Thinking of buying a V8 Esprit
Discussion
Hi Guys, I have popped over from the TVR Cerbera forum and I am looking for some up to date advise. I'm sure there are many threads like this on here but things do change quite quickly in the car market.
I am thinking of buying a Esprit V8 and although I have owned Lotus in the past It was never a Esprit.
I have a budget of 30 to 35K. Can you guys tell me if there is a substantial difference between the earlier cars around 1996 to the later cars of 2000 +. I can see the obvious ones like the interior is more modern, different wheels, lights, spoiler etc but are they also a much better built car underneath. What makes some cars a GT or even a GT350?. Would you buy purely on condition and forget about the year or is it always going to be later cars that hold their value.
There seems to be a big price difference between early and late cars even if the condition and mileage is similar. The car will get minimal use but will need to do the odd track day as that is a firm favorite of mine. I get nothing from the bank in interest these days so thought that If i buy carefully I could enjoy the car and maybe not loose money.
IF anyone knows of a good one for sale or is thinking of selling please PM me.
Thanks in advance.
I am thinking of buying a Esprit V8 and although I have owned Lotus in the past It was never a Esprit.
I have a budget of 30 to 35K. Can you guys tell me if there is a substantial difference between the earlier cars around 1996 to the later cars of 2000 +. I can see the obvious ones like the interior is more modern, different wheels, lights, spoiler etc but are they also a much better built car underneath. What makes some cars a GT or even a GT350?. Would you buy purely on condition and forget about the year or is it always going to be later cars that hold their value.
There seems to be a big price difference between early and late cars even if the condition and mileage is similar. The car will get minimal use but will need to do the odd track day as that is a firm favorite of mine. I get nothing from the bank in interest these days so thought that If i buy carefully I could enjoy the car and maybe not loose money.
IF anyone knows of a good one for sale or is thinking of selling please PM me.
Thanks in advance.
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