Lotus Esprit Turbo SE (1990)

Vehicle Owner Ruud , 24 October 2006 - 12:43 AM

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Vehicle Owner: Ruud
Date Added: 24 October 2006 - 12:43 AM
Date Updated: 02 September 2010 - 09:46 PM
Color: Steel Blue
Views: 802
Price: € 40,900
Odometer: 48,500 Kilometers
Together with 3 other new LH-driven units (red, black and grey) my Turbo SE was imported to the Netherlands in 1990 by the official distributor those days; "Lotus Import Nederland BV", a subsidiary of the famous Dutch automotive distributor "Kroymans" (Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Saab, etc.)
The official listprice (incl. taxes) in 1990 was Hfl 257.000,- (excl. delivery cost), beeing an equivalent (with the 1990 exchange rate of the GBP) of 79.300,- pounds.
After 3 years driving with a total of 25.000 km's it was traded in at "Kroymans" by the first owner.
I became the second owner after a couple of weeks of negotiation and payed in 1993 Hfl 90.000,- (Euro 40.900,-) for this car (35% of the original list price).
The 3 years of ownership of the first owner were very costly for him; approx. 52.000,- pounds (solely for the depreciation costs). Compared to the distance of 25.000 km (15.625 miles) it is over 3 pounds per mile !!!
With this example you can see again how expensive it is to own an exotic car in the Netherlands.
Since my purchase in 1993 I have driven only 21.000 km's, which is 1.600 km's per year; this is not much. However since 2 years I am redundant and have the time now to drive this fantastic car more frequently.
The running costs so far only consist of gasoline, insurance, road tax, the (few) regular service costs, etc. and one set of new tires.
The only major repair (by the present importer/distributor "Van der Kooi") was a new turbo after I blowed it up during "duelling" with some other exotic car (shame).
It is parked in my garage and permanently connected with a batterycharger/conditioner.
It was a heavy decision for me 13 years ago to spent so much money for a single car, however (as expected) I did not regret it since then even a minute.
The car is still in its original condition and looks "nearly new".
Not any modification was made and I intend to maintain this.

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Fandango 15 July 2007 - 11:00 AM	Awesome SE, Ruud. I always liked the indivdual spoiler and the glass cover. Also your shade seems to be very rare. Good to read you will keep it original. Cheers, Stefan

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