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So I test drove a V8 Esprit yesterday. It was the first time I've ever got up close to an Esprit, never mind driven one and OMG what a car. It really hard to get an impression of the vehicle looks like in person from photo's so it was great to finally get a closer look.
Overall the car I drove felt really good, clean shifting, no clutch issues, handled very nicely and was very clean. The one issue I noted though was that it seemed to be running hot, of course I'm in Phoenix but it wasn't that hot (97).
I drove for around twenty minutes, I had the AC on and the temperature rose to I'd say 110 and kind of stayed between 105 and 110. When I got back I let the car just sit and idle for another ten minutes, keeping a close eye on things and it didn't go higher but it also didn't go lower. So I'm just trying to get some idea of what is typical etc. From what I've read it normal for the car to run kind of hot but most folks seem to say more like 90-100, 110 seems a little high to me. It would be nice to hear some input from some of the Phoenix guys or anyone that has run their car in 95 plus temperatures (as in weather temp) and what they see a normal operating temperatures. Trying to determine if there a potential radiator issue with the car I looked at.
Thx in advance and thx for all the folks that have responded to my questions over the past few days, its really great to have this resource
Jerry
Overall the car I drove felt really good, clean shifting, no clutch issues, handled very nicely and was very clean. The one issue I noted though was that it seemed to be running hot, of course I'm in Phoenix but it wasn't that hot (97).
I drove for around twenty minutes, I had the AC on and the temperature rose to I'd say 110 and kind of stayed between 105 and 110. When I got back I let the car just sit and idle for another ten minutes, keeping a close eye on things and it didn't go higher but it also didn't go lower. So I'm just trying to get some idea of what is typical etc. From what I've read it normal for the car to run kind of hot but most folks seem to say more like 90-100, 110 seems a little high to me. It would be nice to hear some input from some of the Phoenix guys or anyone that has run their car in 95 plus temperatures (as in weather temp) and what they see a normal operating temperatures. Trying to determine if there a potential radiator issue with the car I looked at.
Thx in advance and thx for all the folks that have responded to my questions over the past few days, its really great to have this resource
Jerry