Esprit Market Watch

[GTK]

It's a Marmite car for sure, some will fall over themselves for it while others will be repulsed. 

I drive a Disco too Paul btw. Originally as a workhorse while I restore my '73 Range Rover, but I have to admit I've fallen for the Disco in the meantime.

[Barrykearley]

Still standing by my offer - Give me a shout - it can always be argued upwards!!!!

The decat pipes doing lovely!!!!

[rudolphwolven]

Bonhams auction at Goodwood Festival of Speeds........

1956 Lotus Eleven Sports-Racing Roadster

Estimate GBP 135,000- 175,000

Sold for GBP 152,700

1961 Porsche RS-61 Spyder of Stirling Moss:...

(est. €2,400.000 – 2,800.000)......

Sold for €2,675.136 eguivalent GBP 1.909.300,-

It'a real shame..........once "our" time will come..........

[molemot]

Wonder what Moss woll buy with the proceeds?? It was great to see him going up the hill in the 722 car.....hope I can still do that sort of thing at 85!!

Ah. Only 16 years to go.........(!)

[Chinsterb]

Actually I get the RS61 it is a propper Porshe not your 911 rubbish with the engine the wrong side of the rear wheels. The RS61 has always been on my want list. There were so few ever built with even fewer being made for public consumption the closest us mortals will ever get is a replica, be sure to buy one fo the proper fakes not the ones made from a beetle, as they are just wrong. 

You would think that cars with a proper Clarke connection would be worth more, but I still think it is the way the cars have been kept in the past and the tattiness of a lot that are on the market that puts buyers off spending big money.  

[swindon_alan]

Nearly £29k for a good looking '97 V8...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOTUS-ESPRIT-3-5-V8-TWIN-TURBO-COUPE-/171847336416

[The Pits]

Looks really nice. Love the colour, the early boomerang dash, the monoblock wheels. No mention of mileage though. It would need to be low to achieve the asking price.

[Chinsterb]

here is another one 

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/esprit/lotus-esprit-turbo-2-2-hc-ac-collector--enthusiast-opportunity/4344782

but then 2 years younger with more miles 

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C628763

[Barrykearley]

And I'm sure this ones gone up in price.......it's been for sale for ages

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C381834

[espritmania]

Why if you have been trying to sell it for years go and spend over a grand on brakes in July 2015 ???????

[Barrykearley]

Yeah madness - I'm tempted to ring him for the front suspension setup!!!

[phumy]

I went to look at this car (the 29k `97 car advertised on Ebay) three weeks ago and was bitterly disappointed it had many problems that needed putting right, as the guy was asking top, top money I would have expected it to be in tip top condition, sadly it was not.

Edited July 7, 2015 by phumy

[NickS]

How about this investment opportunity!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C632723

[Barrykearley]

Woooow that's heavy money..........

[Mark Blanchard]

Notice he's calling out to the Inverstors, not the Enthusiasts.  That kind of sums up the classic car market at the moment.

[Barrykearley]

Investors - yes that's a far better phrase that gullible rich numpty

[GTK]

Still... fingers crossed.

[oneshot]

Ah - the infamous 007 connection - that's added a few thousand - remember the Essex 007??

[Mark Blanchard]

Turbo Esprit prices carry on more or less flat at £10-15,000, while the competition; the Ferrari 308 GTB prices hit £175,000.  I still don't get it . . .

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C636373

[Trevsked]

308 GTB is a beautiful car and the Esprit just isn't, can't say the Ferrari is worth that sort of money though.

Trevor.

[Bazza 907]

Eye of the beholder Trevor. I prefer the Esprit shape to the Ferrari

[Trevsked]

Really, beautiful? Be honest now. Fantastic, dramatic, iconic yes but beautiful?

Trevor.

[Mark Blanchard]

But that looks like your first Esprit Trev, or did you never like it?

To me the 308 GTB stinks of Hawaiian shirts and dodgy moustaches and I remember 10 years ago you could pick them up for £16,000.

[The Pits]

I'd say the 308 is prettier but the Esprit is more handsome!

[Mark Blanchard]

But there's a big price difference between pretty and handsome!