

I think the Esprit prices will continue to increase. They are fantastic cars and I do believe they are now starting to get the recognition that they deserve. However, as they move above £50k and towards £75k they are now bumping into other serious contenders such as Ferrari's (360, 328, Dino GT4, and even 430's) and that could be a hard sell. I mean, an S3 Esprit or a good 360 Spider?  Hmmm............. 

[KaeptnNemo]

So I need to hurry when I want to find a S3 turbo for a reasonable price...
Keeping my eyes open

[Barrykearley]

2 hours ago, C8RKH said:

S3 Esprit or a good 360 Spider?

I have a good compromise for that 😂

[Bibs]

Get some Turbine's on it and it'll be perfect