Advice for 350 Sport

[speedster87]

Interested in buying an Esprit 350 Sport, struggling to find one though does anyone know of any good ones for sale. Plus does anyone have any information or experience with the 350 sport, I have owned as few different Lotus's in the past but never an Esprit.

Any info would be greatly appreciated

[Trevsked]

Sport 350 is a fantstic car which you will find out if you end up owning one. I've had mine a couple of years and wouldn't change at the moment as for for me it feels very special to drive and own. I think it's put together pretty well fr a lotus but the usual seized bolts just make doing jobs a little more time consuming. If I don't use it for a while something tends to go wrong but in general very reliable. Make sure the Magnesium wheels are in good condition and oil and water rads are good too. Second gear synchro wears on all the Renault gearbox Esprit's and with the 350 5th gear can fail leading to gearbox casing damage. Not the end of the world as UN1 gearboxes are readily available.

Trevor.

[speedster87]

Trevsked said:

Sport 350 is a fantstic car which you will find out if you end up owning one. I've had mine a couple of years and wouldn't change at the moment as for for me it feels very special to drive and own. I think it's put together pretty well fr a lotus but the usual seized bolts just make doing jobs a little more time consuming. If I don't use it for a while something tends to go wrong but in general very reliable. Make sure the Magnesium wheels are in good condition and oil and water rads are good too. Second gear synchro wears on all the Renault gearbox Esprit's and with the 350 5th gear can fail leading to gearbox casing damage. Not the end of the world as UN1 gearboxes are readily available.

Trevor.

Cheers for the info