Hello Forum,
I was directed to move my post into the Esprit section.
Basically, ever since the air of the Top Gear Patagonia Special I absolutely fell in love with the Lotus Esprit and can't seem to get my mind off them. I have been a longtime Lotus enthusiast thanks to my father who has a wonderful Lotus Europa as well as various other English and German cars. Currently, I am in the process of selling my 1987 BMW 535is to purchase said car. I would like to get out of the BMW community and try something new. The Porsche 911SC, 951 (944 turbo), Acura NSX, E36M3, and E28M5 are all within my consideration, but the Esprit still tops the list. While the V8 or S4s would be my first choice (actually the 1993 Sport 300 tops the list), I am specifically in the market for a 1990-1993 SE Turbo.
This post leads to 2 questions:
First, are there any Esprit owners who daily drive their cars? I understand these aren't BMW's, I understand these are "specialty cars", and I understand that they are expensive to own with high tolerances and low service intervals. I have read many of the posts related to this question online, but I would really like to talk with someone who has/or is currently daily driving their Esprit (vs. the keyboard warriors tossing information without experience).
My second question pertains to the first, in that, I was wondering if there were any Esprit owners in the Los Angeles area that wouldn't mind meeting up, showing their car, and going for a drive in exchange for a coffee. While I am looking to purchase a 90-93 SE, I do not mind and would be just as excited at looking/talking with the owner of any year/model Esprit. As you know, it is near impossible to find these things around town and they are hardly ever seen at cars & coffee.
I'm not here to get recommendations on what car to buy, more so I would like to get involved with the Esprit community and potentially purchase one of my own. Driving, whether it be at 1:00 in the morning or an entire weekend rally/tour with a quality group, is by far my biggest passion and I believe the Esprit will deliver a phenomenal driving experience.
Feel free to contact me at 805-358-12five6. I am excited to hear your responses.
Cheers,
Austin
I was directed to move my post into the Esprit section.
Basically, ever since the air of the Top Gear Patagonia Special I absolutely fell in love with the Lotus Esprit and can't seem to get my mind off them. I have been a longtime Lotus enthusiast thanks to my father who has a wonderful Lotus Europa as well as various other English and German cars. Currently, I am in the process of selling my 1987 BMW 535is to purchase said car. I would like to get out of the BMW community and try something new. The Porsche 911SC, 951 (944 turbo), Acura NSX, E36M3, and E28M5 are all within my consideration, but the Esprit still tops the list. While the V8 or S4s would be my first choice (actually the 1993 Sport 300 tops the list), I am specifically in the market for a 1990-1993 SE Turbo.
This post leads to 2 questions:
First, are there any Esprit owners who daily drive their cars? I understand these aren't BMW's, I understand these are "specialty cars", and I understand that they are expensive to own with high tolerances and low service intervals. I have read many of the posts related to this question online, but I would really like to talk with someone who has/or is currently daily driving their Esprit (vs. the keyboard warriors tossing information without experience).
My second question pertains to the first, in that, I was wondering if there were any Esprit owners in the Los Angeles area that wouldn't mind meeting up, showing their car, and going for a drive in exchange for a coffee. While I am looking to purchase a 90-93 SE, I do not mind and would be just as excited at looking/talking with the owner of any year/model Esprit. As you know, it is near impossible to find these things around town and they are hardly ever seen at cars & coffee.
I'm not here to get recommendations on what car to buy, more so I would like to get involved with the Esprit community and potentially purchase one of my own. Driving, whether it be at 1:00 in the morning or an entire weekend rally/tour with a quality group, is by far my biggest passion and I believe the Esprit will deliver a phenomenal driving experience.
Feel free to contact me at 805-358-12five6. I am excited to hear your responses.
Cheers,
Austin