Finally a V8 esprit owner!

[steve930]

At last after 6 months of looking i'm the proud owner of a 1999 V8 se , lovely car in lovely condition & a credit to its former owner

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Edited May 7, 2011 by steve930

[Mark Blanchard]

Nice looking motor. Congrats .

Would look even nicer wingless.

[jammy-pop]

Lovely looking car and a great colour too! Like the seats!!

Steve, don't listen to Mark B , you stick with your wing!

[steve930]

thank you guys, the wing is staying

[GavinT]

Lovely!

[Simon350S]

The best colour combo for sure...!

[rogerch]

thank you guys, the wing is staying

I didn't say a word.

Nice car..

[dodgy]

sweet

[04ESPRIT]

Hmmm...

Needs a little more wing!

Great color combo, and looks to be in great shape, too!

The headrest detail is something I haven't seen before. Nice touch.

Congratulations!

[mike_sekinger]

Hi Steve,

Well done on your purchase. You´ve got a good Esprit there - with a fresh rebuilt engine and a whole lot of time and money spent.

Enjoy your first Summer of Esprit V8 motoring.

Cheers,

Mike S

[Jukka]

Nice looking car!

[steve930]

thank you for the comments so far guys. I put the car on my brothers ramp yesterday afternoon & all she'll need underneath is all the steel brake lines changing, they're all nearly at MOT failure stage . The PAS pipes, air con pipes were a bit scabby too but i have lightly wire brushed them & coated with grease for preservation. Its just typical of a car thats been used daily for the last 11 years

p.s. does anyone know what car the running lights on the sides of the bumpers came from??

[Newts]

Smart car Steve

[Kimbers]

recognise that car from somewhere!

Anywho. Lovely car mate. And an ex factory one by the looks of the no plate.

[jammy-pop]

What do you mean by ex factory Kimbers and how can you tell by the plate?

Steve.

[hopo]

That car looks lurverly! saw the adverts for it come up recently... the good cars certainly dont hang around do they?!

Now just get on and enjoy it.

im sure i recognise the car too....

[Kimbers]

Steve

JCL is a Norwich registration. Unless it was registered by Strattons it's highly likely it was a press car, directors car etc. About 80- 90% of those are ex Lotus owned vehicles.

[steve930]

kimbers your bang on the money. The car was ex lotus staff or directors. Weirdly they fitted federal spec bumpers to it!

[Simon350S]

Oh yeah, hadn't noticed the bumpers

[jammy-pop]

Thanks for the info Kimbers

[steve930]

hey jammy-pop, what wheels have you got on your car?

Managed to get my cherished number on the car today, so T345JCL is now residing in cyber space!

Also sorted insurance 3000miles, protected no claims, trackday cover (club approved trackdays) Premium =£345.00

[jammy-pop]

Steve,

It's got the standard Oz Futuras on it. Need a bit of TLC as they are starting to corrode. Who did you get your insurance with? Mine is about the same but not with trackday cover!!

[steve930]

love those wheels

the company is A.Manning UK, they specialize in porsche/tvr policies (had my 911 turbo insured with them) got them to quote on esprit out of interest & they were cheaper by £40 than lotus brokers, with the bonus of track cover.

The excess increases to 10% of the vehicles insured value whilst doing trackdays, otherwise its £200.

[Iconic Ride]

Bloody UK weather. No sooner do you park your new P'nJ and it rains on the exact spot!

Excellent choice in model year, Steve, if I do say so myself. The addition of the MY 2000 wheel centers looks nice as well. What other "updates" have been done?

Cheers,

John

[steve930]

hi john. Damn localised rain is a pest

I think apart from brakes and ported & flowed cylinder heads the car is standard