Does nobody like the Lotus Esprit?

Come on. Lets get this board moving. Somebody post some pics of this beautiful car.:cool:

I would, but you know! People find cars like these more interesting.

lotus is a back burner super car..i mean they are among the fastest around and have been for decades..but not alot of people know that..that is why ferrari is so popular because it makes a statement to everyone...lotus is kinda backburner because they dont hvae a big US market...

GET MOVING LOTUS!

As lotus moderator and american I suppose you are pro USA movement?

YES! of course...

the day the elise gets into a dealership in my state im gonna be the first one there with cameras galore...

seeing an Esprit this summer was a one in a million chance since no one has them in the states unless u live in miami or LA

Id give my life to have lotus focus its whole production towards US ...sorry jsb :)

Originally posted by SilverLotus340R
seeing an Esprit this summer was a one in a million chance since no one has them in the states unless u live in miami or LA


I got lucky and saw one in May in Chicago. You probably seen the pics of it. I posted them a while back.

I never knew it was so rare.:confused:

when i was in miami i saw at least 1 a day..but up here in NY i had never seen on until i saw the Monaco White on in Old Forge when all the high rent people are up there partying on the lake and what not..

but ya they are rare...

hte one u saw was in a parking garage right?

i've seen a bunch of them...:confused: i almost bought one, for cryin out loud... but maybe that's just phoenix for you... i saw ayellow porsche turbo today on my way to the autoX that looked exactly like the one in JE123's sig

red 2002 esprit yesterday was the most recent for me
god.. i love arizona!:D

I saw quite a few nice cars in Phoenix when I was there last year. I am going skiing in America for a week this time, but last time I went to Arizona, to see Phoenix, the chapel in the hill and the Grand Canyon before flying to California and driving to the Tahoe Mountains.

I love Lotus... the forgotten supercar and incredible engineer Colen Chapman was!!!! The Esprit is a great car with a few shortcomings but still excellent and very fast!!.. There will be a replacement...should be in a few years... the elise is coming.. still a year away but coming!!! True the Lotus has lost some of its exposure.. they are extremely rare.. Only about 150 are sold to the U.S each year! I have seen a few older ones on long island but not many newer ones... I want to change that! The Esprit will be around for about a year more...then the elise should be here and then a bit down the road a new Esprit.. and possibly a new 2+2 Lotus car!!.... Keep the faith.. Come on Lotus lets get it back!

PS.. I dont know how to get pictures on here!!


Tom

If you have to host the pictures, click attack file at the bottom, just above the submit button.

does this work

and this

other favorite.. BRG

I want to try and purchase this BRG

Originally posted by lotustt
other favorite.. BRG


I very much like the rear end on the 25th Anniversary Esprit. I love the whle car, if I had the money I'd get a Lotus, they are quite underrated, and as most ppl have said and uber-rare. I'd get a Exige first tohugh :D

*drools at pics*

this one's a bit funny

i think id do anything to work @ that police station...

Those are all very nice pictures!

lok in awe

Here are the pics that I took for those of you that didn't see them.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/640958lotusesprit1edit.jpg


http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/121124lotusesprit2edit.jpg

awesome find!!! this summer i didnt have a camera with me to take a picture of the one i saw..i was so mad..it was so beautiful ... and we were driving along and i saw it and jumped out of our car and ran after it ...a lil insane..but hey its a LOTUS!

man... you wouldn't survive like... 5 min here!

ahh

This is my V8 Espirt.... I'm new to this forum..

I'm trying again to post with pic

the envy.... that's awesome! i wish i had gotten the 88 esprit when i had the chance... sooo...are you going to give out rides?:D

:wave: A WARM WELCOME FROM US HERE AT AF!!!!


if you have any questions feel free to PM me

TEll us more about your esprit? Driving impressions, how it feels, everything you can? Thanks and welcome.. lets help get this forum moving!


tom

I sold my Esprit last week, and I just got a deal on the Jaguar...



:( Sorry guys!!! :o

JSB I HATE YOU you are banished from these forums !



















jk man. :( BUT that just means you can buy a 2003 one...you do still have the 340R RIGHT?

Yes, that is not bieng touched for a while yet. I think that all the Lotus Esprit are snapped up now, and are finishing production in late '03. There were only 7 left last time I checked in January.

:( :( :( :( :( :( whatta bout a new elise?

Bentley Azure or Continental!!!!
And an XKR convertible
And a new Range Rover maybe.

that makes me sad... no more lotus...

XKR coupe!!! the coupe looks cooler than the convertable. imo

Originally posted by SilverLotus340R
YES! of course...

the day the elise gets into a dealership in my state im gonna be the first one there with cameras galore...

seeing an Esprit this summer was a one in a million chance since no one has them in the states unless u live in miami or LA

Id give my life to have lotus focus its whole production towards US ...sorry jsb :)

I saw a sweet black lotus esprit yesterday (my birthday no less), and I loved it! I don't know anything else about the car, especially the one I saw, but I looked it up and saw that these things are great: relatively cheap and if you can get a nice color, very striking. I loved how low it was and it reminded me of a baby Lamborghini Diablo. I am seriously thinking about getting one in the future.

I will post up some pictures of the XKR, but after all the work in Geneva the camera is very out od focus.

