OK, another: Lotus Esprit, great car or **** investment?

tsltm · 04-08-2003, 11:10 PM

LMGotts · 04-08-2003, 11:14 PM

That said, I sure hope to someday own an early '70s Europa!

answer

AW4Q2 (just) · 04-08-2003, 11:16 PM

LMGotts · 04-08-2003, 11:20 PM

<big>EuropA6!</big>

Jay_SB · 04-08-2003, 11:21 PM

I LOVE the Esprit...

Merkin · 04-08-2003, 11:29 PM

D all over · 04-08-2003, 11:30 PM

Unfortunately the best of the bunch are going to keep going down before they come back up in value...

Lawr. · 04-08-2003, 11:37 PM

Though I hear in the long-run, the V8 TT might actually save the owner money. Which is why the Esprit is such a bad investment - the costs of maintainence / repairs are THAT high.

Insane handling, though. if you have past EVO magazines, they did a good writeup on what it takes to own one back in 2001. The supercar shootout issue, I think.

bobos · 04-09-2003, 02:57 AM

04-08-2003, 11:10 PM	#1
tsltm Elder Member Account #: 4656 Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 17,864	OK, another: Lotus Esprit, great car or investment? __________________ Range Rover HSE Lamborghini Superleggera

04-08-2003, 11:14 PM	#2
LMGotts Elder Member Account #: 18003 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 12,852	Similar to AW4Q2 (at NSA)'s Z06 answer... That said, I sure hope to someday own an early '70s Europa! answer

04-08-2003, 11:16 PM	#3
AW4Q2 (just) Member Account #: 46478 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,271	beautiful--timeless--POS almost bought one-till I drove it-too small-needs 6-8 in. added in cockpit

04-08-2003, 11:20 PM	#4
LMGotts Elder Member Account #: 18003 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 12,852	Almost forgot...op for an old image. I dabbled for a moment at making the 4.2 into a Europa: <big>EuropA6!</big>

04-08-2003, 11:21 PM	#5
Jay_SB Elder Member Account #: 37114 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 24,774	Esprit or Elise? I LOVE the Esprit...

04-08-2003, 11:29 PM	#6
Merkin Member Account #: 31824 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 34,572	esprit is not reliable, its the most unreliable super car in the world __________________ 2003 A4 1.8 quattro manual Milwaukee I WILL DESTROY YOU

04-08-2003, 11:30 PM	#7
D all over Member Account #: 30585 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,002	Certainly not a great investment in terms of value, but a good one shouldn't be horrid either... Unfortunately the best of the bunch are going to keep going down before they come back up in value... __________________

04-08-2003, 11:37 PM	#8
Lawr. Elder Member Account #: 44009 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,224	Both. Try to find a GT3, if you prefer the lower-(regular)maintainence inline-4 turbo. Though I hear in the long-run, the V8 TT might actually save the owner money. Which is why the Esprit is such a bad investment - the costs of maintainence / repairs are THAT high. Insane handling, though. if you have past EVO magazines, they did a good writeup on what it takes to own one back in 2001. The supercar shootout issue, I think. __________________

04-09-2003, 02:57 AM	#9
bobos Member Account #: 34297 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,513	the roofs leak on the passanger seat

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