robcun Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 i got mine in nov 04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel cowell Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 an s2 from 1988 to 1991 s3 from 2001 to 2003 Stevens from 2005 to present between these have had 2 porsche 2 Marcos 2 Toyota supras 1 lotus excel 1 lotus elan se, these never last that long as i start suffering from massive withdrawal symptoms from not having an esprit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Grey Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 September '00, bought mine in Nashville Tennessee, at age 24. Quote Travis Vulcan Grey 89SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainskea Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I bought my S2 in 2003 - first Lotus I have ever owned. Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I bought my S2 in 2003 - first Lotus I have ever owned. Iain Crap, I feel like an old geezer then, lots of 20 somethings. I bought my REXy at 25, bought the Esprit last December at 34. Owned her a little over a year now and overhauled most of the car already! Artie Quote 89 White Esprit SE...a few little upgrades....93 RX7.....Silverstone....slightly modded...Muahaha...New Addition:1990 300ZX TT......Hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainskea Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Crap, I feel like an old geezer then, lots of 20 somethings. I bought my REXy at 25, bought the Esprit last December at 34. Owned her a little over a year now and overhauled most of the car already! Artie To put you at ease Art, I am 43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr50bmg Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Bought mine in 1991 - hard to believe that was 15 years ago. Teenagers are amazed when I tell them the car is older than they are. -Dave Quote All Cows Eat Grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slade Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 ...the Esprit is the only car I own that's younger than me (by one year) Quote "It's called a fire hydrant. Firemen like to stick their hose in it, and eventually squirt water from it."Owner of 86 TE HCI, and 55 Chevy. Stare at broken down TR7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandbloke Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Bought my SE new in 1990, sold her in 2002 as a restoration project I couldn't afford to do at the time, bought her back this year and am wading through completing the restoration. Skint again, but happy... Quote Proud recipient of the LEF 'Car of the Month Award' February 2008"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: "Wow, what a ride!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonMasson Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 wow, 23 seems to be a popular number on here! i got mine april of this year and im currently 23 years old shade Now there is a thing .... i bought my car the same year you were born !!!!! Quote I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. Groucho Marx http://www.thelotusforums.com/latest-news/our-news/lotus-esprit-first-and-last/ http://www.corgi.co.uk/lotus-esprit-s1-chassis-0100g-the-first-production-esprit-signal-red.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killboy Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Friday 13th September 1996 ............. I can remember the date I got my Esprit but not my wifes birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPx Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Lionel (yes it has a name I'm afraid!) will be 21 on Jan 1st and I've owned him since he was 4......which is obviously a long time, but still some way behind 23 years! Well done Gordon, but if you crack first I might still catch you up.... Quote Loving Lionel and Eleanor......missing Charlie and Sonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflyingdog Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 4 years and still lights me up every time i drive/look at her .........sorry IT : Nick S4s Quote Simplest things first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted December 21, 2006 Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Bought only Esprit I've owned in October 2000. Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I am a newbie! I bought my Esprit 20 july this year. It was 27.12.2005 when I saw it first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Feb 1st 2005, nearly 2 years now got it for my 40th birthday (well 6 months after) Quote Лотос - для тех которые знают разницу ENIGMA for those who are paranoid or download one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmendoza Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) wow, 23 seems to be a popular number on here! i got mine april of this year and im currently 23 years old shade I bought mine for my 24th birthday on Jan 2006 Edited December 22, 2006 by gmendoza Quote '03.5 Final Edition Esprit ~ 5.7lbs/hp mildly modded - 430rwhp, 353rwtq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrussich Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Purchased my 89 Esprit, used with 1700 miles on the clock in 1992. Now showing 91K miles and running strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonMasson Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Lionel (yes it has a name I'm afraid!) will be 21 on Jan 1st and I've owned him since he was 4......which is obviously a long time, but still some way behind 23 years! Well done Gordon, but if you crack first I might still catch you up.... No chance of that Mike .... 