Ruud

On German Car Sales Site "mobile.de"............

Unbelievable low mileage (11.400 mls), "license plate" F is  '88-89 (instead '90 as stated) and other strange things; car is from "a UK owner located in Greece"............
License Plate can not be found in the DVLA Vehicle License Register.
Contact with seller only possible by cellphone; no e-mails........
Or do I make a mistake ?




http://suchen.mobile...ng=&tabNumber=1

Not bad imo.............

1000 / 1200 HP..........1100 / 1320 Nm
6 ltr V 12 Mercedes engine
0 - 100 / 200 kmh....3.8 / 7.8 sec.
weight: 1280 kg
source: http://www.autowerel...sp?artikel=7269

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From this week's Dutch "Autoweek"................

"This is the future" Porsche declares for their new Speedster........."back to the basics"....; "low curb weight, midengine ( 4 cylinder turbo; from 150 HP on), superb handling, low CO2 emission"........
"2012 in the showroom"..........
A great compliment for Lotus imo........
(Did Lotus Engineering help / engineered for Porsche ???)

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Hi all,

No more turbo pressure suddenly today after driving 30 miles and a couple of normal (not heavy) sprints with regular boost build up / (oil temp 70 degr. C/ water temp 80 degr C / normal oil pressure); had this never before (turbo pressure was always properly working to max 0.85 / 1.0 bar.); reached home with limited speed.
My Esprit Turbo SE 1990 is/was in excellent condition (original, with not any modification); always garaged and has run now a total of  30.000 miles; I had never any major serious problem; except that a new  turbocharger incl. new waste gate module was fitted by the Dutch Lotus Importer approx 4000 miles ago, after that a small piece had come of from the rotor fan (piece was located and removed); since then the Lotus drove perfectly.
Now after switching ignition without running engine the boost gauge indicates  0.05-0.1 bar and with running engine gauge does / will not indicate more as 0.1-0.15 bar; engine power has gone; acceleration has gone; seems like running only on atmospheric conditions; max. speed 70 miles, which under those circumstances  I did not want to exceed.
(Note: max. possible speed at the occasion with damaged turbocharger was 50 miles.; therefore it seems to me that this time it is not the turbocharger itself)
Waste gate rod does not stick; can be moved against spring by hand; no pressure tube leaks seen or heard; no noticeable changes in engine sound etc.; no specific whistling or blowing noises etc.
Charge cooler pump works fine obviously; top of heat exchanger (now and before) feels cool if touched by hand immediately after engine switch off.
I am not the type of an experienced mechanic, only have some general knowledge.
The only aspect I can imagine (besides the fact that something is not ok with any sensor or the ECM) is the fact that I just had my fuel tanks for the first time filled with Shell V-Power (95 Oct.) in stead of regular Shell 95 Oct. and noticed during the first 20 miles sometimes a little stalling of the engine power (due to some re-learning of the ECM ??); however the idea that all boost now is eliminated due to a different type of generally approved type of fuel seems a little unrealistic to me.
I would appreciate it very much if somebody would take the trouble to indicate (briefly) some possible reasons.

Best regards,
Ruud

May 13, 2008, 8:35 pm | FD.nl / Betten

Amsterdam (BETTEN FINANCIAL NEWS) - Spyker, expands collaboration with the British Lotus Cars.  This is what both car manufacturers announced Tuesday.

Under the agreement, Lotus will supply certain parts for Spyker C8 Aileron's new sports car. Also, a concept Design & Engineering agreement is closed in respect of all future models of Spyker. The purpose of the agreement is to reduce costs for Spyker.