hello, new member with some questions.
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hello.. Here is my story:
Im right now a owner of a corvette 1991. I hade this car 3 years now. I going to sell this car and look for another sports car. I whant a car with better handeling, and a car that is a littel more "exotic".
So I have looked at the lotus esprit turbo SE, I always loved the look of the car. I have never tried on, but i will, soon.
Now to the questions:
My vette can take alot of abuse (autox/drag races etc). The tranny is a ZF6speed witch can take 600hp without mods.
How much abuse can a esprit take? And do I dare to run it at the local drag strip? Or autox with it?
Does it hold up good?
How is the 4cyl engine holding up?
I love to DRIVE my cars, the vette sees the track once a week. Is the esprit a "more show then go" car? Or is build to hold for "creativ driving"?
Of course you must drive with your "head", let the car cool down etc etc.
But I dont whant a car that breakdown cause you make a burn out or a highway pass.
I always take good care of my cars, and made all the service mysefl, i work as a volvo mechanic so i know my way around a car.
How much is speciall on the lotus? Lets take the gear box, is there something "special" about that gearbox that a certified gearbox mechanic cant fix, syncros etc? And the engine/drivetrain, is it all spec lotus parts?
A egnine is still just a engige so change parts in the eninge should be pretty strait forward, pistons etc, or?
And how about trim? Who sells trim parts for the esprit. I not saying i need them ,but as a car fanatic you always look to moddify and uppgrade.
I would love to own a esprit, but i heard that the car is pretty fragile. Please tell me im wrong.
Thanks for your time..
Im right now a owner of a corvette 1991. I hade this car 3 years now. I going to sell this car and look for another sports car. I whant a car with better handeling, and a car that is a littel more "exotic".
So I have looked at the lotus esprit turbo SE, I always loved the look of the car. I have never tried on, but i will, soon.
Now to the questions:
My vette can take alot of abuse (autox/drag races etc). The tranny is a ZF6speed witch can take 600hp without mods.
How much abuse can a esprit take? And do I dare to run it at the local drag strip? Or autox with it?
Does it hold up good?
How is the 4cyl engine holding up?
I love to DRIVE my cars, the vette sees the track once a week. Is the esprit a "more show then go" car? Or is build to hold for "creativ driving"?
Of course you must drive with your "head", let the car cool down etc etc.
But I dont whant a car that breakdown cause you make a burn out or a highway pass.
I always take good care of my cars, and made all the service mysefl, i work as a volvo mechanic so i know my way around a car.
How much is speciall on the lotus? Lets take the gear box, is there something "special" about that gearbox that a certified gearbox mechanic cant fix, syncros etc? And the engine/drivetrain, is it all spec lotus parts?
A egnine is still just a engige so change parts in the eninge should be pretty strait forward, pistons etc, or?
And how about trim? Who sells trim parts for the esprit. I not saying i need them ,but as a car fanatic you always look to moddify and uppgrade.
I would love to own a esprit, but i heard that the car is pretty fragile. Please tell me im wrong.
Thanks for your time..
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