Hello

[davin]

Hi fellas,

Davin here. Just got round to registering on here. Basically kicked into it by Dermot suggesting we slowly wind-up the Yahoo Group. Still sort of trying to sell my Esprit, but still doing it slightly half-heartedly. Part of me doesn't want sell, but part of me knows it needs to go to a better home now.

Davin

[Bibs]

Welcome to the forum Davin, hope you like it and ps, don't sell the car

[Evil_Dr_Fish]

A better home than what?

Have you been beating it?

Depriving it of love and attention

Making it wear a car bra?

[Jussi]

Hello Davin and welcome to forum

And like others said don't sell the car

[davin]

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. The situation I am in is this: the car needs work to get it back into top condition. Mechanically it's great, as borne out by the fact that it's been my daily driver for 5 1/2 years! In all that time it's never let me down. The paintwork and interior need sorting out (respray and recover), and if I had it done, I'd want it garaged all the time, and for it to be a weekend car now. I can't justify spending cash only to go and leave it at the station every day again. As I have nowhere to keep it garaged, let alone space for another car anyway, I'm selling it with a view to moving house in the fairly near future. When I move, I'm going to have at least 2 garages (hopefully), and then I'll be in a position to buy another.

Davin

[Mark Blanchard]

Hi Davin,

Welcome. It's a tricky one, taking into account the mileage, the cost for a respray could be as much as you get for the car (depending on where you go). Is the lacquer lifting? It's a bit crude, but if it's not and the paints just fading, you could try Colour Magic. A cheap way of covering up all end of sins.

. . . Dermot suggesting we slowly wind-up the Yahoo Group

The end of the road then .

[davin]

Got it in one - the lacquer is lifting. Started off in the middle of the rear hatch, has now spread to the wing, the little roof bit behind the glass roof, A pillars and also the bonnet.

I know it's called Colour Magic, but I don't think even Gandalf could sort this out without a spray-gun.

Davin

[ukrocketcar]

Welcome,

lucky you are to own an Esprit only 11000 built and billions of driver in world with millions dreaming about her!

Patrick

[Paul C]

Welcome Davin

For those of you that don't know, Davin created the UK Esprit Yahoo list.

As he said, this list is now going to be wound up as all the traffic comes

here. We all owe this guy (and Dermot) some thanks for i think beginning

the UK based Esprit Fora!

Thanks for being there at the very start Davin

[x6gas]

Well said Leuitenant Paul!

[Paul C]

Well said Leuitenant Paul!

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We will stop that here. The shed thing is bad enough...

[Guest teigan]

no need for color magic. any oil or wax will darken faded paint. absorbs nicely into the pourous FRP too. you won't do much wiping up afters. i've applied an SPF 35 suntan cream to my esprit. the girl who bought the cream was livid. won't mention the brand though for previously stated reasons.

[Mark Blanchard]

i've applied an SPF 35 suntan cream to my esprit.

The advantage with Colour Magic, is it fills in scratches / gell crazing with the same colour as the paintwork (and it costs about the same as your sun tan cream).

[WayneB]

We will stop that here. The shed thing is bad enough...

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I like that LOO TENNANT Paul thing

I can use that!

Edited August 23, 2005 by WayneB

[WayneB]

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys.

Edited August 23, 2005 by WayneB

[gpz900r]

Davin i have the answer, keep the car, get a tow hitch and buy a caravan!

[Evil_Dr_Fish]

Dr Who has certainly gone downmarket!

(I shall avoid making the really obvious rhyming joke - you can all fill that one in for yourselves!)

[dan chambers]

Hi Davin,

Good to see you still have your esprit (so do i), they tend to become part of the family after so long. Shame to get rid of her but maybe you could buy it back (restored) in a couple of years! Anyway, cheers for being part of the success for the yahoo group.

Dan