Anyone know this car - ESPRIT 1979

[Ropps]

Hi Does anyone know this car?
http://www.sovereigncarsales.co.uk/classic_Gridpos...


what does the gold leaf piece mean? did Lotus ever do an esprit in this colour?

original interior?

and comments would be great, im off to see this on friday so any help would be much appreciated

[nvubu]

There has been a thread about this car on TLF - with pictures before it changed to the Gold-Leaf colours.

Interior is original - and I think the S2 cloth interior is the best of the whole range.

I bought my Excel from Sovereign - it had been with them for a couple of years and the price ha dropped by 25% over the time. They had no idea about Lotus cars 3 years ago - said the cam belt change 3000 miles earlier was fine (apart from it was 15 years earlier as well)., and had never heard of a belt being changed after a number of years. If you buy it, don't drive it until you have changed the belts - don't believe the salesman. Sovereign tried to get me to commit before letting me have a test drive and they tried the "We have someone coming to see it tomorrow"

My big concern with it is that it has done no miles over the last years. Untaxed - due Jan 2002, yet MOT Expires Apr 2019. so not been driven at all. When I bought my Excel it went straight to my mechanic and cost an addition few £k to get it to a place where I have now driven it 20k miles in the past 4 years.

I do love the interior of this car, and I think it is nice to see a slightly unusual colour scheme.

[Ropps]

Thank you for this!!!

He says it’s had an overhaul and loads of important bits done to her!

The fact her says it’s original and clearly now I know it’s not, is enough for me to cancel the viewing as it’s not for me..

Thank you so much,

[nvubu]

If you are definitely looking for an Esprit, hop over the TLF and ask some advice there and pop along to a local meet where you should be able to see/feel one in the flesh and speak to current owners.

Keep an eye on the one at Sovereign as they do tend to sit there for a while and the price drops over time.

[Ropps]

Thank you.

i will do

regards

[anonymous-user]

The linked ad says it's an Esprit S2 2-litre. That's the weak early engine (140 bhp) and the early chassis without rust protection.

If you really like the look of that car buy an S3 in red or white and get some vinyl wrap/decals made.

[nvubu]

Here you go from Stocks



Mark always seems to have good cars.