Originally posted by jsb88
Yes, that is not bieng touched for a while yet. I think that all the Lotus Esprit are snapped up now, and are finishing production in late '03. There were only 7 left last time I checked in January.


You have a 340R!!!!! :eek: :eek:

i saw a red 2002 esprit on the freeway today!!! looked in the mirror, did a double take, then varrrrroooooooooooooooooommmmmwhooosshhhhhh it sped off.... didn't get to chase it.

I didnt know that esprit's were so rare. I would have never thought it constidering that there are a few in winnipeg, a city with no lambos and few ferraris. I have personnaly only seen one, i was driving in the city last year and it sped past me. i quickly changed my mind of going home and followed if for 15 - 20 minutes. It was an old one, not sure what year.
Another one that i know of is right by my best friends house (next block over) i have never seen it, but he's a car nut and would not joke about that.

I have always liked the Esprit. I would snag one in a second if I had that kind of bank. People say they are dated and such but I don't think so...the new V8's are sweet! I saw a black one a few days ago and about smacked into the truck in front of me looking at it.

I think today people are into those round cars, it's the trend (360, 350Z etc..) The lotus just looks evil with it's swooped up front end. For the money it's a serious supercar and I would take it over most (except that CLK-GTR) :)

I am thinking about purchasing a white 1990 lotus espirit but too bad I can't afford this one:

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I can't believe I saw the same yellow 2002 lotus espirit last week in a Lowe's parking lot in West Virginia!!!! West Virginia!!!!!:eek:

Fantastic.... My dream car.....

Been awhile since I've browsed these forums but now that I finally own my dream car, I'll be on more often. Attached should be a pic of mine with my mom trying to see out of it!

http://www.databurstpc.com/dsm/pictures/lotus%20with%20mom.jpg

Been awhile since I've browsed these forums but now that I finally own my dream car, I'll be on more often. Attached should be a pic of mine with my mom trying to see out of it!

http://www.databurstpc.com/dsm/pictures/lotus%20with%20mom.jpg

holy crap! you've made a big jump since the last time we talked to you! haha.. GREAT car! if you dont mind me askin..how much was it..what year ..miles and all that good stuff!!

congratS!!!

holy crap! you've made a big jump since the last time we talked to you! haha.. GREAT car! if you dont mind me askin..how much was it..what year ..miles and all that good stuff!!

congratS!!!

HAHAH. Thanks. Yeah I did do a 180, didn't I? Made the biggest jump possible really as the Lotus is my dream car and, to me, is in a class all it's own. I ended up selling the 1996 Eclipse GSX but I still have the 1992 Talon Tsi AWD. If you want to see the saga of the buying experience I have that on my site.

http://www.databurstpc.com/dsm/lotussagapage.html for the story
http://www.databurstpc.com/dsm for the home page
http://www.databurstpc.com/dsm/lotus.html for the Lotus page

You will find most of the details there. Basically I had to drive from NJ to VA for the car, but it was absolutely worth it. It is a 1994 Esprit S4. I paid $29000 for her. She had 54,000 miles and has all of the major maintenance done - clutch, timing belt, HG, tires, front brakes, chargecooler pump, etc. The PO had put close to $11000 in parts and labor into the car over the last year. He bought it a year ago with some problems at a cheap price and addressed them all (not so cheap), but unfortunately had to sell due to a divorce. At first the extent of the maintenance he had to do worried me some, but once I saw the car and did my complete check, all my worries went away. Car runs like a champ and has no real issues. Only thing it needs now is the temp control cable replaced (which I now have so I just have to set time aside to put it in) and get the AC recharged. I changed the rear brakes, have the SS clutch line to put on and just installed the high TQ chip. Car is just amazing. I still cannot believe I own my dream car.

for those New Jerseyans and New Yorkers who kno where the town of Edgewater, NJ and Weehawken and Hoboken, NJ is, i was driving along edgewater and those towns, and it was going reely fast but i swear it was a Lotus Esprit, i had no top, it looked like a targa, it was british racing green. but the lotus esprit i like is a 1999 Lotus Esprit Sport 350

this one's a bit funny

Sorry man, but I got something to beat you :iceslolan
(Got the pics today at a car show!!!)

*drools at pics*

Is that thing street legal??? (The pic is on page 2)

i doubt it... if it was i don't think i'd drive it on the street very much anyway...

Love the Esprit. own one S4. with modify it now reach 180mhp......

see my gallary for pictures...

I have a '98 v8 Turbo which I purchased this spring. I have always loved the car, but I NEVER see them here in Philly and have never driven one. I bought mine from a doctor in TX sight unseen. I wasn't sure what to expect. It's black with black powder coated wheels and it looks MEAN. I mean it literally looks like an angry car, a very manly, angry car. I couldn't be happier with it. It is amazing to drive and no one else in Philly has one, that I've seen around. 911's are fun, but this car is insane. I briefly had a yellow 348 TS Ferrari this summer for about 4 weeks and it gets more looks than the Esprit, but it feels slow when I get in it after the Lotus. I think that for the money, the power/performance/exotic-ness can't be beat for a V8 Esprit.

Holy necro thread Batman!
Have an '89 and a 2003.
Yeah, Esprits are rare on the ground in these parts too. Have never seen another one driving down the road since I've had mine-- about 7 years now.
Except for Thailand--- Hahaha!