Picked my se up today

[davegtst]

Woo hoo i finally got one . Its a 1990 SE in pacific blue . Took me about 3.5 hours to get from my house by train to go get it. Had a very long drive back and got stuck in traffic for about 2 hours, are they all a bitch in heavy traffic? I'll get some pictures up tomorrow.

[arbell9]

Nice one Dave, they are pretty good fun when motoring along tho! Mine isnt heavy in traffic, but then again its 10 years younger.

So which region are you going to go hooning with NMEG (probably the most active esprit group in the world), SLEG, AEG (if they can organise themselves!), the Welsh contingent (Baaah Baaaah), the londonish possy??

Alex

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[Paul C]

are they all a bitch in heavy traffic?

A bit. But then the Esprit in traffic is a waste of petrol and potential fun miles.

Non power steering makes parking/manovering a bit harder, but again, it's not

a driving school car and not bought for ease of parking or space for shopping!

Wait for the weekend mate and find some open road!

Pacific is a great colour, was my first choice for an SE, but the white one came up.

[iainskea]

Great dedication Dave!

Can't wait to se some pics Well done.

Iain

[mayevora]

Welcome to the fold Dave. Hope you didn't need to explain the grin to too many train passengers. Enjoy every drive.

Edited November 22, 2007 by mayesprit

[wiseraven]

Such a wise choice of model if I may say so

You soon get used to driving it in traffic, but let's be honest, the Esprit was designed for the open road and it fits the brief perfectly.

Have fun,

Phil

[paulbutvila]

Very cool Dave. remember the excitement when I picked up mine. Although I had a three hour flight to get mine and a 20hr. drive home. Post some pictures!

[Mark Blanchard]

Congrats on your purchase. Yes, they're not good in traffic. No power steering and they get hot. I try and avoid city centres.

But on an open country road they're the best .

[davegtst]

Ta da, here she is.

[greenman]

Welcome to the Forum Dave,

The car looks really good,especialy with HIS LoTuS on the plate.

I have got another car to collect this weekend (no not a esprit but a similar type ) sounds about the same distance

as you travelled, hoping the weather is good.

Anyhow enjoy the car, Trevor not quite as wide as the Lotus grin

[davegtst]

Going to take it for a drive now the traffic has died down. My fuel gauge needle seems to wander quite alot, is this normal?

Edited November 22, 2007 by davegtst

[Tentenths]

:yes The only time they're nice and steady is when you're stationary...

[mayevora]

My fuel gauge drops very quickly when it reaches the half full stage. When you take the revs up, you can almost feel the car drinking the fuel and watch the gauge get lower.

[Kimbers]

Yep they waver, even on the newer ones....I drive along going...Arg I'm out of fuel....Phew I'm ok.....Arg I'm out of fuel.....phew I'm ok

[Mark Blanchard]

My fuel gauge is steady, but similar to Ian's; ok till half way, then drops rapidly. Speedo on the other flies around in freezing weather, not sure what all that's about (It's ok in normal temperatures).

[Gasman GT3]

Welcome to the fold Dave georgeous car mate . Now the madness really begins. Have you started a christmas list for it yet?

[davegtst]

Not got a christmas list just yet but it will be very soon Had my first problem today, took it for an hours drive then left it for about 3 hours. When i went to restart it it revved up to about 3-4 thousand and had the coolant level and ice warning lights on. Checked to coolant and it was fine, on the third attempt at starting all was normal. Anyone got any ideas?

[Tentenths]

Coolant light - no idea

'Ice' warning light - IIRC the first light (green?) illuminates once the temp. drops to 5^oC

[red vtec]

Is that from Maldon in Essex? If So I looked at it last year, owner was a train driver

[davegtst]

Is that from Maldon in Essex? If So I looked at it last year, owner was a train driver

No i picked this one up near portsmouth and the owner was a mechanic.

[esprit350]

Congratulations on the car, great colour I love paciifc blue <<<

[kyliesmith.com]

Great car!!! My mate used to own a 89SE in Pacific Blue, it just used to glow in the sunshine, I loved that colour on the Esprit. Enjoy!!!

[martynv]

Not got a christmas list just yet but it will be very soon Had my first problem today, took it for an hours drive then left it for about 3 hours. When i went to restart it it revved up to about 3-4 thousand and had the coolant level and ice warning lights on. Checked to coolant and it was fine, on the third attempt at starting all was normal. Anyone got any ideas?

Car looks great dave . Welcome to the SE owners club. With regard to the lights coming on I know some people have found strange things happening when the battery voltage is low, it might be worth checking the battery voltage isn't droping under load.

Martyn

[pitstoppete]

a good buy there Dave, I know Simon and saw the car at Stoneliegh. very nice. and clearly the best car they ever made of course.....

I still cant believe the owner before Simon leaving that number plate on it. i might have thought about selling that separately...

if the throttle stuck wide open check the cable where it goes into the little adjuster near the front of the chargecooler. if its slack, it could wobble about and catch on the end of the adjuster and stick open.

u may well be needing a battery trickler thingy, as they eat volts sat around.

[davegtst]

The throttle does seem very stiff. I'm going to have to see what i can do about it as it jerks about a bit when pulling away.