Esprit Boot Space

[DAV1D]

Esprit Owners, how practical is an Esprit (Peter Stevens era)?

 

I know it is not the most important thing about a Lotus but I'm intrigued to know whether the Esprit is a better partner for weekend away compared to an Elise.

 

Thanks

[Bibs]

Done camping in Le Mans 3 times in my Esprit, plenty of room. Orders of magnitude over an Elise before you need to get creative with the space.

[hopo]

there's loadsa room.... can fit plenty in. As with any Lotus its squashy bags bt theres a fair bit of space at each side of the boot apature and under the spoiler. also the front compartment if you go for an early car too....

 

Cool Compartment.... Hot/warm compartment.

 

now stop fafing and go buy one

[Bibs]

I did cook some chicken on the way home form the shops in my boot once!

[Sparky]

With a side order of BBQ gear cable, IIRC.

[superdavelotus]

I've had a mountain bike in my boot!

[CaptainBigleux]

The boot is quite big for a sport mid engine car. You dont have space like that in a f355 for instance. 

You can go in long weekend at 2 no problem... even the full holidays if your girlfriend/wife doesn't bring 50 pairs of shoes.

 

 

By the way, talking boot, does anyone already lanage to put the roof in the boot of a V8? Seems possible, but i can't find the right process to lake it happen

[Vanya]

The boot is quite big for a sport mid engine car. You dont have space like that in a f355 for instance. 

You can go in long weekend at 2 no problem... even the full holidays if your girlfriend/wife doesn't bring 50 pairs of shoes.

 

 

By the way, talking boot, does anyone already lanage to put the roof in the boot of a V8? Seems possible, but i can't find the right process to lake it happen

 

It's possible! You put the roof in with the "long side" pointing towards the front of the car, then you rotate it carefully by 90 degrees ensuring you use the space under the rear corners of the boot. It's described in the owners handbook!

 

As for luggage space.....well I'll let this speak for itself:

[mdw]

I think there is a youtube  vid somewhere and a thread on here re roof in the boot.

[obione]

I'm not sure that I would be happy putting my glass roof in the boot - I think I will keep it on the roof

[red vtec]

I have a fitted suitcase for mine

[CaptainBigleux]

Thanks guys, I'll try this weekend.

But not sure the v8 boot is exactly the same.

[red vtec]

There is a fitted case on ebay same as mine item 121258557641

[dodge1979]

Dump the spare wheel as well and gain the use of the front boot. We took LOADS of luggage to south france in my esprit. .ull be supprised how much fits..

[Chillidoggy]

Dump the missus, and there's even more space.

[Jacques]

When I bought my SE, I had two medium bag packs, 4 L og engine oil, 3 L of engine coolant, a big Tool roll, two jackets, camera gear, lot's of spares like door handles, airfilters, blinkers, ignition cables, and much more, a big red LEF indoor cover, a large outdoor cover, all workshop manuals and parts list, winddeflector and roofbag, toolset from factory, and stil Space to boot In the front I had nothing, but original equipment I did not have anything inside the car,  than a pair of Shades and the original instructionsmanual and a bottle of Water and my wife

 

I will state though, that I really dislike bringing luggage. I tend to drive with very Little or nothing. In my Humble view, there's more than enough Space for 3 weeks for me and my wife.

 

Cheers,

Jacques.

[slewthy]

Well, its a very good exercise forcing the other half to pack light. Also, it reduces the shopping potential of any trip.

So, not only practical, frugal too! Dont say that about an Esprit too often!!

[Jacques]

actually, it'll save you lot's of Cash (on shoes)... well, maybe not? (which you can spend on beer and spare parts). 

 

Cheers,

Jacques.

[jollyroger]

Went twice for week-long car trips around Europe with significant other, everything we needed fit comfortably in the Esprit...

[oneshot]

Driven to Germany twice with bags for a week. No problems. Used the front space as I don't have a spare wheel.

[Chillidoggy]

Dunno what's the matter with you lot. Try travelling around Europe with two people in a Cobra, two-man tent, with no wet weather gear, just a tonneau cover. You open the door to let the water out, when it gets up to the sills. I've even slept under the tonneau cover in a Paris service station.

(Actually, I wouldn't do that any more, I'm more of your 5-star hotel bloke these days, cos I'm an old fart now.)

[Escape]

Just to add to the chorus, plenty of space! Especially without the spare wheel, usually I only need use the front boot to take everything I need. I regularly take mine to the supermarket, a full trolly including up to 3 crates of 'beverage' is no problem. Only downside is the heat that gets to your groceries. I hope this will get better when I refit the rear floor with a heat shield and replace the seal between engine and tailgate.
Definitely not a problem taking an Esprit for few weeks of holiday.

Quite different from a trip to Russia in the Range Rover I did a few years ago. I carried tools and spareparts/fluids for 3 cars on a 5000km trip, including around 1000km offroad, food and water for 2 people/10 days, clothes, sleeping and camping gear, with a fixed 200l LPG tank already fixed in the boot and just enough room to spare on top to sleep 2 people in some comfort and without having to bother with a tent. Just shows, the more space you have available, the more you'll stuff into it.

Filip

[Jacques]

exactly    lesser luggage - lesser problems.

 

Cheers,

Jacques.

[Iconic Ride]

If you put the missus in the boot it frees up the entire passenger side for any necessary provisions.

 

Caution, clearing border control can be an issue if you use this technique.

[Jacques]

Nope, because if you put the wife in the boot, and the booze in the passengers seat, the border control will automatically take posession of the bottle, and wink you onwards

 

Cheers,

Jacques.