Lotus Esprit V8, experiences please?

Have always been a big admirer and am really tempted to take the plunge now that the V8 models are within my budget.

Could ask in a Lotus forum but really want unbiased views.

Thanks.

 

I always have fancied one - since I saw the orginal in "The Spy Who Loved Me"!!! (I think Simon De Bank used to have one - do a search on here)

What put me off was the unreliablity and chocolate gearboxes.....

Dan

 

Bloke I work with has an S4 and loves it.
Try asking on SELOC, they are biased but usually quite objective and honest when it comes to opinions.

 

Would LOVE one, but always been put off by reliablility issues.
When I looked to buy about a year ago the specialists were very helpful, saying they could provide a good warranty that covered the gearbox etc but wasn't prepared to take the plunge.

I am looking for something to replace my 996 Turbo, simply because i hardly use it anymore and its now a very expensive weekend toy. But want something "special" and interesting for around £20k ish and the V8's can be had for that.
And if it was off the road for a bit its not that much of a concern as its not used that much, as long as its all covered under a good warranty!

R.

 

Reliability and resale values would be my concern, never owned one so cant be constructive,sorry.
Tiff tried to mod one on TV 5th gear/Top gear and the gearboxes lunched themselves all the time so thats an area to check well if a potential purchase in on the horizon.

 

That car IIRC, broke down as soon as they had bought it lol!

In response to post above I recall Simon DeBanke also having an Esprit.

 

Remember what LOTUS stands for - Lot Of Trouble Usually Serious!

My brother-in-law bought one (against my recommendation by the way) and he spent £10K in less than a month as things kept going wrong (and were broken when he bought it but he didn't realise).

 

Try the guys on PistonHeads.com :: Speed Matters

 

my dads mate had one.. was lovely... really quick,

though he sold it and got a H2...

 

Read this https://www.scoobynet.com/other-marq...uy-esprit.html

 

Thanks for the link to the thread even though it's almost 7 years old.