0100G and i are joined at the hip and my son Fraser has been promised the car when he is old enough to look after it .... on the understanding that he passes it on to his kids when the time comes But 17 years is the best so far ... im really surprised there are no S1 owners from new out there ?????? Quote I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. Groucho Marx http://www.thelotusforums.com/latest-news/our-news/lotus-esprit-first-and-last/ http://www.corgi.co.uk/lotus-esprit-s1-chassis-0100g-the-first-production-esprit-signal-red.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAndretti42 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Bought my S2 in July 2004 when I was 51. I don't think it was a mid-life crisis. Too old for that. I was just in need of a Lotus having sold my Elan +2 in the early 80's. Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonMasson Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Come on guys , i surely cant be the only 20+ years owner on here??????? Quote I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. Groucho Marx http://www.thelotusforums.com/latest-news/our-news/lotus-esprit-first-and-last/ http://www.corgi.co.uk/lotus-esprit-s1-chassis-0100g-the-first-production-esprit-signal-red.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984_lotus_esprit Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) I'm close at 19 years...bought mine used with 12K miles in 1987, I now have 47K miles on my car... keeps my foot and ears happy...web page below has WAV file of a standing 1Km http://www.smallscalerailway.com/lotus%20esprit%20sound.htm Edited December 23, 2006 by 1984_lotus_esprit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espritmania Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) hI all S1 owners(see Paul Godfrey,s Esprit on Guigiaro owners page) .I have had my S1 since 1984 when I was 21 ,it will hit 100,000 miles early next year. I have coverd over70,000 miles and I still have no hearing problems I am usually the only white S1 at the Lotus shows,I always look forward to a chat see you next year.Happy Lotus Christmas.Paul Godfrey. Edited December 24, 2006 by espritmania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolphwolven Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 50 years was my age when I did buy my SE; now I am 63 and did not regret the purchase since then even a minute; I drove it (once) in the early evening with 255 kmh. on a 120 kmh. limited motorway (first checking in both directions if there was no mobile radar-speedcontrol );...................... still in love with this car........................ Here my story from the Netherlands: Together with 3 other new LH-driven units (red, black and grey) my steel-blue Turbo SE was imported to the Netherlands 1990 in one lot by the official distributor those days; "Lotus Import Nederland BV", a subsidiary of the famous Dutch automotive distributor "Kroymans" (Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Saab, etc.) The official listprice (incl. taxes) in 1990 was Hfl 257.000,- (excl. delivery cost), beeing an equivalent (with the 1990 exchange rate of the GBP) of 79.300,- pounds. (due to very high tax-level) After 3 years driving with a total of 25.000 km's it was traded in at "Kroymans" by the first owner. I became the second owner after a couple of weeks of negotiation and payed in 1993 Hfl 90.000,- (Euro 40.900,-) for this car (35% of the original list price). The 3 years of ownership of the first owner were very costly for him; approx. 52.000,- pounds (solely for the depreciation costs). Compared to the distance of 25.000 km (15.625 miles) it is over 3 pounds per mile !!! With this example you can see again how expensive it is to own an exotic car in the Netherlands. Since my purchase in 1993 I have driven only 21.000 km's, which is 1.600 km's per year; this is not much. However since 2 years I am redundant and have the time now to drive this fantastic car more frequently. The running costs so far only consist of gasoline, insurance, road tax, the (few) regular service costs, etc. and one set of new tires. The only major repair (by the present importer/distributor "Van der Kooi") was a new turbo after I blowed it up during "duelling" with some other exotic car (shame). It is parked in my garage and permanently connected with a batterycharger/conditioner. It was a heavy decision for me 13 years ago to spent so much money for a single car, however (as expected) I did not regret it since then even a minute. The car is still in its original condition and looks "nearly new". Not any modification was made and I intend to maintain this. Best regards, Ruud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr50bmg Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 hI all S1 owners(see Paul Godfrey,s Esprit on Guigiaro owners page) .I have had my S1 since 1984 when I was 21 ,it will hit 100,000 miles early next year. I have coverd over70,000 miles and I still have no hearing problems I am usually the only white S1 at the Lotus shows,I always look forward to a chat see you next year.Happy Lotus Christmas.Paul Godfrey. Wow! That interior looks like it just left the factory! What year is your car? -Dave Quote All Cows Eat Grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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