Esprit Market Watch

[ChrisJ]

Very strange advert.

Last taxed 1992 - So Owned since 1990, rebuilt 1990-91. Driven for a year, then taken off road. In demand as a James Bond car, but last show 13 years ago.

There is an Excel in the 2nd picture - B361 WEV - last taxed 1999

 

[Barrykearley]

Garage queens - nails !!

[rocket63]

5 hours ago, Barrykearley said:

Boom baby 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C822811

Non original interior is a real detraction as is the engine bay uplift ! £100k because it is "James Bond" white 

[hopo]

like the stipulation that it has no "crap" Tartan

[The Pits]

It will be interesting to see where prices go from here. My best guess is that there there will be a levelling off but a steady rise is more likely than a fall from current prices. 

I still think Esprits are great value if you can find a good one. There is talk of some cars already levelling off and many think the Testarossa and 308 which have shown stellar price rises in the past two years have already started to fall back slightly from their peak last summer. Some other cars continue to take great strides, the Mitsubishi Evo TME has finally caught up with Escort Cosworth and Lancia Integrale prices. A couple of dealers are chancing their arm at £49k. Top dollar last year was £30k, £20k in 2015. Integrale prices should in theory push up thanks to the exchange rate plus strong demand in Europe but in my experience everything went up £5k last summer but cars are slow to sell over £50k unless they are really special examples. I'm only mentioning two cars I'm watching because I own them. But a nice S4S is looking stunning value at £35k when an Escort Cosworth is £55k. I know which one I'd rather own, and drive.

[Paul Foster]

4 hours ago, hopo said:

like the stipulation that it has no "crap" Tartan

If it had been re trimmed in "crap" tartan and the engine bay had been left alone it would be worth considerably more,

still not £100K mind !!.

PF

On 29/12/2016 at 09:01, Barrykearley said:

Nah - cheap as chips S1's are.

if I refer to my priceguide attached from May 1996 with Jon Roberts orange car on the front cover ...... you will see

Well, that was in 1996 !! :-)

PF

[rudolphwolven]

Interesting to see in which Continental countries ESPRIT's (all types) are offered for sale..........quoted from the largest Continental e-market.........Auto Scout 24...

It is remarkable that over 1/3 of the units are located in Italy.....on the basis of that Italy seems to be the most "Esprit populated country" on the Continent.....with an astonishing low number of Esprit's for especially Germany and also France. 

A total of 44 Esprits:

Italy....................16.....62 mill. inhabitants

Germany..............8.....81 mill

France.................4.....76 mill

Belgium...............4.....11 mill

Netherlands........4.....17 mill

Spain..................2.....49 mill

Czech Republic..2.....11 mill

Austria................2.......9 mill

Switzerland........1........8 mill

Sweden..............1.....10 mill

Edited January 3, 2017 by rudolphwolven

[Paul Foster]

On 03/01/2017 at 18:25, rudolphwolven said:

Interesting to see in which Continental countries ESPRIT's (all types) are offered for sale..........quoted from the largest Continental e-market.........Auto Scout 24...

It is remarkable that over 1/3 of the units are located in Italy.....on the basis of that Italy seems to be the most "Esprit populated country" on the Continent.....with an astonishing low number of Esprit's for especially Germany and also France. 

A total of 44 Esprits:

Italy....................16.....62 mill. inhabitants

Germany..............8.....81 mill

France.................4.....76 mill

Belgium...............4.....11 mill

Netherlands........4.....17 mill

Spain..................2.....49 mill

Czech Republic..2.....11 mill

Austria................2.......9 mill

Switzerland........1........8 mill

Sweden..............1.....10 mill

Also, it seams that the prices of Esprit's outside of the UK is considerable higher, certainly the "mega money" ones at least.

PF

[Mark Blanchard]

This months Classic Car mag says Esprit Turbo prices are going north and you can still buy cars below £20k but not for long.

 

[Barrykearley]

Ironically - at chateau impney - was a blue Stevens turbo which failed to sell.

[Mark Blanchard]

Was that an H&H auction?  

[Barrykearley]

http://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1988-lotus-esprit-turbo/12921

It's a nice car - sat at Mattys for a while though

[Mark Blanchard]

I had a good look at that car at Silverstone Classic.  It looks cool though not to everyone's taste.  The fact it's cosmetically modified is probably putting people off.

[Barrykearley]

Was factory specd though. Personally I'd change it back to more standard - that would aid the sale I would have thought

[rudolphwolven]

Mark,

Thanks........for the info......

....nice to get confirmed from CC what we noticed for some time already clearly.......

Best regards,

Ruud

[rudolphwolven]

Btw...the nr. of Esprit's offered at Auto Scout 24 on 03 Jan '17 was 44 units........it is decreased now to 36 units......8 units have left sold/unsold...

Since Auto Scout 24 is for free and after 126 days the free advertisement expires or can be renewed for another 126 days etc, etc, by one mouseclick it would be interesting to know how much Esprit's are sold or withdrawn.........for the latter action is no need hence the free renewal.........of course it could be that people withdraw their Esprit for a couple of months to make a fresh start again early spring.......

[Paul Foster]

The other factor to consider is that right now is the absolute worst time to try and sell any sports car, rubbish British weather !!, so lots of cars will remain unsold until spring when things will take off again.

PF

[Barrykearley]

You look at the prices on pistonheads - without any question the asking prices are a lot higher presently 

[silverfrost]

Trade sellers will not move and inch no matter what time of year or weather.  Look at Johns yellow one, Just under 13k the trader payed John, Listed at 24k, he hopes to make 11k profit without doing anything, you would of thought he would of dropped it when you consider how much profit was in that car for him.  

Projects or private are the only chance of getting a bargain, well sort of bargain this time of year with some folks freeing up some money after Christmas or just coming round to the fact that certain projects will never get done. So they sell them on.

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[Barrykearley]

Trouble is - at the price he is asking for johns old one - there are two red ones cheaper by a decent wedge.

hell - I reckon I should paint mine Essex blue 

[silverfrost]

Just sheer greed with Johns Car and also an unrealistic price,  Metallics always go for more money imo,  I would change the colour of yours Barry but that is me.   Essex blue is a nice colour.  Lot of extra work envolved for a full colour change though.

[rudolphwolven]

 

LHD 1974 .......37.500 mls........SPAIN.............GBP 68.000,-

https://www.autoscout24.de/angebote/lotus-esprit-benzin-rot-f040053a-8130-9f09-e053-e350040a5c5a?cldtidx=4

[silverfrost]

I have already knocked a 1500 euro off for the drivers side headlight pod needs sorting as the panel alignment is terrible 

[Bazza 907]

Not sure about 1974

Would have to be a prototype no?

[Barrykearley]

7 hours ago, silverfrost said:

Just sheer greed with Johns Car and also an unrealistic price,  Metallics always go for more money imo,  I would change the colour of yours Barry but that is me.   Essex blue is a nice colour.  Lot of extra work envolved for a full colour change though.

??? It's gonna be painted in the shuts anyway - so it's the same surely