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Hi Jack
Thanks for your message - very interesting!
My car's first owner was in Wokingham ("Robinson").
Can't seem to send you an email via your profile page...
Paul Steinberg
Melbourne Australia
email: [email protected]
skype: paul steinberg
ph: +61-413-055718
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Hi Paul
I'm a fellow early Esprit Turbo owner (1981 Dry Sumper).
I'm intrigued by all the chat about the non-Essex 1980 cars like yours. I used to go up to my local dealer as a kid and phot the Turbos and I have several pics of 1980 non-Essexes, including a white one reg - JAN 445W. Was that your car in an earlier life or did yours come to Oz from day one?
Regards
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you mean you'll be there in "Espirit" here are the 2 samples: OR
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Hi again Rob, I was wondering if the Lotus badge on the front of your car is black/white or green/yellow. regards Paul
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i still can't send a private message to you - you should fix that... i'm considering moving to israel, and because i can't take my esprit with me (R-H drive not allowed), i thought an idea would be to 'drop' it in Malta, and i could fly there once in a while to drive. strange idea i know, but anything is possible...! paul
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I took my 1980 Turbo Esprit on the track here in Melbourne - Calder Park. It was AWESOME. I had a great day, did about 30 laps altogether. Got it up to about 180km/h on pit straight. Full racing gear and helmet. Cost about $250 for the day - quite reasonable. My new tyres cooked a little but did well. The most important I learnt: Don't start 'pushing' your car until you've done 2-3 slow laps... Your tires MUST be HOT. http://picasaweb.google.com/steinbergpicasa/LotusAtCalderParkRaceway#5476198128579366370
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Background The Essex was the first release of the Turbo Esprit and was the primary Turbo Esprit model being maketed by Lotus during the Bond movie release. For reference, I own the first white Turbo Esprit off the assembly line in 1980. Here are 2 crucial links to the Essex and Bond... 1. The intention of using the Turbo Esprit in For Your Eyes Only was that it co-incided with the release of the Turbo Esprit from Lotus in 1980/1981. Much of the marketing and hype surrounding the release of the movie was based around the Turbo Esprit - an example of which is in the picture below. It i
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i'm intrigued... tell me how you manage to keep a lotus in malta and where you drive it? any racetracks? are there any other lotus's in malta? (i've been trying to send you a message, but it seems you haven't got your settings correct.) regards paul
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no. (come back in 5-10 years when you have expendable income and no kids, or in 30 years after raising your children) nice thought - but no.
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I used to have a smell of petrol inside my cockpit (and outside too). All the breather hoses were replaced, and i thought the engine mixture was too rich, or that the choke was getting stuck.Then about 3 months ago i opened the engine cover after going for a half-hour drive and found petrol dripping from the cover (above the carburettor)! So i immediately had it towed to my mechanic and he replaced all the fibre washers in the carburettor connections... PROBLEM SOLVED and no more petrol fumes too. Lesson for the day: a. Don't ignore petrol fumes. b. Carry a fire-extinguisher. Reg
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Kimbers - you are wrong Bibs - you are right I own the first white turbo esprit off the assembly line in 1980 and it has some Essex features fitted as standard (at the time) - i.e. roof stereo & AC. So there. Regards Paul.
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Fuel Economy / Fuel Efficiency MPG or L/100km
psteinb replied to psteinb's topic in Fuel System/Carbs
it sounds to me like most of the answers given in this topic were based mostly on highway driving, whereas my usage was at least 50% city driving, thereby significantly reducing my efficiency. my assumption therefore is that if i take it out on a highway run my efficiency will increase significantly and put it somewhere inline with what everyone else reports e.g. >20MPG ... I'll give that a test run soon and let you know. Until then Rich, don't get your knickers in a knot. (also one reason i was relieved with 14LP100k is because at the beginning of this topic i thought i was at 30 -
Fuel Economy / Fuel Efficiency MPG or L/100km
psteinb replied to psteinb's topic in Fuel System/Carbs
I've just completed a new test run over ~200km city/highway driving and I can now say that my petrol efficiency is now a fairly accurate 14.7L p/100km 16 MPG So I'm pretty happy. I just need my odometer rectified so it shows me my km's travelled more accurately. Thanks for everyone's input. I look forward to seeing more people submitting their vote...
