rhunt Report post Posted August 7, 2011 I picked up a 2001 Lotus Esprit at a small dealership in Chicago. We started our drive home and got about 30 miles from the dealership when the odo and speedo started to behave erratically. 30 seconds later the car died and we drifted to the side of the highway. 4.5 hours later the tow truck finally showed up and the car was towed to Lamborghini Lotus Chicago. We determined that the alternator had gone bad and we had to next day air one from Lotus Atlanta. They put the alternator on and we drove the car home 750 miles with no other problems. The car drives great and you can not beat the value as these cars are crushed in value. I plan to drive the car almost daily except for rainy and snowy days. It has 20k miles on it so I don't feel bad putting a bunch of miles on it as a regular car would probably depreciate more than the Lotus. I am getting all the fluids changed in a few weeks along with a timing belt change. Here is a picture of me with the car when I picked it up. Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro97 Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Nice Time to update the signature Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilipinoStig Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnsella Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congrats and good luck but you know what they say about Lotus - Lot's of trouble usually serious. I agree about the depreciation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaginBull Report post Posted August 7, 2011 COOL CAR!! Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolfaz Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congrats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockmark Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Nice! Interested to hear how the maintenance and costs associated are with this and the m5. Both are great value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Report post Posted August 7, 2011 I see these rarely now, they're disappearing as the years pass unfortuantely. Always good to hear about one entering the L-Power family. Plus with the mods that Allan did to his the times on the car really dropped, it can pass for modern-performance if you do some easy upgrages. Congrats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGallardo Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congrats, what do you think about the way it performs, drives, etc.? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRANSAMERA Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congratz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsmd Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Congrats. Post more pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhunt Report post Posted August 7, 2011 I see these rarely now, they're disappearing as the years pass unfortuantely. Always good to hear about one entering the L-Power family. Plus with the mods that Allan did to his the times on the car really dropped, it can pass for modern-performance if you do some easy upgrages. Congrats. The car has an aftermarket exhaust and I plan to do the Red Race ECU upgrade. I have already been in contact with Allan so I am sure he can provide me the information and experiences he had with his. The car runs good and handles great. I would like to get another 50 or so HP out of it to make it compete with the little ricers on the road. I am going to be driving it a lot so I won't do too much to it but want to be respectable. Thanks for all the congratulations to everyone. Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcabron Report post Posted August 7, 2011 nice car. I wonder if people will say "hey, nice Lambo" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampante Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Best of luck; that's a nice Esprit. I've owned three Esprits over the years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted August 7, 2011 Like I said, love the Esprit.. Best Bang for Buck.. Does you exhaust still have cats? If so I would dump them. its a nice boost and sounds great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azmurciev12 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 love the car. had one for a couple of years. really enjoyed it. congrats Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin2772 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 Love the car. So jealous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E7ITE Report post Posted August 8, 2011 congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADV.1 Wheels Report post Posted August 8, 2011 Awesome car - I always dreamed about this car as a kid! Any plans on beefing up the tranny while you can still source the parts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 Car looks great and is a timeless look in my opinion. Congrats on the new car! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted August 12, 2011 Hows the car??????????????????????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Report post Posted August 12, 2011 Curious on the reliability as a DD as well! Love the esprit though!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSunshyne Report post Posted August 13, 2011 Like I said, love the Esprit.. Best Bang for Buck.. Does you exhaust still have cats? If so I would dump them. its a nice boost and sounds great! my friend has an older S4 with no cats, the difference is amazing. Sounds intense! congrats to the OP on the purchase! I enjoy the seat time I get in my friends car, good times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhunt Report post Posted August 17, 2011 my friend has an older S4 with no cats, the difference is amazing. Sounds intense! congrats to the OP on the purchase! I enjoy the seat time I get in my friends car, good times I have put over 3000 miles on it so far with no further problems. I am loving it as a daily driver with the exception of getting in and out of it but that is to be expected. It has high flow cats and aftermarket exhaust on it. I am shipping out the ECU to get the High Torque upgrade to it. I was going to do the red race ECU but don't want to have to dump a bunch of cash in to upgrading the transmission. It drives great and the handling is superb. It is pretty loud and gets some attention but not as bad as my yellow Ferrari did. Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted August 17, 2011 I have put over 3000 miles on it so far with no further problems. I am loving it as a daily driver with the exception of getting in and out of it but that is to be expected. It has high flow cats and aftermarket exhaust on it. I am shipping out the ECU to get the High Torque upgrade to it. I was going to do the red race ECU but don't want to have to dump a bunch of cash in to upgrading the transmission. It drives great and the handling is superb. It is pretty loud and gets some attention but not as bad as my yellow Ferrari did. Rob The race ecu will not harm the transmission any more than any other tune.. Its up to you how you handle it. As for attention, both my yellow and silver Esprits got more attention than ANY ferrari.. People would walk right passed them to check out the Esprit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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