This morning as I was taking my wife to work we were behind a car that we had seen once before on this same road and could not identify. Well we finally found out this morning when it was in front of us. Can you identify this car?



Any other interesting sightings?

Looks like a Lotus Esprit.

quote Originally posted by kzelisko: Looks like a Lotus Esprit.

i second that. ( and want one )

not only are they nice looking but they turn into a submarine too.

http://www.lotusespritworld...stuff/Submarine.html

quote Originally posted by kzelisko: Looks like a Lotus Esprit.

Why yes it was and according to the decal on the side window said S4. Nice car!!

Here is the back of a 2000 Lotus Esprit......I think thats real close

I think that is the car that look smost like a Fiero that is out there. It looks similar to my 86 Notchie with bumperpad style nose.

quote Originally posted by 2.5: I think that is the car that look smost like a Fiero that is out there. It looks similar to my 86 Notchie with bumperpad style nose.

Too bad the price-tag isn't also similar. ( its why i never was able to get one. )

almost bought one real cheap with a salvage title to bad my insurance at the time wouldet cover it because of my age.

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: almost bought one real cheap with a salvage title to bad my insurance at the time wouldet cover it because of my age.

I hear the cheaper/older S1's are harder to keep up then a fiero..

They are hard to keep up IF you don't drive them. The Esprit enjoyed MANY changes in 88-89. You can get a nice 88 for mid-teens to low 20s. One should avoid the pre-se cars if you plan to keep it for a while or drive it a lot. They did come with inboard rear brakes but that also meant it had a transmission that it is almost impossible to find parts for (regardless of price). The 89 -92 Esprit SE is a very well priced, strong running car PLUS it has the better transmission, many Toyota brake components and GM fuel injection which eliminated the MNAY issues the previous British system had. I'm pretty sure no 93 cars were imported into the U.S. from Lotus and after that the cars continued to improve (like the c4 Corvette) but they get exponentially more expensive.


Can you tell I have had a few Esprits and LOVED them????