Hello to everyone,
I live near Atlanta and I'm getting to within months of buying my first Esprit and have started doing some face-to-face research with owners (as able). I met with a guy today selling a '94 S4S. He's owned two other Esprits in the past and here are two of his opinions I'm interested to hear if you agree with:
1. The 4-cyl Esprits are generally more reliable mechanically than the V8s and less prone to problems, again, generally. He contends that maintenance is also more expensive b/c there are two of a lot of things being a V8 versus just one as in the 4 cyl.
2. He said it's common for Esprits to have a slow leak of oil somewhere as often happens in Ferraris and Porsches too, he said. Point being, it's not uncommon for them to leak oil, somewhere.
I'm trying to do as much due diligence as I can before buying. I really like the 2002+ V8 body styles better than the S4S, but I'm keeping an open mind. What are your thoughts on the opinions above?
Thank you!
I live near Atlanta and I'm getting to within months of buying my first Esprit and have started doing some face-to-face research with owners (as able). I met with a guy today selling a '94 S4S. He's owned two other Esprits in the past and here are two of his opinions I'm interested to hear if you agree with:
1. The 4-cyl Esprits are generally more reliable mechanically than the V8s and less prone to problems, again, generally. He contends that maintenance is also more expensive b/c there are two of a lot of things being a V8 versus just one as in the 4 cyl.
2. He said it's common for Esprits to have a slow leak of oil somewhere as often happens in Ferraris and Porsches too, he said. Point being, it's not uncommon for them to leak oil, somewhere.
I'm trying to do as much due diligence as I can before buying. I really like the 2002+ V8 body styles better than the S4S, but I'm keeping an open mind. What are your thoughts on the opinions above?
Thank you!