Well bugger me. My first Esprit, which I lost on black ice in early 2008 on the A1, has just popped up for sale. I had it shipped back to Hethel for assessment. £30k in new parts plus paint, labour and VAT. Not counting a very bent chassis at the rear that would need to go on the jig to straighten. As expected, it was written off for £15k (what I paid for it two years earlier) the then market value. It reappeared at Douglas Valley Breakers a few weeks later as a £10k 'project'. Someone obviously took on the challenge and got it back on the road. Very impressive. And very weird to see it 15 years after I gave it the last rites!
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