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Old 01-08-2013, 07:10 PM
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Anyone here? Selling 928 AND Lotus Esprit

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/campbell...id=p4340.l2562

Actually been thinking about selling my 928 and getting a Esprit Turbo... Though not his...

Looking at this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-...item19d7d256f5
Old 01-08-2013, 07:20 PM
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Not me- but you have fine taste in cars. Report back if you end up getting a Lotus. The one at the dealer looks to be in superb condition, which the only condition I would accept on one of these...
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There's one for sale in the members only for sale site.
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Very nice Esprit!
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I have always loved the looks of that car. Have heard its tight if your much over 6'-0 tall...which I don't have a problem with.
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Need a bigger garage!
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Very nice. I had been looking at some earlier Esprits before I had twin daughters and needed back seats - hence the 928. There is a good Wheeler Dealer episode where they do a decent refurbishment of an older Esprit. It would be worth watching if you can find it on line. Any significant maintenance on the Esprit seems to be a bit like a 911; i.e. step one - remove engine.

But they are very cool cars and pretty exotic for money. Good luck in your search.
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A buddy of mine had either a 91 or 92. It was brutally fast and had an equally brutal ride. We joked that it didn't have a suspension, the axles were bolted directly to the body.

It was like a 928 in that it had electrical gremlins which drove him and his mechanic nuts. In the end, he kept it about a year and went back to a 911 which he then traded for a Jag XKS. He loved the speed of the Espirit but hated it's unreliableness and ride. He's in the market now for, you guessed it, another Porsche.
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<SIGH> If only the new garage was built then space wouldnt be an issue.. of course have to wait to see the hit on taxes before continue planning on new garage.. Thanks a lot for that Obama and the liberals..
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That Esprit is beautiful and it seems as been well cared for!
I wonder where they get that idea of the handbrake on the left side of drivers seat?

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L lots O of T trouble U usually S serious
Nice cars love them but you think 928 can be maintenance intensive nothing like a old Lotus
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If the Lotus was in 928 cost range, I'd have one regardless of the maintenance. Love them.



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